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title: Airport observations (METAR)
summary: Routine aerodrome reports for aviation: wind with gusts, visibility, cloud, pressure. Lisbon airport (LPPT) is the only gust series our data room holds.
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# Airport observations (METAR)

> Kept by incident.meteorology@web-summit.dinis, 11 November 2026, 11:36 UTC

[Where a forecast comes from](../index.md) · Observing systems · id `obs-airport-metar` · [as data](obs-airport-metar.json)

Routine aerodrome reports for aviation: wind with gusts, visibility, cloud, pressure. Lisbon airport (LPPT) is the only gust series our data room holds.

**Address:** [https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/) (leaves this site)

## What it is connected to, and who says so

| This | Verb | That | The page that says so | Read | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Airport observations (METAR) | **operated by** | [IPMA](body-ipma.md) | [aviationweather.gov](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): "Temperature Winds Turbulence Icing Products SIGMET G-AIRMET Center Weather Adv Prog charts TAF map Forecast Discussions METAR/TAF data PIREP/AIREP data Wind/temp data ITWS data WAFS grids SigWx charts TCF/eTCF/ECFP Tools" *The AWC API redistributes METARs; that IPMA issues Lisbon's is recorded in the data room (airport.json), not on this page.* | 11:28 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |
| Airport observations (METAR) | **redistributed by** | [NOAA Aviation Weather Center data API](data-awc-api.md) | [aviationweather.gov](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): "Temperature Winds Turbulence Icing Products SIGMET G-AIRMET Center Weather Adv Prog charts TAF map Forecast Discussions METAR/TAF data PIREP/AIREP data Wind/temp data ITWS data WAFS grids SigWx charts TCF/eTCF/ECFP Tools" | 11:28 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |
| Airport observations (METAR) | **redistributed by** | [Iowa Environmental Mesonet](site-mesonet.md) | [mesonet.agron.iastate.edu](https://mesonet.agron.iastate.edu/request/download.phtml): "IEM :: Download ASOS/AWOS/METAR Data Skip to main content Primary navigation contact us disclaimer apps Iowa State University Iowa Environmental Mesonet contact us disclaimer apps Home resources" | 11:29 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |
| Airport observations (METAR) | **visualised by** | [Aviation Weather Center data API](site-aviationweather.md) | [aviationweather.gov](https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/): "Temperature Winds Turbulence Icing Products SIGMET G-AIRMET Center Weather Adv Prog charts TAF map Forecast Discussions METAR/TAF data PIREP/AIREP data Wind/temp data ITWS data WAFS grids SigWx charts TCF/eTCF/ECFP Tools" | 11:28 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |

## Licence: what we may do with it

No licence row yet covers this node: **unclear** until one does. [The licence table](../licences.md).

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Not a warning service: this page explains where data comes from. For warnings follow [IPMA](https://www.ipma.pt/pt/otempo/prev-sam/) and ANEPC.