Aviation Weather

Fetch real-time aviation weather from the FAA's aviationweather.gov API.

Quick Reference

# METAR for specific airports
python3 scripts/wx.py KSMO KLAX KVNY

# METAR + TAF
python3 scripts/wx.py KSMO KLAX --metar --taf

# Just TAF
python3 scripts/wx.py KSMO --taf

# PIREPs near a location (lat/lon)
python3 scripts/wx.py --pirep --lat 34.0 --lon -118.4 --radius 100

# Raw output with JSON
python3 scripts/wx.py KSMO --json

# Verbose (show raw METAR text)
python3 scripts/wx.py KSMO -v

Default Airports

When no stations specified, defaults to Santa Monica area: KSMO, KLAX, KVNY

Flight Categories

• 🟢 VFR - Ceiling >3000ft AGL and visibility >5sm
• 🔵 MVFR - Ceiling 1000-3000ft or visibility 3-5sm
• 🔴 IFR - Ceiling 500-1000ft or visibility 1-3sm
• 🟣 LIFR - Ceiling <500ft or visibility <1sm

Common SoCal Airports

Options

• --metar, -m: Fetch METAR (default)
• --taf, -t: Fetch TAF forecast
• --pirep, -p: Fetch pilot reports
• --hours N: Hours of METAR history (default: 2)
• --lat, --lon: Location for PIREP search
• --radius N: PIREP search radius in nm (default: 100)
• --verbose, -v: Show raw observation text
• --json: Output raw JSON data