tailodds FORECAST
Partly stale · checked FAA NAS status 229 h staleForecast cycle 68 minLightning 229 h staleWeather observations no data staleFAA surface data 5 minFAA flight data 5 min

FAA NAS status is stale (229 h old). No FAA restriction can start or end on the wire until it is fresh again.

Lightning is stale (229 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.

ConfirmedObserved Significant Resolved Weather MDW arrivals and departures

Official observation no longer reports thunderstorm or nearby lightning at Midway

Current state
Resolved at 2:44 AM CST
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  1. Initial Observed

    Lightning within 10 nm of Midway: 4 flashes in 15 minutes

    Tailodds counted 4 lightning flashes within 10 nautical miles of Midway (MDW) in the 15 minutes to 1:50 AM CST, 0 of them within 5 nm, the nearest 8.8 nm away, in NOAA’s GOES satellite lightning data. The latest official observation, at 1:53 AM CDT, reports ceiling 14000 ft, visibility 10 mi or more, wind 0 kt.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationMETAR KMDW 010653Z 00000KT 10SM SCT060 OVC140 13/07 A3034 RMK AO2 SLP272 OCNL LTGIC DSNT SW CB DSNT SW T01280067 $
    StationKMDW at Sun Nov 1, 1:53 AM CDT
    Lightning4 flashes within 10 nm, 0 within 5 nm, in the 15 min to 1:50 AM, nearest 8.8 nm
    BasisSatellite lightning (GOES GLM)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-01 07:50 UTC)
    SourcesNOAA GOES satellite lightning data, flashes counted by Tailodds
    Provenanceweather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  2. Resolution Confirmed

    Official observation no longer reports thunderstorm or nearby lightning at Midway

    What changed: lightning within 10 nm → no longer reported

    No official weather observation (METAR) for Midway (MDW) in the last 50 minutes reports a thunderstorm; it was last reported at 1:53 AM CST. The latest, at 2:24 AM CST, reports light rain, ceiling 6000 ft, visibility 10 mi or more, wind 0 kt. NOAA’s GOES satellite lightning data shows no flash within 10 nm of Midway in the 30 minutes to 2:44 AM CST.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationSPECI KMDW 010824Z 00000KT 10SM -RA OVC060 13/08 A3033 RMK AO2 RAB09 TSE23 P0002 T01280083 $
    StationKMDW at Sun Nov 1, 2:24 AM CST
    Lightning0 flashes within 10 nm, 0 within 5 nm, in the 15 min to 2:44 AM
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-01 08:44 UTC)
    SourcesOfficial weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
    NOAA GOES satellite lightning data, flashes counted by Tailodds (supporting)
    Provenanceweather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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