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Request: METAR reports by dxb4616 on 02-10-2011 at 10:48 AM
greetings all....
allow me to go straight to the point
i'm requesting a new script which shows the METAR report of a specific area in every hour and placed in the Personal Message section.
hope you take it under advance 
Chaao
RE: Request: METAR reports by CookieRevised on 02-10-2011 at 11:05 AM
You mean those cryptic codes like:
KCCA 092355Z AUTO 35005KT 3SM -SN FEW020 SCT025 BKN040 M03/M06 A3027 RMK AO2 VSBY 2 1/2V4
?
People might need a little bit more info than what you gave in order to make the script though... 
RE: Request: METAR reports by dxb4616 on 02-10-2011 at 11:08 AM
yup....thats called METAR sir....
sorry for the lack of info
RE: Request: METAR reports by matty on 02-10-2011 at 12:05 PM
That certainly isn't enough enough information...
RE: Request: METAR reports by blessedguy on 02-10-2011 at 02:33 PM
quote:That is when you know what a METAR/TAF is
Originally posted by matty
That certainly isn't enough enough information...
You just insert the "area code" and you receive those "cryptic" messages.
The OP asked for a script that, given the area code, will push the current report to his personal message, updating it hourly. It seems simple.
RE: Request: METAR reports by Nagamasa on 02-11-2011 at 05:58 AM
From your aviation geek:
METAR is essentially a local weather report shorthand.
The first 4 letters of the METAR is the ICAO location code (kinda like the YYZ, LAX, JFK that we see, but a different system), so I guess to whoever is developing the script can just ask for the location code (which often corresponds to a local airport, e.g., CYYZ for Toronto Pearson).
Quick Google search and I found: http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/metar.shtml, which seems to be a reliable source.
RE: Request: METAR reports by Spunky on 02-11-2011 at 06:46 AM
Already checked into this. It's be as simple as submitting a query to http://www.firstgov.gov/fgsearch/index.jsp (this is what the form on the link above uses) and supplying it with a few hidden input values. You could then scrape the resulting responseText for the information
Let the user specify the 4-digit/letter code in a prefs windows and bingo. Only problem is that I'm too busy atm to do it
RE: RE: Request: METAR reports by dxb4616 on 02-13-2011 at 01:28 PM
quote:
Originally posted by Spunky
Already checked into this. It's be as simple as submitting a query to http://www.firstgov.gov/fgsearch/index.jsp (this is what the form on the link above uses) and supplying it with a few hidden input values. You could then scrape the resulting responseText for the information
Let the user specify the 4-digit/letter code in a prefs windows and bingo. Only problem is that I'm too busy atm to do it
whenever you feel comfortable to do it
we'll be waiting thanks for participating broo
RE: Request: METAR reports by dxb4616 on 02-25-2011 at 09:32 AM
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