tailodds FORECAST
Partly stale · checked FAA NAS status 221 h staleForecast cycle 86 minLightning 221 h staleWeather observations no data staleFAA surface data 6 minFAA flight data 1 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 Significant Resolved Weather MIA arrivals and departures

Official observation no longer reports thunderstorm or nearby lightning at Miami

Current state
Resolved at 3:46 PM EST
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  1. Initial Observed

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

    Tailodds counted 4 lightning flashes within 10 nautical miles of Miami (MIA) in the 15 minutes to 3:11 PM EST, 0 of them within 5 nm, the nearest 9.0 nm away, in NOAA’s GOES satellite lightning data. The latest official observation, at 2:53 PM EST, reports ceiling 3300 ft, visibility 10 mi or more, wind 15 kt.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationMETAR KMIA 031953Z 11015KT 10SM SCT026 BKN033 BKN060 BKN250 29/23 A2995 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N SLP141 CB DSNT NW-NE-E MOV NW T02890233
    StationKMIA at Tue Nov 3, 2:53 PM EST
    Lightning4 flashes within 10 nm, 0 within 5 nm, in the 15 min to 3:11 PM, nearest 9.0 nm
    BasisSatellite lightning (GOES GLM)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-03 20:12 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 Miami

    What changed: lightning within 10 nm → no longer reported

    No official weather observation (METAR) for Miami (MIA) in the last 50 minutes reports a thunderstorm. The latest, at 2:53 PM EST, reports ceiling 3300 ft, visibility 10 mi or more, wind 15 kt. NOAA’s GOES satellite lightning data shows no flash within 10 nm of Miami in the 30 minutes to 3:46 PM EST.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationMETAR KMIA 031953Z 11015KT 10SM SCT026 BKN033 BKN060 BKN250 29/23 A2995 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT N SLP141 CB DSNT NW-NE-E MOV NW T02890233
    StationKMIA at Tue Nov 3, 2:53 PM EST
    Lightning0 flashes within 10 nm, 0 within 5 nm, in the 15 min to 3:46 PM, nearest 12.3 nm
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-03 20:46 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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