Official observation no longer reports low cloud or visibility at Sacramento
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- Resolved at 11:43 AM PDT
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Initial Confirmed
Official observation reports very low cloud or visibility at Sacramento
The 10:13 AM PDT official weather observation (METAR) for Sacramento (SMF) reports mist, ceiling 300 ft, visibility 4 mi, wind 8 kt. Coded weather: “BR”. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.
Evidence for this update
Latest observation SPECI KSMF 231713Z 34008KT 4SM BR BKN003 BKN025 16/14 A3008 RMK AO2 T01560144 Station KSMF at Fri Oct 23, 10:13 AM PDT Basis Official observation (METAR) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-23 17:21 UTC) Sources Official weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗ Provenance weather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful? -
De-escalation Confirmed
Official observation now reports low cloud or visibility at Sacramento
What changed: very low cloud or visibility → low cloud or visibility
The 10:53 AM PDT official weather observation (METAR) for Sacramento (SMF) reports mist, ceiling 600 ft, visibility 5 mi, wind 8 kt. Coded weather: “BR”. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.
Evidence for this update
Latest observation METAR KSMF 231753Z 31008KT 5SM BR BKN006 BKN029 16/14 A3007 RMK AO2 SLP181 T01610144 10161 20133 50009 Station KSMF at Fri Oct 23, 10:53 AM PDT Basis Official observation (METAR) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-23 18:17 UTC) Sources Official weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗ Provenance weather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful? -
Resolution Confirmed
Official observation no longer reports low cloud or visibility at Sacramento
What changed: low cloud or visibility → no longer reported
No official weather observation (METAR) for Sacramento (SMF) in the last 50 minutes reports low cloud or visibility; it was last reported at 10:53 AM PDT. The latest, at 11:08 AM PDT, reports ceiling 3000 ft, visibility 7 mi, wind 9 kt.
Evidence for this update
Latest observation SPECI KSMF 231808Z 31009KT 7SM FEW006 SCT022 BKN030 17/14 A3007 RMK T01670144 Station KSMF at Fri Oct 23, 11:08 AM PDT Basis Official observation (METAR) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-10-23 18:43 UTC) Sources Official weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗ Provenance weather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful?