tailodds FORECAST
Partly stale · checked FAA NAS status 221 h staleForecast cycle 85 minLightning 221 h staleWeather observations no data staleFAA surface data 5 minFAA flight data 7 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.

ConfirmedObserved Major Resolved Weather HOU arrivals and departures

Official observation no longer reports thunderstorm or nearby lightning at Hobby

Current state
Resolved at 2:41 PM CST
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  1. Initial Observed

    Lightning within 10 nm of Hobby: 6 flashes in 15 minutes

    Tailodds counted 6 lightning flashes within 10 nautical miles of Hobby (HOU) in the 15 minutes to 1:05 PM CST, 0 of them within 5 nm, the nearest 7.6 nm away, in NOAA’s GOES satellite lightning data. The latest official observation, at 12:53 PM CST, reports light rain, ceiling 3900 ft, visibility 10 mi or more, wind 10 kt.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationMETAR KHOU 031853Z 19010KT 10SM -RA BKN039 BKN060 BKN085 BKN250 30/21 A2983 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW RAB52 SLP104 P0000 T03000211
    StationKHOU at Tue Nov 3, 12:53 PM CST
    Lightning6 flashes within 10 nm, 0 within 5 nm, in the 15 min to 1:05 PM, nearest 7.6 nm
    BasisSatellite lightning (GOES GLM)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-03 19:06 UTC)
    SourcesNOAA GOES satellite lightning data, flashes counted by Tailodds
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  2. Escalation Confirmed

    Official observation now reports heavy thunderstorm with rain at Hobby

    What changed: lightning within 10 nm → heavy thunderstorm with rain

    The 1:31 PM CST official weather observation (METAR) for Hobby (HOU) reports heavy thunderstorm with rain; mist, ceiling 4500 ft, visibility 1.5 mi, wind 18 kt gusting to 25 kt. Coded weather: “+TSRA BR”. NOAA’s GOES satellite lightning data, counted by Tailodds, shows 8 flashes within 10 nm of the airport in the 15 minutes to 1:37 PM CST, the nearest 3.7 nm away. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationSPECI KHOU 031931Z 27018G25KT 1 1/2SM +TSRA BR SCT035CB BKN045 OVC070 26/23 A2983 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW-E TSB15 OCNL LTGIC E-SW TS E-SW MOV NE P0013 T02560233
    StationKHOU at Tue Nov 3, 1:31 PM CST
    Lightning8 flashes within 10 nm, 2 within 5 nm, in the 15 min to 1:37 PM, nearest 3.7 nm
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-03 19:37 UTC)
    SourcesOfficial weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
    NOAA GOES satellite lightning data, flashes counted by Tailodds (supporting)
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  3. Resolution Confirmed

    Official observation no longer reports thunderstorm or nearby lightning at Hobby

    What changed: heavy thunderstorm with rain → no longer reported

    No official weather observation (METAR) for Hobby (HOU) in the last 50 minutes reports a thunderstorm; it was last reported at 1:40 PM CST. The latest, at 2:37 PM CST, reports ceiling 2500 ft, visibility 10 mi or more, wind 6 kt. NOAA’s GOES satellite lightning data shows no flash within 10 nm of Hobby in the 30 minutes to 2:41 PM CST.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationSPECI KHOU 032037Z 24006KT 10SM BKN025 OVC040 26/24 A2982 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NE AND E T02560239
    StationKHOU at Tue Nov 3, 2:37 PM CST
    Lightning0 flashes within 10 nm, 0 within 5 nm, in the 15 min to 2:41 PM, nearest 11.4 nm
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-03 20:41 UTC)
    SourcesOfficial weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
    NOAA GOES satellite lightning data, flashes counted by Tailodds (supporting)
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