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Cumulus GetMetar Include Script
This is basically an add on script to support the TNET Webtags script.It fetches the specified METAR data to obtain basically sky and conditions information from a nearby Metar station. This provides data that is not available via the weather station itself such as if it is overcast/foggy/snowing, visibility, and provides info to have a current icon condition for the site.
Combined with the TNETwebtags, and the parsing of the realtime.log info, it can provide actual real time conditions or the site by using the recent rain to override the remote Metar stations output.
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Requirements
- Using PHP5 web hosting
Supported Tags
This script adds the following tags that are combined with the TNET Webtags data:| Field | Value | Example |
|---|---|---|
| $WX['metarstn'] | Metar Station Name | KNGP |
| $WX['metardate'] | Date data was aquired | Tue Feb 2, 22:56 MST |
| $WX['metarage'] | How long ago | 25 min ago |
| $WX['metarvis'] | Visibility | 4 miles |
| $WX['metarcond''] | Conditions | light rain & mist |
| $WX['metarsky'] | Sky conditions | overcast |
| $WX['curicon'] | Calculated Current Icon | LIGHTRAIN |
The $WX['curicon'] can be used along with the Webtags value of $WX['isdaylight'] to get the current condition icon for display.
Version History
| Version | Comments |
|---|---|
| 0.9 2010-02-02 | Added parsing to obtain Current Icon based on Conditions and Sky values obtained. Need to add override for station rain detection |
| 0.9 2010-01-05 | Created initial script based on original work of Mark Woodward Feb 2001 (GetWX) |