METAR plugin
A simple widget to display the current METAR code (Pilot weather code) for a chosen ICAO station.
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Possibly abandoned • Last updated 4863 days ago
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Description
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.
The METAR data used is provided by NOAA.
Installation
- Unzip metar-widget.zip
- Upload the
metar-widgetfolder into the/wp-content/plugins/directory on the server - Activate the plugin through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress
- Place the metar-widget in the wordpress admin interface
- Enter an ICAO code for the respective airport (e.g. OMDB for Dubai, United Arab Emirates or VTSR for Siem Reap, Cambodia)
Frequently Asked Questions
METAR is a format for reporting weather information. A METAR weather report is predominantly used by pilots in fulfillment of a part of a pre-flight weather briefing, and by meteorologists, who use aggregated METAR information to assist in weather forecasting.
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Screenshots
Screenshot of placed metar-widget on Cambodia vACC website
Changelog
0.1
initial version
0.1 revision of 26OCT2012
Fixed add_action bug in line 62