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		OVC	36000 - 47000	82		OVC	37000 - 47000	79	CLR	KPRO 260555Z AUTO 28004KT 8SM CLR 25/25 A2992 RMK AO2 T02550253 $
0650Z	1:55 AM		OVC	33000 - 43000	87		OVC	34000 - 44000	77	FEW@23000	KPRO 260655Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW230 26/26 A2987 RMK AO2 T02590258 $
0750Z	2:15 AM		OVC	27000 - 36000	76		OVC	26000 - 37000	68	SCT@21000	KPRO 260715Z AUTO 24007KT 10SM SCT210 24/24 A2988 RMK AO2 T02450245 $
0850Z	4:10 AM		OVC	28000 - 37000	82		OVC	28000 - 37000	75	BKN@21000	KPRO 260910Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM BKN210 24/24 A2987 RMK AO2 T02380238 $
0950Z	4:10 AM		BKN	20000 - 35000	46		SCT	20000 - 35000	21	BKN@21000	KPRO 260910Z AUTO 01004KT 10SM BKN210 24/24 A2987 RMK AO2 T02380238 $