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
0450Z	12:58 AM	SCT	SCT	13000 - 45000	15		BKN	13000 - 34000	25	CLR	KSAW 210458Z AUTO 36002KT 10SM CLR 04/04 A3030 RMK AO2
0550Z	1:58 AM		SCT	14000 - 47000	19		BKN	13000 - 33000	27	CLR	KSAW 210558Z AUTO 05006KT 10SM CLR 09/06 A3031 RMK AO2
0650Z	2:58 AM		OVC	26000 - 40000	27		BKN	14000 - 32000	34	CLR	KSAW 210658Z AUTO 07006KT 10SM CLR 08/06 A3033 RMK AO2
0750Z	3:58 AM		BKN	13000 - 34000	28		BKN	13000 - 32000	40	CLR	KSAW 210758Z AUTO 08005KT 10SM CLR 08/05 A3032 RMK AO2
0850Z	4:58 AM		OVC	25000 - 39000	27		OVC	16000 - 32000	39	CLR	KSAW 210858Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM CLR 08/04 A3032 RMK AO2
0950Z	5:58 AM		OVC	25000 - 38000	30		BKN	14000 - 30000	37	CLR	KSAW 210958Z AUTO 08008KT 10SM CLR 08/04 A3032 RMK AO2
1050Z	6:47 AM		BKN	13000 - 38000	29		BKN	14000 - 32000	39	CLR	KSAW 211047Z 08007KT 10SM CLR 07/04 A3034
1150Z	7:47 AM		BKN	15000 - 38000	42		BKN	15000 - 32000	46	CLR	KSAW 211147Z 08008KT 10SM CLR 07/04 A3036