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Weather station scripts - METAR display

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This page was updated Wednesday, 28-Dec-2022 11:31 AM

METAR conditions display

This package of scripts is designed for standalone (outside the Saratoga AJAX/PHP template set) use. The equivalent function is already built in to the wxmetar.php page in the template set.

It uses two of the built-in functions from the template set:
  get-metar-conditions-inc.php
  include-metar-display.php
so to have easy maintenance for future releases of those two scripts, it is strongly recommended you not modify them. All needed customization can be performed in the metar-display.php script.

Sample output

Settings inside metar-display.php sample page

 

// Customize this list with your nearby METARs by
// using http://saratoga-weather.org/wxtemplates/find-metar.php to create the list below

$MetarList = array( // set this list to your local METARs 
// Metar(ICAO) | Name of station | dist-mi | dist-km | direction |
  'KNUQ|Moffett Nas/Mtn, California, USA|9|14|N|', // lat=37.4000,long=-122.0500, elev=12, dated=28-FEB-12
  'KSJC|San Jose, California, USA|9|14|NE|', // lat=37.3667,long=-121.9167, elev=24, dated=28-FEB-12
  'KRHV|San Jose/Reid, California, USA|12|19|ENE|', // lat=37.3167,long=-121.8167, elev=41, dated=28-FEB-12
  'KPAO|Palo Alto, California, USA|14|23|NNW|', // lat=37.4667,long=-122.1167, elev=2, dated=28-FEB-12
  'KSQL|San Carlos Airpo, California, USA|21|34|NW|', // lat=37.5167,long=-122.2500, elev=1, dated=28-FEB-12
  'KWVI|Watsonville, California, USA|27|44|SSE|', // lat=36.9333,long=-121.7833, elev=43, dated=28-FEB-12
  'KHWD|Hayward, California, USA|28|44|N|', // lat=37.6667,long=-122.1167, elev=21, dated=28-FEB-12
  'KSFO|San Francisco, California, USA|30|49|NW|', // lat=37.6167,long=-122.3667, elev=3, dated=28-FEB-12
  'KHAF|Half Moon Bay, California, USA|31|50|WNW|', // lat=37.5167,long=-122.5000, elev=21, dated=28-FEB-12
  'KOAK|Oakland, California, USA|31|50|NNW|', // lat=37.7000,long=-122.2167, elev=26, dated=28-FEB-12
  'KLVK|Livermore, California, USA|31|51|NNE|', // lat=37.7000,long=-121.8167, elev=117, dated=28-FEB-12
  'KCVH|Hollister Muni, California, USA|42|68|SE|', // lat=36.9000,long=-121.4167, elev=70, dated=28-FEB-12
  'KSNS|Salinas, California, USA|48|77|SSE|', // lat=36.6667,long=-121.6000, elev=30, dated=28-FEB-12
  'KMRY|Monterey, California, USA|49|78|SSE|', // lat=36.5833,long=-121.8500, elev=66, dated=28-FEB-12
  'KCCR|Concord, California, USA|50|81|N|', // lat=38.0000,long=-122.0500, elev=11, dated=28-FEB-12
// list generated Wed, 09-Jan-2013 4:39pm PST at http://saratoga-weather.org/wxtemplates/find-metar.php
);
$maxAge = 75*60; // max age for metar in seconds = 75 minutes
#
$SITE['cacheFileDir']   =  './cache/';   // directory to use for scripts cache files .. use './' for doc.root.dir
$SITE['tz'] 			= 'America/Los_Angeles'; //NOTE: this *MUST* be set correctly to
// translate UTC times to your LOCAL time for the displays.
//  http://us.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php  has the list of timezone names
//  pick the one that is closest to your location and put in $SITE['tz'] like:
//    $SITE['tz'] = 'America/Los_Angeles';  // or
//    $SITE['tz'] = 'Europe/Brussels';
$SITE['timeFormat'] = 'D, d-M-Y g:ia T';  // Day, 31-Mar-2006 6:35pm Tz  (USA Style)
$SITE['latitude']		= '37.27153397';    //North=positive, South=negative decimal degrees
$SITE['longitude']		= '-122.02274323';  //East=positive, West=negative decimal degrees

