{"categories":[{"label":"Python Modules","url":"https://skillfed.io/packages/category/software-development-libraries-python-modules/17"}],"enrichment":{"capability":"Parses METAR and SPECI coded aviation weather reports into structured data, extracting temperature, wind, visibility, pressure, and other meteorological observations.","skillfed_tags":["aviation-weather","meteorology","data-parsing"],"use_cases":["Download and decode current METAR reports for specific airports using NOAA data sources.","Extract structured weather data (temperature, wind, visibility) from raw METAR text for aviation applications.","Build weather monitoring or flight-planning tools that parse and display decoded meteorological observations.","Analyze historical METAR data to study weather patterns and trends for research or operational purposes.","Validate or test METAR parsing logic in aviation software or weather APIs."],"what_it_does":"Metar is a Python library for decoding METAR and SPECI reports\u2014standardized coded weather observations used in aviation. It follows the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) specification and US Federal Meteorological Handbook conventions, extracting structured data like temperature, dew point, wind speed and direction, visibility, pressure, and weather phenomena from raw text reports. The library parses main-body groups and most US remark groups (cumulative precipitation, min/max temperature, peak wind, sea-level pressure), and accepts many international format variants.\n\nThe package has no external dependencies and installs as a pure Python wheel, making it lightweight and straightforward to integrate. It's tested against Python 3.10\u20133.14 and maintained actively on GitHub. You can use it to download and decode current METAR data from NOAA sources, build aviation weather dashboards, or analyze historical weather patterns for flight planning and meteorological research.","worth_installing":"Yes. The package is actively maintained, has zero known vulnerabilities, installs with no dependencies, and solves a specific, well-defined problem (METAR parsing) that has few alternatives. It's suitable for aviation weather applications, research, and any project needing to decode standardized weather reports. The BSD license is permissive and poses no restrictions."},"id":"metar","links":{"html":"https://skillfed.io/packages/metar","md":"https://skillfed.io/packages/metar.md","pypi":"https://pypi.org/project/metar/"},"maintenance":{"status":"active"},"meta":{"latest_release":"2026-03-20","license_spdx":null,"license_treatment":"permissive","name":"metar","python_support":"supports_current","summary":"Metar - a package to parse METAR-coded weather reports"},"popularity":{"monthly_downloads":150386,"position":10965,"tier":"top_15000"},"security":{"n_vulnerabilities":0},"version":"2.0.1"}