BT's Global Sager Cloudcaster PHP Scripts For CumulusMX
by "Buford T. Justice" / "BTJustice"
Modifed by Bridgeman Carney to capture cloud type and elevation from METAR data. March 11 2023.
https://cumulus.hosiene.co.uk/viewtopic.php?p=81348#p81348
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2020-12-12
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The variables shown here come from bt-sager-cu.php and bt-sager-wc.php. Combined, these determine the correct Sager Weathercaster forecast.
12-24 Hour Forecast:
document.write ('Cloud layer 1 = Overcast, low clouds @ 600-ft
');
Cloud layer 1 = Overcast, low clouds @ 600-ft
document.write ('Clear or Fair; No important change. Some tendency for slight increase in winds during day, diminishing in evening. West or Northwest winds.');Clear or Fair; No important change. Some tendency for slight increase in winds during day, diminishing in evening. West or Northwest winds. : X334
METAR station (ms) used to determine Present Weather (pw) based on the Cloud Code (m1). If the METAR indicates Precipitation (m2) or Cumulus has reported Rain in the last 30 minutes (rm), (pw) becomes Precipitation regardless of (m1):
currcond = Clear or Fair; No important change. Some tendency for slight increase in winds during day, diminishing in evening. West or Northwest winds.
MS_airport_code = KOXR
cldkey00 = 6
metar = 00000KT 6SM BR OVC006 16/14 A2993
metar2 = 00000KT 6SM BR OVC006 16/14 A2993
cURL_error_message =
sd = X334
d1 = X
d2 = 3
d3 = 3
d4 = 4
cdata = Array
cresult = Array
m11 =
m111 =
m1111 =
mX = OVC
m1 = OVC
m2 = No Precipitation
m3 =
m4 = /
m5 = A
pw = Overcast
cloudgold = Array
cloudgold[0] = OVC
cloudgold[1] =
cloudgold[2] =
cloudgold[3] =
cloudgold[4] =
cloudgold2[0] = 6
cloudgold2[1] =
cloudgold2[2] =
cloudgold2[3] =
cloudgold2[4] =
mx1 = Overcast, low clouds
mx2 =
mx3 =
mx4 =
mx5 =
m1elevS =
m1elev = 600
m2elev = 0
m3elev = 0
m4elev =
m5elev =
MX1final = Cloud layer 1 = Overcast, low clouds @ 600-ft
MX2final =
MX3final =
MX4final =
MX5final =
FC = Cloud layer 1 = Overcast, low clouds @ 600-ft
CCodes = Array