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Confirmed Informational Resolved Weather ORD arrivals and departures

Official observation no longer reports low cloud or visibility at O'Hare

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Resolved at 7:42 AM CDT
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  1. Initial Confirmed

    Official observation reports very low cloud or visibility at O'Hare

    The 4:51 AM CDT official weather observation (METAR) for O'Hare (ORD) reports ceiling 400 ft, visibility 8 mi, wind 6 kt. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationMETAR KORD 260951Z 02006KT 8SM BKN004 BKN250 12/11 A3033 RMK AO2 SLP270 T01220106 $
    StationKORD at Mon Oct 26, 4:51 AM CDT
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-26 09:57 UTC)
    SourcesOfficial weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
    Provenanceweather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  2. De-escalation Confirmed

    Official observation now reports low cloud or visibility at O'Hare

    What changed: very low cloud or visibility → low cloud or visibility

    The 6:05 AM CDT official weather observation (METAR) for O'Hare (ORD) reports ceiling 500 ft, visibility 7 mi, wind 9 kt. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationSPECI KORD 261105Z 02009KT 7SM OVC005 13/12 A3034 RMK AO2 T01330122 $
    StationKORD at Mon Oct 26, 6:05 AM CDT
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-26 11:13 UTC)
    SourcesOfficial weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
    Provenanceweather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  3. Resolution Confirmed

    Official observation no longer reports low cloud or visibility at O'Hare

    What changed: low cloud or visibility → no longer reported

    No official weather observation (METAR) for O'Hare (ORD) in the last 50 minutes reports low cloud or visibility; it was last reported at 6:51 AM CDT. The latest, at 7:19 AM CDT, reports ceiling 1000 ft, visibility 10 mi or more, wind 10 kt.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationSPECI KORD 261219Z 04010KT 10SM BKN010 OVC250 14/12 A3035 RMK AO2 T01390117 $
    StationKORD at Mon Oct 26, 7:19 AM CDT
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-26 12:42 UTC)
    SourcesOfficial weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
    Provenanceweather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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