Requesting METAR/TAF/Pipreps via FMS no longer works

[bpcw0001]

Hi,

requesting terminal weather for a given airport no longer works:

2023-10-20 19:30:27 CL650[cmu_subsys_comm_mgr.c:494]: DL[https://www.aviationweather.gov/adds/dataserver_current/httpparam?dataSource=metars&requestType=retrieve&format=xml&hoursBeforeNow=2&stationString=LSZH] SENT -> FAILED (code 404)
2023-10-20 19:30:29 CL650[cmu_subsys_comm_mgr.c:494]: DL[https://www.aviationweather.gov/adds/dataserver_current/httpparam?dataSource=tafs&requestType=retrieve&format=xml&hoursBeforeNow=2&stationString=LSZH] SENT -> FAILED (code 404)
2023-10-20 19:30:32 CL650[cmu_subsys_comm_mgr.c:494]: DL[https://www.aviationweather.gov/adds/dataserver_current/httpparam?dataSource=aircraftreports&requestType=retrieve&format=xml&hoursBeforeNow=3&radialDistance=35;8.55,47.46] SENT -> FAILED (code 404)
2023-10-20 19:30:34 CL650[cmu_subsys_comm_mgr.c:494]: DL[https://api.autorouter.aero/v1.0/notam?offset=0&limit=200&itemas=[%22LSZH%22]] SENT -> FAILED (code 401)

It appears that the aviation weather api was changed: https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/#/

I get weather in XML format when using e. g.:

https://aviationweather.gov/cgi-bin/data/dataserver.php?dataSource=metars&requestType=retrieve&format=xml&hoursBeforeNow=2&stationString=LSZH

i. e. same query params, different server.

 

Edited October 20, 2023 by bpcw0001

[RonMont]

19 hours ago, bpcw0001 said:

Hi,

requesting terminal weather for a given airport no longer works:

2023-10-20 19:30:27 CL650[cmu_subsys_comm_mgr.c:494]: DL[https://www.aviationweather.gov/adds/dataserver_current/httpparam?dataSource=metars&requestType=retrieve&format=xml&hoursBeforeNow=2&stationString=LSZH] SENT -> FAILED (code 404)
2023-10-20 19:30:29 CL650[cmu_subsys_comm_mgr.c:494]: DL[https://www.aviationweather.gov/adds/dataserver_current/httpparam?dataSource=tafs&requestType=retrieve&format=xml&hoursBeforeNow=2&stationString=LSZH] SENT -> FAILED (code 404)
2023-10-20 19:30:32 CL650[cmu_subsys_comm_mgr.c:494]: DL[https://www.aviationweather.gov/adds/dataserver_current/httpparam?dataSource=aircraftreports&requestType=retrieve&format=xml&hoursBeforeNow=3&radialDistance=35;8.55,47.46] SENT -> FAILED (code 404)
2023-10-20 19:30:34 CL650[cmu_subsys_comm_mgr.c:494]: DL[https://api.autorouter.aero/v1.0/notam?offset=0&limit=200&itemas=[%22LSZH%22]] SENT -> FAILED (code 401)

It appears that the aviation weather api was changed: https://aviationweather.gov/data/api/#/

I get weather in XML format when using e. g.:

https://aviationweather.gov/cgi-bin/data/dataserver.php?dataSource=metars&requestType=retrieve&format=xml&hoursBeforeNow=2&stationString=LSZH

i. e. same query params, different server.

 

Hi!

It has been mentioned in different X-Plane forums that the NOAA weather servers have been reconfigured by the gov't, causing issues with some weather addons.

I have no idea if the CL60 is affected or not; I do not often request the weather through the FMS, but the last few times I did, I did not get any return.

I assumed it was due to METARS not being available for those specific airports.

[bpcw0001]

47 minutes ago, RonMont said:

I have no idea if the CL60 is affected or not

It is! See my posted log snippet.
I've used the FMS Terminal WX functionality ever since, and it always used to return good data, until now.

[Pils]

33 minutes ago, bpcw0001 said:

It is! See my posted log snippet.
I've used the FMS Terminal WX functionality ever since, and it always used to return good data, until now.

You are correct. This feature will have to be considered INOP for the time being.