diff --git a/lib/microwaveprop/workers/contact_weather_enqueue_worker.ex b/lib/microwaveprop/workers/contact_weather_enqueue_worker.ex
index 570e18d3..9781b670 100644
--- a/lib/microwaveprop/workers/contact_weather_enqueue_worker.ex
+++ b/lib/microwaveprop/workers/contact_weather_enqueue_worker.ex
@@ -77,17 +77,36 @@ defmodule Microwaveprop.Workers.ContactWeatherEnqueueWorker do
   # mark_hrrr_status!/3 flips hrrr_queued on the contact row. Actual
   # scheduling happens via HrrrPointEnqueuer.enqueue_for_contacts/1
   # above. Returns [] for pre-coverage contacts (NARR's territory) so
-  # the status stays :unavailable.
+  # the status stays :unavailable, and [] for contacts whose HRRR
+  # profiles are already fully present in the DB so mark_hrrr_status!/3
+  # flips them directly to :complete — otherwise backfill re-flags the
+  # contact as :queued every cron cycle forever (HrrrPointEnqueuer
+  # sees 0 missing points, inserts nothing, but the status stays
+  # :queued and the contact is picked up again next tick).
   defp hrrr_placeholder_jobs(contacts) do
     Enum.flat_map(contacts, fn contact ->
       cond do
         is_nil(contact.pos1) -> []
         NarrClient.in_coverage?(contact.qso_timestamp) -> []
+        hrrr_data_fully_present?(contact) -> []
         true -> [contact.id]
       end
     end)
   end
 
+  defp hrrr_data_fully_present?(contact) do
+    alias Microwaveprop.Weather.HrrrClient
+
+    rounded = HrrrClient.nearest_hrrr_hour(contact.qso_timestamp)
+
+    contact
+    |> Radio.contact_path_points()
+    |> Enum.all?(fn {lat, lon} ->
+      {rlat, rlon} = Weather.round_to_hrrr_grid(lat, lon)
+      Weather.has_hrrr_profile?(rlat, rlon, rounded)
+    end)
+  end
+
   defp mark_enrichment_statuses(contact, types, jobs_by_type) do
     ids = [contact.id]
 
diff --git a/test/microwaveprop/workers/contact_weather_enqueue_worker_test.exs b/test/microwaveprop/workers/contact_weather_enqueue_worker_test.exs
index d74e8a10..d7b124b1 100644
--- a/test/microwaveprop/workers/contact_weather_enqueue_worker_test.exs
+++ b/test/microwaveprop/workers/contact_weather_enqueue_worker_test.exs
@@ -282,6 +282,29 @@ defmodule Microwaveprop.Workers.ContactWeatherEnqueueWorkerTest do
       assert [] = Repo.all(from t in "hrrr_fetch_tasks", select: t.id)
     end
 
+    test "enqueue_for_contact marks hrrr_status :complete when all path points already have profiles" do
+      # Regression: ~22k contacts stuck at :queued forever because
+      # HrrrPointEnqueuer saw 0 missing points (data already landed)
+      # and inserted nothing, but hrrr_placeholder_jobs always returned
+      # [contact.id] so mark_hrrr_status!/3 re-flagged the row as
+      # :queued every backfill cron tick. Contacts with full data must
+      # flip to :complete.
+      # grid2 = nil prevents Radio.ensure_positions! from deriving pos2,
+      # so contact_path_points returns only the pos1 single-point form.
+      contact =
+        create_contact(%{pos1: %{"lat" => 32.907, "lon" => -97.038}, pos2: nil, grid2: nil})
+
+      rounded = HrrrClient.nearest_hrrr_hour(contact.qso_timestamp)
+
+      # Seed an hrrr_profile at the exact HRRR grid cell for pos1
+      {rlat, rlon} = Weather.round_to_hrrr_grid(32.907, -97.038)
+      {:ok, _} = Weather.upsert_hrrr_profile(%{lat: rlat, lon: rlon, valid_time: rounded, profile: []})
+
+      :ok = ContactWeatherEnqueueWorker.enqueue_for_contact(contact, [:hrrr])
+
+      assert %Contact{hrrr_status: :complete} = Repo.get!(Contact, contact.id)
+    end
+
     test "re-enqueuing the same valid_time UPSERT-unions the points" do
       import Ecto.Query