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NOAA changed their URL for METAR reports, result in FG is clear - no weather when using Live weather. Based on discussion at https://forum.flightgear.org/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=35320 I created new repo in my Git for patch, You can find it on https://github.com/BAWV12/FGFS201831-METAR-patch. There are 2 branches :
- MASTER - it is original SurferTim's solution with python redirector
- No-Python - it is mathieugouin's solution without python redirector

Usage :
1. Backup Your original fgfs.exe
2. Download this package, extract fgfs.exe and overwrite original one
3. Set EXECUTE permission on this new file
4. Run Terminal and use command python3 metar.py. This step is not need when use No-Python branch
5. Start FGFS and enjoy

Tested only with FGFS 2018.3.1 on LUbuntu 18.04. Other releases are not supported.
All credits and big thanks to SurferTim and mathieugouin

Make sure you restore the correct executable once this bug is fixed.

And if all else fails, you can simply copy the metar info to your launcher. I do that for my destination airport. Here's a list of metar stations.

https://tgftp.nws.noaa.gov/data/observa ... /stations/

Hello who knows when the current weather for FG 2018.3.2

A few years back Vincent had a quick and easy fix for the last time NOAA changed their URL, it involved editing some line in a Nasal or Preference .xml For those of us running older installs does anyone recall where that file is?