aviation-weather

✓Verified·Scanned 2/17/2026

Fetch aviation weather data (METAR, TAF, PIREPs) from aviationweather.gov. Use for flight planning, weather briefings, checking airport conditions, or any pilot-related weather queries. Triggers on "METAR", "TAF", "flight weather", "airport weather", "aviation weather", "pilot report", "PIREP", or specific ICAO codes.

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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

CodeName
KSMOSanta Monica
KLAXLos Angeles Intl
KVNYVan Nuys
KBURBurbank
KTOATorrance
KSNAJohn Wayne
KFULFullerton
KCMACamarillo
KOXROxnard
KPSPPalm Springs

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