metar

#!/bin/sh
# Fetch METAR for a given station.
# Example: `metar LEBL LEZL' will fetch METARs
# for Barcelona and Sevilla airports respectively

BASE_URL="http://weather.noaa.gov/pub/data/"

if [[ $1 == "decode" ]] || [[ $1 == "-d" ]]; then
	_type="decoded"
	shift
else
	_type="stations"
fi


for station in $*; do
	station="$(echo $station | tr [:lower:] [:upper:])"
	curl "${BASE_URL}/observations/metar/${_type}/${station}.TXT"
	curl "${BASE_URL}/forecasts/taf/stations/${station}.TXT"
	echo
done