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

You may redistribute and use these PHP Scripts any way you wish as long as they remain FREE and money is not charged for their use directly or indirectly.  If these PHP Scripts are used in your work or are modified in any way, please retain the full credit header.

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 @ 1,200-ft

');
Cloud layer 1 = Overcast, low clouds @ 1,200-ft

document.write ('Increasing cloudiness or overcast possibly followed by rain or showers; No important change. Some tendency for slight increase in winds during day, diminishing in evening. East or Southeast winds.');Increasing cloudiness or overcast possibly followed by rain or showers; No important change. Some tendency for slight increase in winds during day, diminishing in evening. East or Southeast winds. : H334

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 = Increasing cloudiness or overcast possibly followed by rain or showers; No important change. Some tendency for slight increase in winds during day, diminishing in evening. East or Southeast winds.
MS_airport_code = KOXR
cldkey00 = 6
metar = AUTO 07006KT 10SM OVC012 19/17 A2990
metar2 = AUTO 07006KT 10SM OVC012 19/17 A2990
cURL_error_message =
sd = H334
d1 = H
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] = 12
cloudgold2[1] =
cloudgold2[2] =
cloudgold2[3] =
cloudgold2[4] =
mx1 = Overcast, low clouds
mx2 =
mx3 =
mx4 =
mx5 =
m1elevS =
m1elev = 1200
m2elev = 0
m3elev = 0
m4elev =
m5elev =
MX1final = Cloud layer 1 = Overcast, low clouds @ 1,200-ft
MX2final =
MX3final =
MX4final =
MX5final =
FC = Cloud layer 1 = Overcast, low clouds @ 1,200-ft


CCodes = Array