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$ src/metar -v -d kiad
Retrieving URL https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/observations/metar/stations/KIAD.TXT
*   Trying 140.90.101.79...
* TCP_NODELAY set
* Connected to tgftp.nws.noaa.gov (140.90.101.79) port 443 (#0)
* Initializing NSS with certpath: none
* WARNING: failed to load NSS PEM library libnsspem.so. Using OpenSSL PEM certificates will not work.
* Curl_http_done: called premature == 0
* Closing connection 0
curl error: Problem with the SSL CA cert (path? access rights?) [77]

Looks like this is the bug
Fix is to uninstall libcurl4-nss-dev and install libcurl4-openssl-dev

Looking for a source for metars: https://github.com/GiacomoLaw/QuickMETAR

I'd like the user to search for an ICAO code, and then the METAR to be returned. Would this work for it?

Thanks!

The source seems to have a mix of tabs and spaces. Any interest in a PR to standardize on one or the other?

Thanks!

Hi,

The program should support wind in meters per second, which is common for Russia and some other countries. Currently this is causing erroneous output:

UUEE 231300Z 27006MPS 9999 SCT049 08/M02 Q1019 R24R/CLRD62 R24L/CLRD62 NOSIG
...
Parsing token `27006MPS'
   Unmatched token = 27006MPS
...
Wind direction: 0 (N)
Wind speed    : 0
Wind gust     : 0

My regex skill aren't up to par, otherwise I would help out. Thanks!

maybe depend on weather-util-data and make some script to list /usr/share/weather-util/stations.gz ?

say I want to view the METAR info of a station in switzerland (all with /LS):
metar -d $(zcat /usr/share/weather-util/stations.gz |grep /LS | sed 's,.*/,,g;s,.TXT,,g' | iselect -a)

the debian/rules could likely be just this:

#!/usr/bin/make -f
%:
dh $@

could you give me access to the repo here? i'd like to test & commit this, targetted for metar in debian after buster.

Bye,

Joost

Some of the prefixes are not written according to the SI norm and the degree sign is missing entirely.

Knots: kt (has to be lowercase)
Meters: m (has to be lowercase)
Miles: mi (has to be lowercase)
Degrees Celsius: °C (needs a leading degree sign)
Degrees Fahrenheit: °F (needs a leading degree sign)

Norms and rules are usually to be observed in international aviation, and this should also be reflected in programs.
I hope it can be corrected when the opportunity arises.

Thanks in advance!