diff --git a/lib/Horde/Service/Weather/Parser/Base.php b/lib/Horde/Service/Weather/Parser/Base.php
index f673c25..001adcb 100644
--- a/lib/Horde/Service/Weather/Parser/Base.php
+++ b/lib/Horde/Service/Weather/Parser/Base.php
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ abstract class Horde_Service_Weather_Parser_Base
     const UNIT_KEY_SPEED = 'speed';
     const UNIT_KEY_PRESSURE = 'pressure';
     const UNIT_KEY_DISTANCE = 'distance';
+    const UNIT_KEY_HEIGHT = 'height';
 
     /**
      * The type of units to convert to.
diff --git a/lib/Horde/Service/Weather/Parser/Metar.php b/lib/Horde/Service/Weather/Parser/Metar.php
index 909fc7c..8e15771 100644
--- a/lib/Horde/Service/Weather/Parser/Metar.php
+++ b/lib/Horde/Service/Weather/Parser/Metar.php
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ protected function _parse(array $data)
                                 $cloud['height'] = Horde_Service_Weather::convertDistance(
                                     $result[4] * 100,
                                     'ft',
-                                     $this->_unitMap[self::UNIT_KEY_DISTANCE]
+                                     $this->_unitMap[self::UNIT_KEY_HEIGHT]
                                  );
                             }
                         } elseif (sizeof($result) == 6) {
@@ -302,7 +302,11 @@ protected function _parse(array $data)
                             if ($result[4] == '///') {
                                 $cloud['height'] = Horde_Service_Weather_Translation::t('station level or below');
                             } else {
-                                $cloud['height'] = $result[4] * 100;
+                                $cloud['height'] = Horde_Service_Weather::convertDistance(
+                                    $result[4] * 100,
+                                    'ft',
+                                     $this->_unitMap[self::UNIT_KEY_HEIGHT]
+                                 );
                             }
                         } else {
                             // SKC or CLR or NSC