🚀 Py-ART v1.17.0 🚀

What's Changed

• DOC: Add updated changelog for new release by @mgrover1 in #1475
• ENH: Column Vertical Profile (CVP) Addition by @jrobrien91 in #1478
• FIX: Fix python version used in CI system by @mgrover1 in #1482
• ADD: Ability to create a Py-ART Grid FROM an xarray object by @rcjackson in #1479
• FIX: Fix setting scan_mode when scan_name is empty by @mgrover1 in #1484
• ADD: function to rescale reflectivity to a precipitation rate by @lauratomkins in #1486
• ENH: updated feature detection function and example by @lauratomkins in #1487
• Minor metadata correction to core.radar.get_elevation by @isilber in #1489
• FIX: outdated text in masking_data_with_gatefilters.ipynb by @isilber in #1490
• Add method to automatically determine radar sweep indices by @isilber in #1493
• FIX: Fix failing CI by pinning older metpy versions by @mgrover1 in #1501
• FIX: Fix the failing build of the gallery by @mgrover1 in #1503
• ENH: Speed up IO for nexrad level2 file by @mgrover1 in #1504
• Update rainbow_wrl.py by @HappyXiaoAnAn in #1497
• DOC: Add pre-commit section to docs by @mgrover1 in #1506
• Reclass: Addition of New Radar Echo Classification Function by @RBhupi in #1495
• FIX: Remove the metpy pin for doc build and CI by @mgrover1 in #1507

New Contributors

• @HappyXiaoAnAn made their first contribution in #1497
• @RBhupi made their first contribution in #1495

Full Changelog: v1.16.1...v1.17.0