{"id":34183,"date":"2025-09-28T04:26:02","date_gmt":"2025-09-28T04:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/garfnet.org.uk\/cms\/?page_id=34183"},"modified":"2025-11-25T16:51:36","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T16:51:36","slug":"metar-viewer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/garfnet.org.uk\/cms\/2025\/09\/28\/metar-viewer\/","title":{"rendered":"GarfNet METAR viewer"},"content":{"rendered":"

Skip preamble and launch METAR applet<\/a> now.<\/span> <\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

This is a modern rework of a very old PHPWeather project that we eventually abandoned nearly a decade ago. I built this new version in PHP\/MYSQL pretty much from scratch, albeit with a lot<\/em> of help from PerplexityAI. Its main emphases are speed<\/em> and simplicity<\/em>. Basically it collects data from about 8000 METAR (METeorological Aerodrome Report) stations around the planet and reports on the local weather.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Usage<\/h2>\n

It’s so easy to use that it hardly needs any explanation. But here’s what passes for a “Help” feature anyway…<\/p>\n

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  1. Click or tap “Update Stations List” button.<\/li>\n
  2. Wait a second or two as it fetches an up-to-date-list of METAR stations. You generally only need to do this once per session.<\/li>\n
  3. Select the country-code of the Country.<\/li>\n
  4. Select the station name (usually an airport).<\/li>\n
  5. Repeat stages 3 and 4 until either\n
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    1. you run out of METAR stations to look at, or<\/li>\n
    2. you get bored with it. \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      Separate application<\/h2>\n

      I’m keeping the METAR project itself separate from the main GarfNet content management system for the time being, while we test and improve it. However, the ultimate aim is to make GarfNet METAR part of the GarfNet CMS. I left its actual direct URL visible because you may wish to bookmark it in order to bypass the above preamble. Click the link below to give it a whirl<\/em>…<\/p>\n