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 | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mid Clouds | High Clouds | Levels [ft] | ECA [%] | Mid Clouds | High Clouds | Levels [ft] | ECA [%] | Levels ft | METAR | ||
| 0550Z | 12:55 AM | OVC | 22000 - 40000 | 78 | BKN | 31000 - 42000 | 67 | SCT@4500 SCT@6000 BKN@9500 | KY23 080555Z AUTO 13009KT 10SM -RA SCT045 SCT060 BKN095 20/17 A3004 RMK AO2 P0003 60003 T02000172 10242 20198 | ||
| 0650Z | 1:55 AM | BKN | 38000 - 44000 | 84 | BKN | 39000 - 46000 | 60 | SCT@8000 | KY23 080655Z AUTO 15009KT 10SM SCT080 20/17 A3001 RMK AO2 T01950170 | ||
| 0750Z | 2:55 AM | OVC | 42000 - 46000 | 88 | BKN | 43000 - 46000 | 68 | SCT@7000 SCT@12000 | KY23 080755Z AUTO 16006KT 10SM -RA SCT070 SCT120 20/17 A3002 RMK AO2 T01950169 | ||
| 0850Z | 3:55 AM | SCT | 39000 - 45000 | 12 | SCT | 37000 - 45000 | 13 | SCT@7000 OVC@9000 | KY23 080855Z AUTO 00000KT 7SM RA SCT070 OVC090 19/18 A3005 RMK AO2 P0003 60003 T01880183 | ||
| 0950Z | 4:55 AM | CLR | - | 0 | SCT | 32000 - 46000 | 28 | SCT@1000 BKN@4300 OVC@6000 | KY23 080955Z AUTO 18006KT 4SM +RA SCT010 BKN043 OVC060 19/18 A3008 RMK AO2 P0024 T01850180 | ||
| 1050Z | 5:55 AM | BKN | 29000 - 47000 | 63 | BKN | 27000 - 46000 | 54 | SCT@1200 BKN@2100 OVC@3800 | KY23 081055Z AUTO 00000KT 1 1/4SM +RA SCT012 BKN021 OVC038 18/18 A3008 RMK AO2 VIS 3/4V5 P0047 T01830178 | ||
| 1150Z | 6:55 AM | BKN | 29000 - 41000 | 58 | BKN | 31000 - 43000 | 62 | BKN@600 BKN@900 OVC@8000 | KY23 081155Z AUTO 15009G14KT 5SM RA BKN006 BKN009 OVC080 18/18 A3004 RMK AO2 P0040 60117 70120 T01820177 10200 20182 | ||
| 1250Z | 7:55 AM | OVC | 29000 - 38000 | 80 | BKN | 32000 - 41000 | 68 | SCT@3400 BKN@8000 OVC@9500 | KY23 081255Z AUTO 15008G16KT 10SM RA SCT034 BKN080 OVC095 18/18 A3004 RMK AO2 P0007 T01820177 | ||
| 1350Z | 8:55 AM | OVC | 31000 - 39000 | 89 | BKN | 31000 - 39000 | 66 | BKN@900 OVC@1800 | KY23 081355Z AUTO 13009G14KT 10SM BKN009 OVC018 19/18 A3001 RMK AO2 P0001 T01850180 | ||
| 1450Z | 9:55 AM | OVC | 27000 - 35000 | 80 | BKN | 19000 - 37000 | 65 | OVC@700 | KY23 081455Z AUTO 16010G14KT 10SM OVC007 19/18 A3001 RMK AO2 60008 T01860181 | ||
| 1550Z | 10:55 AM | OVC | 16000 - 50000 | 66 | BKN | 20000 - 37000 | 44 | OVC@700 | KY23 081555Z AUTO 16009G18KT 10SM OVC007 19/19 A3000 RMK AO2 T01900185 | ||
| 1650Z | 11:55 AM | BKN | 13000 - 43000 | 53 | BKN | 13000 - 37000 | 40 | OVC@700 | KY23 081655Z AUTO 16007KT 10SM OVC007 20/20 A2999 RMK AO2 T02020195 | ||
| 1750Z | 12:55 PM | BKN | 13000 - 41000 | 49 | BKN | 13000 - 37000 | 30 | OVC@900 | KY23 081755Z AUTO 16009KT 10SM OVC009 22/20 A2997 RMK AO2 60008 T02200200 10220 20181 | ||
| 1850Z | 1:55 PM | BKN | 13000 - 37000 | 36 | SCT | 13000 - 35000 | 23 | OVC@1100 | KY23 081855Z AUTO 18008KT 10SM OVC011 22/20 A2995 RMK AO2 T02180200 | ||
| 1950Z | 2:55 PM | SCT | 13000 - 48000 | 2 | SCT | 13000 - 41000 | 7 | BKN@1600 | KY23 081955Z AUTO 21009G15KT 170V230 10SM BKN016 25/20 A2995 RMK AO2 T02520202 | ||