Partly stale · checked FAA NAS status 221 h staleForecast cycle 85 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

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Resolved at 7:45 PM EST
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  1. Initial Observed

    Lightning within 10 nm of Miami: 3 flashes in 15 minutes

    Tailodds counted 3 lightning flashes within 10 nautical miles of Miami (MIA) in the 15 minutes to 6:22 PM EST, 0 of them within 5 nm, the nearest 7.1 nm away, in NOAA’s GOES satellite lightning data. The latest official observation, at 5:53 PM EST, reports rain, ceiling 2500 ft, visibility 7 mi, wind 13 kt gusting to 23 kt.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationMETAR KMIA 032253Z 10013G23KT 7SM RA SCT018CB BKN025 BKN060 BKN250 26/23 A2997 RMK AO2 RAE12B46 SLP147 CB OHD MOV W P0000 T02560233 $
    StationKMIA at Tue Nov 3, 5:53 PM EST
    Lightning3 flashes within 10 nm, 0 within 5 nm, in the 15 min to 6:22 PM, nearest 7.1 nm
    BasisSatellite lightning (GOES GLM)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-03 23:22 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; it was last reported at 6:53 PM EST. The latest, at 7:10 PM EST, reports ceiling 25000 ft, visibility 10 mi or more, wind 8 kt. NOAA’s GOES satellite lightning data shows no flash within 10 nm of Miami in the 30 minutes to 7:45 PM EST.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationSPECI KMIA 040010Z 08008KT 10SM SCT025 SCT048 BKN250 26/23 A2997 RMK AO2 LTG DSNT NW-NE TSE09 CONS LTGIC DSNT NE FRQ LTGICCC DSNT NW TS MOV NW CB DSNT NE AND NW MOV NW T02560233 $
    StationKMIA at Tue Nov 3, 7:10 PM EST
    Lightning0 flashes within 10 nm, 0 within 5 nm, in the 15 min to 7:45 PM, nearest 15.8 nm
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-11-04 00:45 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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