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jzawadzki/metar-php
===================

lightweight library for decoding METAR messages

v0.1.1(7y ago)11979↓50%7[1 issues](https://github.com/jzawadzki/metar-php/issues)MITPHP

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metar-php
=========

[](#metar-php)

Lightweight library for parsing METAR message

```
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.

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

```

Installation
------------

[](#installation)

```
$ composer require "jzawadzki/metar-php"
```

Usage
-----

[](#usage)

```
$metar = new \METAR\Message("EPKK 160030Z 06010KT 8000 BKN060 04/M03 Q1034");

echo $metar->getLocation(); //EPKK
echo $metar->getVisibility(); //8000
echo $metar->getQNH()->toHPa(); //1034
echo $metar->getQNH()->toInHg(); //30.53
echo $metar->getTemperature()->toUnit('C'); //4
echo $metar->getDewPoint()->toUnit('F'); //26.6

$view = new \METAR\View\Text($metar);
echo $view->render();
/*
METAR: EPKK 160030Z 06010KT 8000 BKN060 04/M03 Q1034

Location: EPKK
Day of month: 16 Time: 0030Z

Temperature: 4.0C Dew point: -3.0C
QNH: 1034 hPa (30.53 inHg)
*/
```

License
-------

[](#license)

MIT

Author
------

[](#author)

Jerzy Zawadzki

###  Health Score

31

—

LowBetter than 68% of packages

Maintenance18

Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained

Popularity28

Limited adoption so far

Community13

Small or concentrated contributor base

Maturity54

Maturing project, gaining track record

 Bus Factor1

Top contributor holds 89.5% of commits — single point of failure

How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window.

**Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores.

**Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement.

**Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability.

###  Release Activity

Cadence

Every ~1296 days

Total

2

Last Release

2766d ago

### Community

Maintainers

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Top Contributors

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