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Official observation no longer reports low cloud or visibility at Sacramento

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  1. Initial Confirmed

    Official observation reports low cloud or visibility at Sacramento

    The 7:42 AM PDT official weather observation (METAR) for Sacramento (SMF) reports rain; mist, ceiling 4000 ft, visibility 1.5 mi, wind 5 kt. Coded weather: “RA BR”. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationSPECI KSMF 221442Z 16005KT 1 1/2SM RA BR SCT007 BKN040 OVC055 14/13 A2987 RMK AO2 SFC VIS 4 RAB1355 P0008 T01390128
    StationKSMF at Thu Oct 22, 7:42 AM PDT
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-22 14:47 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. Resolution Confirmed

    Official observation no longer reports low cloud or visibility at Sacramento

    What changed: low cloud or visibility → no longer reported

    No official weather observation (METAR) for Sacramento (SMF) in the last 50 minutes reports low cloud or visibility; it was last reported at 11:53 AM PDT. The latest, at 12:44 PM PDT, reports light rain; mist, ceiling 1700 ft, visibility 6 mi, wind 0 kt.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationSPECI KSMF 221944Z 00000KT 6SM -RA BR SCT008 OVC017 16/14 A2992 RMK AO2 P0001 T01560139
    StationKSMF at Thu Oct 22, 12:44 PM PDT
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-22 19:51 UTC)
    SourcesOfficial weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
    Provenanceweather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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