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	20000 - 35000	76		OVC	22000 - 35000	71	OVC@500	KPQN 260555Z AUTO 14010G16KT 6SM -RA BR OVC005 15/15 A3008 RMK AO2 RAB0512 P0000 60000 T01500150 10151 20146 401610139 58015
0650Z	1:55 AM		OVC	28000 - 34000	76		OVC	29000 - 36000	75	OVC@300	KPQN 260655Z AUTO 15012G17KT 9SM OVC003 15/15 A3007 RMK AO2 RAE0629 CIG 003V006 P0000 T01510151
0750Z	2:55 AM		OVC	26000 - 36000	78		OVC	29000 - 37000	75	BKN@500 OVC@1200	KPQN 260755Z AUTO 15010G18KT 6SM -RA BR BKN005 OVC012 15/15 A3005 RMK AO2 RAB0706 P0000 T01510151
0850Z	3:55 AM		OVC	22000 - 35000	68		OVC	25000 - 36000	71	OVC@400	KPQN 260855Z AUTO 15010KT 9SM -RA OVC004 15/15 A3003 RMK AO2 CIG 004V006 P0000 60000 T01520152 58016
0950Z	4:55 AM		OVC	17000 - 35000	75		OVC	20000 - 37000	68	OVC@400	KPQN 260955Z AUTO 15012KT 8SM -RA OVC004 15/15 A3002 RMK AO2 RAE0916B0937 P0000 T01550155
1050Z	5:55 AM		OVC	22000 - 35000	76		OVC	22000 - 37000	70	OVC@500	KPQN 261055Z AUTO 15012KT 8SM -RA OVC005 16/16 A3001 RMK AO2 CIG 004V007 P0000 T01560156
1150Z	6:55 AM		OVC	23000 - 36000	81		OVC	22000 - 36000	72	OVC@600	KPQN 261155Z AUTO 15012G18KT 7SM -RA OVC006 16/16 A3001 RMK AO2 P0001 60001 70002 T01580158 10158 20150 56007