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	12:53 AM		SCT	19000 - 46000	11		SCT	13000 - 34000	8	CLR	KCUB 160453Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/19 A3030 RMK AO2 SLP257 T02330194 403220233
0550Z	1:53 AM		SCT	19000 - 47000	10		SCT	13000 - 34000	8	CLR	KCUB 160553Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 23/20 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP255 T02280200 10283 20228 58000
0650Z	2:53 AM		SCT	18000 - 46000	6	SCT		13000 - 34000	10	CLR	KCUB 160653Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 22/20 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP251 T02170200
0750Z	3:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 30000	4	SCT		13000 - 31000	13	CLR	KCUB 160753Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM CLR 21/20 A3028 RMK AO2 SLP250 T02110200
0850Z	4:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 37000	0	SCT		13000 - 18000	18	OVC@4900	KCUB 160853Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM OVC049 22/20 A3029 RMK AO2 SLP255 T02220200 55000
0950Z	5:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 43000	6	BKN		13000 - 27000	26	BKN@5500	KCUB 160953Z AUTO 07003KT 10SM BKN055 22/19 A3031 RMK AO2 SLP262 T02220194
1050Z	6:53 AM	SCT		13000 - 44000	10	SCT		13000 - 34000	18	FEW@4800 BKN@6000	KCUB 161053Z AUTO 00000KT 10SM FEW048 BKN060 22/19 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP268 T02170189