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
0850Z	12:53 AM		OVC	18000 - 38000	28		OVC	22000 - 34000	32	BKN@3100 OVC@7000	KPAE 120853Z AUTO 17003KT 10SM BKN031 OVC070 07/07 A3021 RMK AO2 SLP230 T00720067 58004
0950Z	1:50 AM		OVC	25000 - 38000	24		BKN	16000 - 37000	25	SCT@600 OVC@2900	KPAE 120950Z AUTO 00000KT 9SM SCT006 OVC029 07/07 A3020 RMK AO2
1050Z	2:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 38000	32		BKN	13000 - 40000	43	BKN@600 OVC@1200	KPAE 121053Z AUTO 10003KT 7SM BKN006 OVC012 07/07 A3021 RMK AO2 CIG 004V009 SLP230 T00720067
1150Z	3:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 41000	49		BKN	13000 - 34000	50	OVC@500	KPAE 121153Z AUTO 11004KT 5SM BR OVC005 07/07 A3019 RMK AO2 CIG 003V008 SLP227 70027 T00720067 10072 20072 58004
1250Z	4:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 41000	27		BKN	13000 - 40000	28	OVC@200	KPAE 121253Z AUTO 00000KT 3SM R16R/6000VP6000FT BR OVC002 07/07 A3019 RMK AO2 SLP225 T00720072
1350Z	5:53 AM	BKN		13000 - 39000	29	SCT		13000 - 40000	23	VV @200	KPAE 121353Z AUTO 14004KT 3/4SM R16R/3500VP6000FT BR VV002 07/07 A3017 RMK AO2 SLP220 T00720072
1450Z	6:53 AM		BKN	13000 - 38000	27		BKN	13000 - 39000	35	VV @200	KPAE 121453Z 15005KT 1/2SM R16R/2200V4000FT FG VV002 07/07 A3018 RMK AO2 SLP221 T00720072 55006