A Command Line Interface written in Go (with Cobra) that displays the latest METAR and TAF messages for one or multiple airports using the CheckWX API.
go install github.com/rubyistdotjs/metarcli@latest
As of now there is only one command metarcli icaoCodes... [flags].
--apiKey(-k) mandatory, your CheckWX API key.--help(-h)
Lets say your are based in Montpellier, France (LFMT), you can retrieve the latest METAR and TAF with the following:
> metarcli LFMT --apiKey abcdefghijklmno0123456789
Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport
LFMT 301330Z AUTO 13006KT 9999 FEW015 BKN027 BKN032 21/19 Q1021 NOSIG
TAF LFMT 300800Z 3009/3109 04008KT 9999 SCT015 BKN020 BECMG 3010/3012 12008KT TEMPO 3022/3109 3000 BR OVC005
More useful, you can pass up-to 10 ICAO airport codes to get, for example, the weather of the surrounding airports or of the ones on your route:
> metarcli LFMT LFNG LFTW LFMV LFNH --apiKey abcdefghijklmno0123456789
Montpellier-Méditerranée Airport
LFMT 301330Z AUTO 13006KT 9999 FEW015 BKN027 BKN032 21/19 Q1021 NOSIG
TAF LFMT 300800Z 3009/3109 04008KT 9999 SCT015 BKN020 BECMG 3010/3012 12008KT TEMPO 3022/3109 3000 BR OVC005
Aérodrome de Montpellier - Candillargues
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Nîmes-Arles-Camargue Airport
LFTW 301330Z AUTO 18008KT 160V230 9999 SCT025 23/16 Q1021 NOSIG
TAF LFTW 300800Z 3009/3109 VRB02KT 9999 BKN019
Avignon-Caumont Airport
LFMV 301330Z AUTO 25006KT 220V280 CAVOK 25/13 Q1021 NOSIG
TAF LFMV 300800Z 3009/3109 VRB02KT CAVOK TEMPO 3100/3106 0800 FG VV///
Aérodrome de Carpentras
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LFNG (Candillargues) and LFNH (Carpentras) are small aerodrome without weather station, in this case the messages are replaced with a simple dash (-).