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Bug 647400 - weather.noaa.gov changed metar location
weather.noaa.gov changed metar location
Status: RESOLVED OBSOLETE
Product: libgweather
Classification: Core
Component: general
2.30.x
Other Linux
: Normal normal
: future
Assigned To: libgweather-maint
libgweather-maint
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2011-04-10 23:21 UTC by Mr. Meval
Modified: 2021-06-09 21:05 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
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Description Mr. Meval 2011-04-10 23:21:17 UTC
http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/mgetmetar.php?cccc=xxxx

has a 301 error meaning permanent change to

http://weather.noaa.gov/mgetmetar.php?cccc=xxxx

I've included a patch but I can't compile it.

Would this be an easier source to parse?

ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/observations/metar/stations/xxxx.txt

and get the encoded text 
or get the decoded text here.

ftp://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/observations/metar/decoded/xxxx.txt
Comment 1 Jeremy Bicha 2016-08-24 16:42:59 UTC
According to https://web.archive.org/web/20160130172236/http://weather.noaa.gov:80/weather/coded.html

"METAR Data Access

On or about April 4th, 2012, request for METARS through this service will be redirected to:
http://www.aviationweather.gov/adds/metars/

This redirection is part of a larger effort to reduce duplication of effort within the National Weather Service. The website above offers the same functionality. It also needs to be noted that the NWS Aviation Weather Center operated website above is the only FAA approved source of aviation weather over the Internet to be used for pilot briefings. Please update bookmarks, links, etc.."
Comment 2 Jeremy Bicha 2016-08-24 16:44:43 UTC
I meant to comment on bug 770321 instead.
Comment 3 Ron_ 2016-10-04 18:30:14 UTC
I have an ancient copy of Gnome Clock 2.28.0 that stopped displaying the weather at the same time as the current version of GNOME Weather.  (It seems not to use libgweather.)  Can anyone advise me on a way to patch this one?
Comment 4 GNOME Infrastructure Team 2021-06-09 21:05:06 UTC
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