mcantsin

<p>METAR-widget lets you enter an ICAO station (airport) in the widget admin and will display the according METAR code as widget on your wordpress site.<br />
The METAR data used is provided by NOAA.</p>


METAR plugin

A simple widget to display the current METAR code (Pilot weather code) for a chosen ICAO station.

Vincent Maiello

<p>One8 Weather Data Fields is a lightweight utility plugin that fetches current observation data directly from NOAA’s weather.gov API for your configured location. No personal data is sent to NOAA. Requests include a standard User-Agent identifying the plugin.</p>
<p>The free/core plugin displays current observation fields such as temperature, humidity, wind, pressure, visibility, station details, and current condition icons. It provides the data through Elementor widgets and the <code>[weather_field]</code> shortcode so you can style and integrate it in your own layout.</p>
<p>Forecasts, radar maps, alerts, marine data, tides, lunar data, and climate data are not included in the free/core plugin.</p>
<h3>Features</h3>
<ul>
<li>Fetch and cache current weather observations from NOAA/weather.gov</li>
<li>Drag-and-drop Elementor widget for current observation fields</li>
<li>Use a simple shortcode, e.g.: <code>[weather_field key="obs_temp"]</code></li>
<li>WP-Cron-driven caching, with an admin option to force refresh</li>
<li>Developer hooks and filters to modify API URLs, cache TTL, and output format</li>
</ul>
<h3>Usage</h3>
<h3>1. Configure Your Location</h3>
<p>After installing and activating One8 Weather Data Fields:</p>
<ul>
<li>Go to <strong>Settings -> One8 Weather Data Fields</strong></li>
<li>Enter your <strong>Latitude and Longitude</strong> (e.g. <code>40.6413</code>, <code>-73.7781</code> for JFK)</li>
<li><em>(Optional)</em> Use the ZIP code lookup on the <strong>Coordinates Lookup</strong> tab to auto-fill your coordinates</li>
<li>Click <strong>Save Changes</strong></li>
<li><em>(Optional)</em> Click <strong>Refresh Weather Data Now</strong> on the <strong>Manual Refresh</strong> tab to force a fresh fetch from NOAA</li>
</ul>
<h3>2. Using the Elementor Widget</h3>
<p>If you use Elementor:</p>
<ul>
<li>Open any page in the Elementor editor</li>
<li>Look for the <strong>One8 Weather Data Fields</strong> category</li>
<li>Drag the <strong>Weather Field</strong> widget onto your page</li>
<li>Select your desired <strong>Field Key</strong></li>
<li>Use Elementor’s styling options (typography, color, padding, etc.)</li>
<li>You can use <strong>multiple Weather Field widgets on the same page</strong></li>
<li>Each widget includes Elementor’s own <strong>Before</strong> and <strong>After</strong> text options</li>
</ul>
<h3>3. Using Shortcodes</h3>
<p>Use the <code>[weather_field]</code> shortcode in any post, page, or widget.</p>
<p><strong>Examples:</strong><br />
– Current temperature: <code>[weather_field key="obs_temp"]</code><br />
– Current wind gust with fallback: <code>[weather_field key="obs_wind_gust" fallback="No gust reported"]</code><br />
– Current wind (speed + direction): <code>[weather_field key="obs_wind_combined"]</code><br />
– Station code: <code>[weather_field key="obs_station_code"]</code><br />
– Current icon as an image: <code>[weather_field key="obs_icon" type="icon" class="my-weather-icon"]</code></p>
<p>By default the shortcode uses the station selected by the plugin for your configured coordinates (or your optional station override in Settings).</p>
<p>Supported optional shortcode attributes are <code>before</code>, <code>after</code>, <code>fallback</code>, <code>type</code>, and <code>class</code>.</p>
<h3>Available Shortcode Fields (Current Observations)</h3>
<p>Use the <code>[weather_field]</code> shortcode with any of the following <code>key="..."</code> values:</p>
<ul>
<li><code>obs_temp</code> – Observed temperature at the reporting station</li>
<li><code>obs_dewpoint</code> – Dew point temperature</li>
<li><code>obs_humidity</code> – Relative humidity (percent)</li>
<li><code>obs_wind_dir</code> – Wind direction (e.g., “NW”)</li>
<li><code>obs_wind_speed</code> – Sustained wind speed</li>
<li><code>obs_wind_gust</code> – Peak wind gusts (if reported)</li>
<li><code>obs_wind_combined</code> – Combined wind direction and speed</li>
<li><code>obs_pressure</code> – Atmospheric pressure</li>
<li><code>obs_visibility</code> – Horizontal visibility</li>
<li><code>obs_wind_chill</code> – Wind chill temperature (if reported by NOAA/weather.gov)</li>
<li><code>obs_heat_index</code> – Heat index value (if reported by NOAA/weather.gov)</li>
<li><code>obs_desc</code> – Textual description (e.g., “Partly Cloudy”)</li>
<li><code>obs_time</code> – Timestamp of the last observation</li>
<li><code>obs_icon</code> – URL to the icon representing current conditions</li>
<li><code>obs_station_code</code> – Official station code (e.g., “KJFK”)</li>
<li><code>station_name</code> – Full name of the reporting station</li>
<li><code>station_elev</code> – Elevation of the reporting station</li>
</ul>
<h3>Privacy</h3>
<p>This plugin fetches public weather observation data from the National Weather Service (NOAA) at <code>api.weather.gov</code> to display observations for your configured location. <strong>No personal data is sent to NOAA.</strong> Requests include a standard User-Agent identifying the plugin.</p>
<ul>
<li>NOAA Privacy: https://www.weather.gov/privacy</li>
<li>NOAA API Docs: https://www.weather.gov/documentation/services-web-api</li>
</ul>
<h3>Acknowledgements</h3>
<p>Built on the NOAA Weather.gov API<br />
Inspired by the “Minimal Weather” shortcode concept</p>
<h3>License</h3>
<p>This plugin is licensed under the GPLv2 or later.</p>


One8 Weather Data Fields

Display current NOAA/weather.gov observation data using Elementor widgets and shortcodes.

METAR plugin vs One8 Weather Data Fields