DAVIS Weather Talker Specifications download pdf (Page 39)

Getting Weather Reports and Metar Data

First, use your web browser to visit the NOAA site and determine the specific file for the

area of interest to you. You can select files for different locations to use in Weather

Display's setup for state or zone forecasts, etc.

Fill in the blank fields on this page with the host name, directory, and file name to be

downloaded.

If you wish, you may click on the "#2 setup" button to specify a second set of warnings or

forecasts to be downloaded.

Agencies in other countries also provide similar services, e.g. BOM in Australia.

METARS

METAR downloads are the easiest to setup. Just select a nearby airport/station from the

list, so that it is added to the list on the right hand side, or enter it into the space provided

and click on the '>' button. You must include the file extension '.txt' at the end of the 4

letter station ID code, e.g. EGNH.txt

If you want to use one of these METARs to update Wundeground, or to update your weather

icon, or to appear as extra text on the summary image, select that metar, so that it appears

in the bottom edit box, and then tick "Use this metar for local sky conditions (and

wunderground)".

Note: You don’t need a web/FTP server or homepage to download METAR or

forecasts/warnings.

If you want to have the METAR or forecast/warning visible on your web page, then you

need to tick "Include these text files on my web page".

You can select the location where the files are downloaded to (double click), and then to

view each file click on View, Downloaded METARs. If you have ticked "Use this METAR for

local sky conditions", when you click on the weather icon on the Weather Display screen,

the METAR will appear in a summarized form (and this image will appear on your web site).

Note: If you want to make sure that the METAR on your web site is always up to date,

download it just before your web page is updated. The Weather Display FTP program can

carry out multiple agenda items at the same time. Make sure you turn the switches ON (so

they are green) for either the METAR or forecast/warning download.

Finally, use the Test button to see if the METAR you have choosen is actually available.

Note: As with all setup pages in the FTP setup, nothing is saved to be used by Weather

Display until you click OK or TEST.

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