$ ./metar [airportcode]
$ ./metar --help
Simple shell script to get METAR readings on your command line!
- cURLs weather.noaa.gov to get the forecast
- defaults to KRNT (my home airport) if no arguments are specified
- desgined to work with TextBar to put METAR into your osx menubar
- Wunderground METAR tutorial
- METAR wiki page
- METAR decoder tool
- METAR mysteries (explains some of the acronyms and history)
Example:
$ ./metar KRNT
KRNT 161553Z 12007KT 10SM -RA OVC036 07/06 A2965 RMK AO2 SLP046 P0003 T00720061
Which expands to...
Location: KRNT
Day of month: 16
Time: 15:53 UTC
Wind: True direction = 120 degrees, Speed: 7 knots
Visibility: 10 Statute Miles
Weather: Light Rain
Clouds: Overcast sky , at 3600 feet above aerodrome level
Temperature: 07 degrees Celsius
Dewpoint: 06 degrees Celsius
QNH: 29.65 inHg