weather · the model over the view
Clouds
Cloud cover as a field, split the way the model splits the sky: total, low (below about 2 km), middle (about 2 to 6 km) and high (above).
What it shows
Cloud cover as a field, split the way the model splits the sky: total, low (below about 2 km), middle (about 2 to 6 km) and high (above). The readout also gives the cloud base, the height of the lowest cloud ceiling, in metres.
Where the data comes from
NOAA GFS 0.25° global model (public domain), baked on our server every run; total cover on a 0.5° grid and the low, middle, high cover and cloud base on a 1° grid, every 3 hours ahead; values between grid points are interpolated.
Reading the map
Dark blue-grey for a clear sky (0%), through grey as cloud builds, to white for overcast (100%).
Units Percent of the sky covered; cloud base in metres above sea level.
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