IEM :: Satellite Cloud Product

Satellite Cloud Product

NESDIS produces a Satellite Cloud Product (SCP) that supplements the ASOS ceilometer readings. This page merges the SCP data with the METAR observations for a given UTC date. Cloud level values are presented in feet above ground level. ECA represents estimated cloud amount expressed in percentage. An IEM Web Service provided the following JSON dataset for this page. Data is available for some sites back to 1993.

SCP Valid UTC	METAR Valid Local	Satellite East Sounder				Satellite West Sounder				ASOS METAR Report
SCP Valid UTC	METAR Valid Local	Mid Clouds	High Clouds	Levels [ft]	ECA [%]	Mid Clouds	High Clouds	Levels [ft]	ECA [%]	Levels ft	METAR
0550Z	12:55 AM		BKN	13000 - 51000	69		BKN	17000 - 52000	68	FEW@4600 FEW@7000 SCT@8500	KCIN 150555Z AUTO 18004KT 10SM FEW046 FEW070 SCT085 21/21 A2982 RMK AO2
0650Z	1:55 AM		SCT	42000 - 51000	40		BKN	24000 - 48000	54	FEW@3600 FEW@4800 OVC@7500	KCIN 150655Z AUTO 25004KT 10SM FEW036 FEW048 OVC075 21/21 A2986 RMK AO2
0750Z	2:55 AM		BKN	22000 - 43000	57		BKN	27000 - 44000	52	BKN@5500 BKN@9500 BKN@12000	KCIN 150755Z AUTO 19008KT 10SM BKN055 BKN095 BKN120 21/21 A2988 RMK AO2
0850Z	3:55 AM		BKN	25000 - 41000	74		BKN	26000 - 43000	53	BKN@3100 OVC@3700	KCIN 150855Z AUTO 23006KT 4SM RA BKN031 OVC037 21/21 A2988 RMK AO2 P0018