Simple Python script to log METAR and TAF weather reports from aviation.meteo.fr XML API to CSV files.
Run METAR_TAF_logger.py with a config.ini file path as -c command line argument, for example from a cron job.
Crontab every 10 minutes ? There you go :
*/10 * * * * cd /SCRIPT_PATH/ && /usr/bin/python3 /SCRIPT_PATH/METAR_TAF_logger.py -c /CONFIG_PATH/config.ini
cd /SCRIPT_PATH/ command from the example above is MANDATORY in a cron job if you want to use relative paths in your config.ini configuration file. You are welcome.
CSV file(s) containing METAR / TAF reports in the following format : YYYY-MM-DD HH:mm METAR_OR_TAF_REPORT
For LFPG ICAO airport code, for example :
METAR_LFPG.csv:
2018-02-21 16:00 METAR LFPG 211500Z 02011KT 330V110 4500 HZ NSC 05/M02 Q1021 TEMPO6000=
2018-02-22 16:00 METAR LFPG 220800Z 03014KT 010V090 3000 BR NSC M02/M04 Q1019 NOSIG=
TAF_LFPG.csv:
2018-02-21 16:00 TAF AMD LFPG 211306Z 2113/2218 03012KT 4000 HZ BKN020 TEMPO 2113/2117 6000 BECMG 2202/2204 4000 BR BKN005 BECMG 2207/2209 5000 NSW SCT010BECMG 2212/2214 SCT025 TX06/2115Z TNM03/2206Z=
2018-02-22 16:00 TAF AMD LFPG 220719Z 2207/2312 03010G20KT 5000 BR NSC TEMPO 2207/2210 3000 BR TEMPO 2210/2218 4500 HZ TX04/2215Z TNM03/2306Z=
Edit the provided config.ini configuration file to set up the script. Everything is properly commented, easy peasy !
[General]
; Should I save TAR reports to CSV? If True, yes. If False, nope
TAF_logging = True
; Should I save METAR reports to CSV? If True, yes. If False, nope
METAR_logging = True
; List of ICAO airport codes, comma separated
ICAO_airport_codes = LFPG,LFPO,PHTO,EGLL
; Your 10 digits aeronautical code
user_code = XXXXXXXXXX
[Directory]
; CSV files will be saved to this directory path
output_directory = ./csv/For LFPG and LFPO ICAO airport codes for example, aviation.meteo.fr XML API will output the following document :
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?>
<groupe>
<messages oaci="LFPG" nom="PARIS CHARLES DE GAULLE">
<message type="METAR">
<texte>
<![CDATA[
METAR LFPG 220800Z 03014KT 010V090 3000 BR NSC M02/M04 Q1019 NOSIG=
]]>
</texte>
</message>
<message type="TAFL">
<texte>
<![CDATA[
TAF AMD LFPG 220719Z 2207/2312 03010G20KT 5000 BR NSC TEMPO 2207/2210 3000 BR TEMPO 2210/2218 4500 HZ TX04/2215Z TNM03/2306Z=
]]>
</texte>
</message>
<message type="SIGMET">
<texte>
<![CDATA[
LFFF SIGMET 1 VALID 220600/220900 LFPW- LFFF PARIS FIR/UIR SEV TURB FCST WI N4815 E00515 - N4730 E00415 - N4630 E00445 - N4630 E00300 - N4700 E00215 - N4815 E00500 - N4815 E00515 FL170/250 MOV SW 25KT NC=
]]>
</texte>
</message>
</messages>
<messages oaci="LFPO" nom="PARIS ORLY">
<message type="METAR">
<texte>
<![CDATA[
METAR LFPO 220800Z 03012KT 6000 NSC M01/M04 Q1019 NOSIG=
]]>
</texte>
</message>
<message type="TAFL">
<texte>
<![CDATA[
TAF LFPO 220500Z 2206/2312 02010KT 8000 NSC PROB30 TEMPO 2206/2209 3000 BR SCT008 TEMPO 2211/2224 CAVOK=
]]>
</texte>
</message>
<message type="SIGMET">
<texte>
<![CDATA[
LFFF SIGMET 1 VALID 220600/220900 LFPW- LFFF PARIS FIR/UIR SEV TURB FCST WI N4815 E00515 - N4730 E00415 - N4630 E00445 - N4630 E00300 - N4700 E00215 - N4815 E00500 - N4815 E00515 FL170/250 MOV SW 25KT NC=
]]>
</texte>
</message>
</messages>
</groupe>- Debug logging
- Error handling
Weather Logger is released under the GNU General Public License v3.0.
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