6.15 How do I download and use METAR weather data for Real Weather?

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Q:

HOW DO I DOWNLOAD AND USE METAR WEATHER DATA FOR REAL WEATHER? 

A:

Try theses sites:

world:             gopher://metlab1.met.fsu.edu/11/data/weather/data
Caribbean:         gopher://twister.sbs.ohio-state.edu/1/wxascii/saos/prico
                   http://www.menet.umn.edu/~clolson/weather/                                   
world taf & metar: http://www.avnet.co.uk/tmdg/weather/
UK weather:        http://www.avnet.co.uk/tmdg/weather/

Be sure to save the data in TXT format.

Pigeon Herve


I get my Weather from:
http://www.menet.umn.edu/~curt/weather/

This page provides SA files which end in .rwx. The METAR ends with .txt. You can choose different areas of the world and it updates hourly.

Tom Wilson

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