GET /api/data/metar

aviationweather.gov:aviationweather

Summary: Get METAR observations
Operation ID: getMetar
Auth: none
Description

Retrieve current METAR (Meteorological Aerodrome Report) observations. Returns weather conditions at airports including temperature, wind, visibility, and cloud cover.

Parameters (4)

bbox (string, query, optional)

Bounding box in format minLon,minLat,maxLon,maxLat

format (string, query, optional, default: raw)

Response format

Constraints: {'enum': ['xml', 'json', 'geojson', 'raw']}

hoursBeforeNow (integer, query, optional)

Hours before now for historical data

ids (string, query, optional)

Comma-separated list of airport ICAO identifiers (e.g., KJFK,KLAX)

Examples (2)

TitleTypeURLAction
Get METAR observations openapi-spec https://www.aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KJFK,KLAX&bbox=-80,25,-70,45&hoursBeforeNow=24
Get METAR observations probe-gate https://www.aviationweather.gov/api/data/metar?ids=KJFK%2CKLAX&bbox=-80%2C25%2C-70%2C45&format=raw&hoursBeforeNow=24

Probe History

Latency

Status Codes

TimeStatusLatencySize
2026-03-23 09:00:37.436067 204 309ms
2026-03-22T10:25:34.833562 204 828ms