METAR

METAR is a format for weather data. It is mainly used by airports.

Example METAR reports

• LTFJ 301350Z 06019KT 9999 -SHRA SCT019 BKN030 06/02 Q1030 RESHRA NOSIG RMK RWY24R 06019KT RWY06R 04023KT RWY24L 05021KT
• LTFJ 301320Z 06018KT 9999 -SHRA BKN030 05/03 Q1030 NOSIG RMK RWY24R 07016KT RWY06R 05017KT RWY24L 05016KT
• LTFJ 290620Z VRB03KT 9999 FEW015TCU BKN025 03/02 Q1030 NOSIG RMK RWY24R VRB02KT RWY06R VRB03KT RWY24L VRB01KT

How to decode METAR?

https://met.nps.edu/~bcreasey/mr3222/files/helpful/DecodeMETAR-TAF.html

Data sources

You can get METAR data from a few different sources.

Aviation Weather Center

• API: https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/
• All airports
  • CSV: https://aviationweather.gov/data/cache/metars.cache.csv
  • CSV.GZ: https://aviationweather.gov/data/cache/metars.cache.csv.gz

National Weather Service

• https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/observations/metar/

Turkey weather service

• https://rasat.mgm.gov.tr/result?stations=LTFJ&obsType=1&hours=2

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