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Confirmed Informational Resolved Weather MSP arrivals and departures

Official observation no longer reports low cloud or visibility at Minneapolis

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  1. Initial Confirmed

    Official observation reports low cloud or visibility at Minneapolis

    The 3:12 PM CDT official weather observation (METAR) for Minneapolis (MSP) reports mist, ceiling 900 ft, visibility 6 mi, wind 7 kt. Coded weather: “BR”. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationSPECI KMSP 272012Z 19007KT 6SM BR OVC009 13/12 A3002 RMK AO2 T01330117
    StationKMSP at Tue Oct 27, 3:12 PM CDT
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-27 20:20 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. Escalation Confirmed

    Official observation now reports very low cloud or visibility at Minneapolis

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

    The 4:00 PM CDT official weather observation (METAR) for Minneapolis (MSP) reports light drizzle; mist, ceiling 400 ft, visibility 2 mi, wind 7 kt. Coded weather: “-DZ BR”. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationSPECI KMSP 272100Z 24007KT 2SM -DZ BR BKN004 OVC008 12/11 A3003 RMK AO2 P0000 T01170106
    StationKMSP at Tue Oct 27, 4:00 PM CDT
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-27 21:06 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. De-escalation Confirmed

    Official observation now reports low cloud or visibility at Minneapolis

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

    The 4:53 PM CDT official weather observation (METAR) for Minneapolis (MSP) reports mist, ceiling 500 ft, visibility 2 mi, wind 5 kt. Coded weather: “BR”. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationMETAR KMSP 272153Z 22005KT 2SM BR OVC005 12/11 A3003 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 5 DZE51 SLP173 P0000 T01170106
    StationKMSP at Tue Oct 27, 4:53 PM CDT
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-27 22:00 UTC)
    SourcesOfficial weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
    Provenanceweather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  4. Escalation Confirmed

    Official observation now reports very low cloud or visibility at Minneapolis

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

    The 6:02 PM CDT official weather observation (METAR) for Minneapolis (MSP) reports mist, ceiling 400 ft, visibility 2 mi, wind 0 kt. Coded weather: “BR”. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationSPECI KMSP 272302Z 00000KT 2SM BR OVC004 12/11 A3003 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 3 T01170111
    StationKMSP at Tue Oct 27, 6:02 PM CDT
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-27 23:11 UTC)
    SourcesOfficial weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
    Provenanceweather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  5. De-escalation Confirmed

    Official observation now reports low cloud or visibility at Minneapolis

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

    The 7:38 PM CDT official weather observation (METAR) for Minneapolis (MSP) reports mist, ceiling 500 ft, visibility 3 mi, wind 6 kt. Coded weather: “BR”. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationSPECI KMSP 280038Z 21006KT 3SM BR OVC005 12/12 A3004 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 4 T01220117
    StationKMSP at Tue Oct 27, 7:38 PM CDT
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-28 00:52 UTC)
    SourcesOfficial weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
    Provenanceweather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  6. Resolution Confirmed

    Official observation no longer reports low cloud or visibility at Minneapolis

    What changed: low cloud or visibility → no longer reported

    No official weather observation (METAR) for Minneapolis (MSP) in the last 50 minutes reports low cloud or visibility; it was last reported at 7:53 PM CDT. The latest, at 8:28 PM CDT, reports ceiling 10000 ft, visibility 7 mi, wind 5 kt.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationSPECI KMSP 280128Z 22005KT 7SM SCT007 OVC100 13/11 A3005 RMK AO2 T01280111
    StationKMSP at Tue Oct 27, 8:28 PM CDT
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-28 01:43 UTC)
    SourcesOfficial weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
    Provenanceweather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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