pymetaf

This is a python package to parse raw METAR and TAF report text.

Installation

1. Clone this repository and run $ python setup.py install in your terminal.
2. Use Pip $ pip install pymetaf

Usage

>>> from pymetaf import parse_text

>>> text = 'METAR ZYAS 250500Z 21009G14MPS 6000 NSC 18/08 Q1018 NOSIG'

>>> parse_text(text, 2021, 5)
{'kind': 'METAR',
 'icao': 'ZYAS',
 'datetime': '2021-05-25T05:00:00+00:00',
 'wind_direction': 210,
 'wind_direction_units': 'degree',
 'wind_speed': 9,
 'wind_speed_units': 'm/s',
 'gust': 14,
 'wind_direction_range': None,
 'cavok': False,
 'visibility': 6000,
 'visibility_units': 'm',
 'temperature': 18,
 'dew_temperature': 8,
 'temperature_units': 'degree C',
 'qnh': 1018,
 'qnh_units': 'hPa',
 'cloud': [{'cloud_mask': 0,
   'cloud_height': None,
   'cloud_height_units': 'm',
   'cloud_type': None}],
 'weather': ['Clear Sky'],
 'auto': False}

Enjoy it!