Sky companion
Clouds
Pick a city to see what the sky is doing now (GOES GeoColor satellite plus nearest surface obs) and a height-band forecast for journaling. Satellite and METAR do not identify a WMO cloud genus. Family labels in the forecast are a generic height chart only.
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Location is shared with Moon phases when set, and stays in this browser only.
Set a location to load satellite, surface obs, and the height-band forecast.
Current
Regional satellite plus nearest surface observation. Useful for moon watching too: a quick sense of whether clouds may cover the moon in this area. Pair with Moon phases for rise, set, and phase. GOES does not show the moon disk.
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Surface observation
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Forecast
Layer cloud cover
Day averages from Open-Meteo. Each layer is its own 0–100% reading for that height band (they do not add up to 100%). The total sky cover below is a separate overall reading, not the sum of the three. Percentages hint at which heights may be busy. Family names below are a height chart only; they do not name today’s genus.
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Sky outlook
US locations use an NWS sky reading when available. Elsewhere (or if NWS is skipped), the outlook is from Open-Meteo total cover. Today through about six days ahead.
Satellite imagery from NOAA/NESDIS GOES; METAR from the Aviation Weather Center; layer cover from Open-Meteo; NWS when used. No endorsement implied. Approximate, for noticing and journaling. Not an aviation or severe-weather product.
Data: NOAA/NESDIS GOES GeoColor; Aviation Weather Center METAR; Open-Meteo; National Weather Service when used. These agencies do not endorse Amphibian Publishing.