Official observation no longer reports thunderstorm or nearby lightning at Austin
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- Resolved at 5:06 AM CST
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Initial Confirmed
Official observation reports light thunderstorm with rain at Austin
The 4:15 AM CST official weather observation (METAR) for Austin (AUS) reports light thunderstorm with rain, ceiling 3300 ft, visibility 7 mi, wind 9 kt. Coded weather: “-TSRA”. NOAA’s GOES satellite lightning data, counted by Tailodds, shows 0 flashes within 10 nm of the airport in the 15 minutes to 4:20 AM CST. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.
Evidence for this update
Latest observation SPECI KAUS 031015Z 20009KT 7SM -TSRA SCT014 BKN033CB OVC040 24/22 A2987 RMK AO2 RAB07 TSB09 FRQ LTGICCC W-N TS W-N MOV E P0001 T02390222 $ Station KAUS at Tue Nov 3, 4:15 AM CST Lightning 0 flashes within 10 nm, 0 within 5 nm, in the 15 min to 4:20 AM, nearest 11.1 nm Basis Official observation (METAR) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-03 10:21 UTC) Sources Official weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
NOAA GOES satellite lightning data, flashes counted by Tailodds (supporting)Provenance weather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful? -
Resolution Confirmed
Official observation no longer reports thunderstorm or nearby lightning at Austin
What changed: light thunderstorm with rain → no longer reported
No official weather observation (METAR) for Austin (AUS) in the last 50 minutes reports a thunderstorm; it was last reported at 4:15 AM CST. The latest, at 4:53 AM CST, reports light rain; mist, ceiling 2000 ft, visibility 6 mi, wind 7 kt. NOAA’s GOES satellite lightning data shows no flash within 10 nm of Austin in the 30 minutes to 5:06 AM CST.
Evidence for this update
Latest observation METAR KAUS 031053Z 28007KT 6SM -RA BR SCT009 BKN020 OVC036 21/20 A2988 RMK AO2 RAB07 TSB09E40E44B47E48 SLP110 TS MOV E P0028 T02110200 $ Station KAUS at Tue Nov 3, 4:53 AM CST Lightning 0 flashes within 10 nm, 0 within 5 nm, in the 15 min to 5:06 AM, nearest 18.7 nm Basis Official observation (METAR) Source event time Ingested Published here (2026-11-03 11:06 UTC) Sources Official weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
NOAA GOES satellite lightning data, flashes counted by Tailodds (supporting)Provenance weather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1 Was this useful?