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. Use when this capability is needed.
Fetch real-time aviation weather from the FAA's aviationweather.gov API.
# 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
When no stations specified, defaults to Santa Monica area: KSMO, KLAX, KVNY
| Code | Name |
|---|---|
| KSMO | Santa Monica |
| KLAX | Los Angeles Intl |
| KVNY | Van Nuys |
| KBUR | Burbank |
| KTOA | Torrance |
| KSNA | John Wayne |
| KFUL | Fullerton |
| KCMA | Camarillo |
| KOXR | Oxnard |
| KPSP | Palm Springs |
--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 dataConverted and distributed by TomeVault Context snippets also available to append to your CLAUDE.md, GEMINI.md, and copilot-instructions.md — download at TomeVault