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
0650Z	12:48 AM	OVC		13000 - 17000	76	SCT		13000 - 19000	11	OVC@1000	KIOW 070648Z AUTO 03012KT 1 1/2SM -SN OVC010 M03/M07 A2995 RMK AO2 FZRAE0556SNB0556 P0001 I1000
0750Z	1:52 AM	OVC		13000 - 15000	74	SCT		13000 - 15000	8	OVC@2100	KIOW 070752Z AUTO 03013G21KT 1 3/4SM -SN OVC021 M03/M06 A2997 RMK AO2 SLP156 P0000 T10281061
0850Z	2:52 AM	BKN		13000 - 15000	66	SCT		13000 - 14000	5	OVC@2400	KIOW 070852Z AUTO 03012KT 4SM -SN OVC024 M03/M07 A2999 RMK AO2 SLP165 P0001 60002 I3000 T10281067 53015
0950Z	3:52 AM	SCT		13000 - 14000	27	SCT		13000 - 15000	12	OVC@3000	KIOW 070952Z AUTO 01009KT 3SM -SN OVC030 M03/M07 A3001 RMK AO2 SLP172 P0000 T10281067
1050Z	4:52 AM	SCT		13000 - 13000	1	SCT		13000 - 13000	2	FEW@1300 BKN@3000 OVC@4100	KIOW 071052Z AUTO 01010G17KT 10SM FEW013 BKN030 OVC041 M03/M07 A3004 RMK AO2 SNE10 SLP182 P0000 T10281072
1150Z	5:52 AM	CLR		-	0	CLR		-	0	OVC@1300	KIOW 071152Z AUTO 01012G20KT 10SM OVC013 M03/M07 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP193 60002 70024 I6000 T10331072 11028 21033 53026