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Partly stale · checked FAA NAS status 221 h staleForecast cycle 75 minLightning 221 h staleWeather observations no data staleFAA surface data 1 minFAA flight data 3 min

FAA NAS status is stale (221 h old). No FAA restriction can start or end on the wire until it is fresh again.

Lightning is stale (221 h old). Lightning items are paused; thunderstorm items still come from official observations.

Weather observations is stale. Weather items are paused until it is fresh again; missing observations never end a weather event.

Confirmed Informational Resolved Weather MSP arrivals and departures

Official observation no longer reports low cloud or visibility at Minneapolis

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Resolved at 4:55 AM CDT
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  1. Initial Confirmed

    Official observation reports low cloud or visibility at Minneapolis

    The 3:32 AM CDT official weather observation (METAR) for Minneapolis (MSP) reports thunderstorm in the vicinity; rain, ceiling 2700 ft, visibility 1 mi, wind 5 kt. Coded weather: “VCTS RA”. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationSPECI KMSP 310832Z 13005KT 1SM R30L/4000VP6000FT VCTS RA OVC027CB 09/06 A3028 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT S AND W RAB15 LTGICCC SW-NW VCTS SW-NW MOV NE P0005 T00940061 $
    StationKMSP at Sat Oct 31, 3:32 AM CDT
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-31 08:38 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. 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 4:04 AM CDT. The latest, at 4:20 AM CDT, reports heavy rain; mist, ceiling 4800 ft, visibility 3 mi, wind 8 kt.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationSPECI KMSP 310920Z 11008KT 3SM +RA BR FEW023 BKN048 OVC070 08/07 A3026 RMK AO2 P0012 T00830072 $
    StationKMSP at Sat Oct 31, 4:20 AM CDT
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-31 09:55 UTC)
    SourcesOfficial weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
    Provenanceweather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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