| raw_response() |
This gets you the raw JSON from the data source (SimpleXMLElement) |
| raw() |
This gets you the raw JSON METAR data from the data source (SimpleXMLElement) |
| raw_string() |
The raw METAR string (String) |
| icao() |
The ICAO code of the station (String) |
| time() |
A carbon object for the METAR's observation time (Carbon) |
| latitude() |
A float of the latitude of the observation (Float) |
| longitude() |
A float of the longitude of the observation (Float) |
| temperature() |
The temperature, in degrees celsius (Float) |
| dewpoint() |
The dew point, in degrees celsius (Float) |
| wind_direction() |
The wind direction, in whole degrees. If 0, this indicates a variable wind. (Int) |
| wind_speed() |
The wind speed, in knots. If both speed and direction are 0, wind is 'calm' (Int) |
| wind_gust() |
The wind gust, in knots (Int) |
| visibility($unit="m") |
Options: "km", "m", "nm", "mi". Gives the visibility in the chosen units. (Float/Int) |
| qnh($unit="hpa") |
Options: "hpa", "hg". Gives the QNH pressure setting in the chosen units. (Float/Int) |
| weather_array() |
An array of raw weather codes (i.e "-HZ +SH" etc) (Array) |
| weather() |
An array of decoded weather codes of the format: ['code' => '-RA', 'human' => 'Light Rain'] (Array) |
| sky_cover() |
An array of decoded cloud cover. Each array item is an array with the following format: ['type' => 'SCT', 'type_human' => 'Scattered', 'height' => 2000] . Height is in feet. |
| flight_cat() |
An indication of the type of flying permitted by the weather. Example values: MVFR, IFR, LVFR, etc. |
| toArray() |
Converts the above into an array format |