Ground and Sky Thermal Observation for NearSys Station, 12 September 2017, part two

The high level cirrus clouds over NearSys Station this morning were replaced with a blanket of low level stratus this afternoon.

Another thermal image as recorded and found the ground temperature is 56 *F And the sky temperature overhead is 12 *F. That's a difference of 44 *F.

Assuming a dry adiobatic lapse rate of 5.3 *F indicates the cloud height is 8,100 feet AGL or 10,400 feet. Currently, the Boise Metar reports the cloud ceiling is at least 12,000 feet.

Thermal infrared image taken of the sky above NearSys Station.

RGB image taken of the sky above NearSys Station.