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Confirmed Informational Resolved Weather MCI arrivals and departures

Official observation no longer reports low cloud or visibility at Kansas City

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  1. Initial Confirmed

    Official observation reports very low cloud or visibility at Kansas City

    The 4:10 AM CST official weather observation (METAR) for Kansas City (MCI) reports ceiling 400 ft, visibility 10 mi or more, wind 12 kt. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationSPECI KMCI 031010Z 11012KT 10SM BKN004 BKN025 OVC050 16/16 A2964 RMK AO2 RAE08 P0002 T01610156 $
    StationKMCI at Tue Nov 3, 4:10 AM CST
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-03 10:21 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. De-escalation Confirmed

    Official observation now reports low cloud or visibility at Kansas City

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

    The 4:53 AM CST official weather observation (METAR) for Kansas City (MCI) reports rain; mist, ceiling 500 ft, visibility 5 mi, wind 14 kt. Coded weather: “RA BR”. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationMETAR KMCI 031053Z 11014KT 5SM RA BR BKN005 BKN015 OVC021 16/16 A2963 RMK AO2 RAE08B37 SLP026 P0004 T01610156 $
    StationKMCI at Tue Nov 3, 4:53 AM CST
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-03 11:00 UTC)
    SourcesOfficial weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
    Provenanceweather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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  3. Resolution Confirmed

    Official observation no longer reports low cloud or visibility at Kansas City

    What changed: low cloud or visibility → no longer reported

    No official weather observation (METAR) for Kansas City (MCI) in the last 50 minutes reports low cloud or visibility; it was last reported at 5:53 AM CST. The latest, at 5:58 AM CST, reports light rain; mist, ceiling 2000 ft, visibility 3 mi, wind 7 kt.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationSPECI KMCI 031158Z 15007KT 3SM -RA BR BKN020 BKN026 OVC031 17/16 A2965 RMK AO2 P0006 T01670161 $
    StationKMCI at Tue Nov 3, 5:58 AM CST
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-03 12:44 UTC)
    SourcesOfficial weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
    Provenanceweather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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