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

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  1. Initial Confirmed

    Official observation reports low cloud or visibility at O'Hare

    The 2:49 AM CST official weather observation (METAR) for O'Hare (ORD) reports rain; mist, ceiling 5500 ft, visibility 2.5 mi, wind 16 kt. Coded weather: “RA BR”. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationSPECI KORD 010849Z 13016KT 2 1/2SM RA BR FEW040 BKN055 OVC070 14/10 A3028 RMK AO2 RAB24 P0002 $
    StationKORD at Sun Nov 1, 2:49 AM CST
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-01 08:55 UTC)
    SourcesOfficial weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
    Provenanceweather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  2. 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 2:49 AM CST. The latest, at 2:54 AM CST, reports light rain; mist, ceiling 6000 ft, visibility 6 mi, wind 14 kt gusting to 25 kt.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationSPECI KORD 010854Z 21014G25KT 6SM -RA BR FEW045 BKN060 OVC080 14/11 A3029 RMK AO2 P0000 T01390106 $
    StationKORD at Sun Nov 1, 2:54 AM CST
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-01 09:43 UTC)
    SourcesOfficial weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
    Provenanceweather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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