Aviation routine weather reports - METAR (NOAA AWC)

Worldwide current aerodrome observations (METAR/SPECI) from the NOAA/NWS Aviation Weather Center, decoded to structured fields plus the raw report. Filter by ICAO station ids, bounding box and flight category (VFR/MVFR/IFR/LIFR). Consultative only; not a substitute for an official preflight briefing.

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{
    "data": {
        "query": {
            "ids": "string",
            "min_lat": 0,
            "max_lat": 0,
            "min_lon": 0,
            "max_lon": 0,
            "flight_category": "string",
            "limit": 200
        },
        "total_matched": 0,
        "count": 0,
        "stations": [
            {
                "station": "KJFK",
                "obs_time": "string",
                "lat": 40.6392,
                "lon": -73.7639,
                "elevation_m": 0,
                "temp_c": 0,
                "dewpoint_c": 0,
                "wind_dir_deg": 0,
                "wind_speed_kt": 0,
                "wind_gust_kt": 0,
                "visibility_mi": "string",
                "altimeter_in_hg": 0,
                "sea_level_pressure_mb": 0,
                "flight_category": "string",
                "wx_string": "string",
                "clouds": [
                    {
                        "cover": "BKN",
                        "base_ft": 0
                    }
                ],
                "metar_type": "string",
                "raw": "string"
            }
        ],
        "attribution": {
            "sources": [
                {
                    "registry_key": "noaa/aviation-weather-center",
                    "source_name": "NOAA Aviation Weather Center",
                    "licence": "public-domain",
                    "citation": "NOAA/NWS Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov)",
                    "disclaimer": "Advisory only; not a substitute for an official preflight briefing."
                }
            ],
            "effective_reexport": "allowed"
        },
        "disclaimer": "string",
        "upstream": {
            "property1": "string",
            "property2": "string"
        }
    },
    "meta": {
        "endpoint": "/api/v1/fred/us/cpi",
        "data_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:00Z",
        "response_time": "2026-04-16T14:30:12Z",
        "provider": "Sugra API v1.0.1",
        "source": "string",
        "attribution": "string",
        "fallback_used": true,
        "fallback_chain": [
            "string"
        ],
        "cached": true,
        "stale": true
    }
}

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