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Partly stale · checked FAA NAS status 223 h staleForecast cycle 1 hLightning 223 h staleWeather observations no data staleFAA surface data 2 minFAA flight data 2 min

FAA NAS status is stale (223 h old). No FAA restriction can start or end on the wire until it is fresh again.

Lightning is stale (223 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.

Confirmed Informational Resolved Weather SMF arrivals and departures

Official observation no longer reports low cloud or visibility at Sacramento

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Resolved at 3:59 PM PDT
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  1. Initial Confirmed

    Official observation reports low cloud or visibility at Sacramento

    The 1:39 PM PDT official weather observation (METAR) for Sacramento (SMF) reports light rain; mist, ceiling 600 ft, visibility 6 mi, wind 0 kt. Coded weather: “-RA BR”. Source: NOAA Aviation Weather Center.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationSPECI KSMF 222039Z 00000KT 6SM -RA BR BKN006 BKN055 OVC070 16/14 A2991 RMK AO2 P0003 T01610144
    StationKSMF at Thu Oct 22, 1:39 PM PDT
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-22 20:46 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 2:53 PM PDT. The latest, at 3:53 PM PDT, reports ceiling 9500 ft, visibility 10 mi or more, wind 5 kt.

    Evidence for this update
    Latest observationMETAR KSMF 222253Z 18005KT 10SM SCT018 SCT045 OVC095 17/14 A2989 RMK AO2 RAE38 SLP122 P0001 T01670144
    StationKSMF at Thu Oct 22, 3:53 PM PDT
    BasisOfficial observation (METAR)
    Source event time
    Ingested
    Published here (2026-10-22 22:59 UTC)
    SourcesOfficial weather observation (METAR), NOAA Aviation Weather Center ↗
    Provenanceweather weather-v1 · config 2026-10-17.1 · writer template-v1
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