$condIconDir = './metar-images/';  // directory for metar-images with trailing slash
$SITE['fcsticonstype'] = '.jpg'; // default type='.jpg' 
#                                // use '.gif' for animated icons from # http://www.meteotreviglio.com/
$SITE['uomTemp'] = '°F';  // ='°C', ='°F'
$SITE['uomBaro'] = ' inHg';   // =' hPa', =' inHg'
$SITE['uomWind'] = ' mph';    // =' km/h', =' mph'
$SITE['uomRain'] = ' in';     // =' mm', =' in'
$SITE['uomDistance'] = ' mi'; // =' mi' or =' km'
// end of customizations

 

$MetarList = array( ... );
This array of elements controls which METAR sites will be displayed. Generate this list from the find-metar utility and copy the customized output to replace the contents of the sample above.
$maxAge
This is the number of seconds to use to determine the maximum age of the METAR report to display. The default is 75*60 = 75 minutes (which is reasonable given that METAR observations are usually posted hourly).
$SITE['cacheFileDir']
This specifies the directory to use to store the raw METAR observations. The default is './cache/'.
$SITE['tz']
This specifies the valid PHP timezone to use. Visit http://us.php.net/manual/en/timezones.php for the proper value for your timezone.
$SITE['timeFormat']
This specifies the output format for the times displayed. Use the PHP date format descriptors to change this.
$SITE['latitude']
The decimal latitude of your location. use positive number for Northern Hemisphere and negative number for Southern Hemisphere.
$SITE['longitude']
The decimal longitude of your location. Use positive number for East of GMT (Europe, etc) and negative number for West of GMT (Americas, etc).
$condIconDir
This specifies the relative location of the metar-images directory. Default is './metar-images/'
$SITE['fcsticonstype']
This specifies the type of icon to use. Default is '.jpg' for the NOAA-style picture condition icons. Use '.gif' for the animated GIF icons from meteotreviglio.com
$SITE['uomTemp']
This specifies the units for temperature display. Valid values are:
='°C' for Centigrade (will also cause cloud heights to display in meters)
='&deg:F' for Fahrenheit (will also cause cloud heights to display in feet and temperatures in both F and C)
$SITE['uomBaro']
This specifies the units for barometric pressure. Valid values are:
=' hPa' for hecto-Pascals (World) (display only hPa )
=' inHg' for inches of mercury (USA) (will result in dual inHg and hPa displays)
$SITE['uomWind']
This specifies the units for wind speed. Valid values are:
=' km/h' for kilometers-per-hour (World) (will result in km/h only displays)
=' mph' for miles-per-hour (USA,UK) (will result in dual mph and km/h displays)
$SITE['uomRain']
This specifies the units for precipitation (not reported by METAR stations, but included for completeness). Valid values are:
=' mm' for millimeters
=' in' for inches
$SITE['uomDistance']
This specifies the units for distance (used for visibility reporting). Valid values are:
=' km' for kilometers (will result in km-only displays)
=' mi' for miles. (will result in dual mi and km displays)

The metar-display package (V1.06 - 27-Dec-2022):
demo | download .zip package

Version history

  • Version 1.06 - 27-Dec-2022 - fixes for PHP 8.2
  • Version 1.05 - 01-Feb-2021 - updated get-metar-conditions-inc.php V1.19 to correct code for Ice Pellets from 'PE' to 'PL' (thanks to Jim of somdweather.com)
  • Version 1.04 - 07-Nov-2019 - updated get-metar-conditions-inc.php V1.18 to allow optional use of api.weather.gov/stations/{ICAO]/observations/latest data
  • Version 1.03 - 30-Nov-2018 - updated get-metar-conditions-inc.php V1.17 for https to tgftp.nws.noaa.gov site, minor Notice errata fixes
  • Version 1.02 - 11-Oct-2017 - updated get-metar-conditions-inc.php V1.16 to use curl for fetch, fix fractional visibility calculation for kilometers
  • Version 1.01 - 23-May-2016 - updated get-metar-conditions-inc.php V1.13 for NWS website change
  • Version 1.00 - 09-Jan-2013 - Initial release
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