No sky conditions?

[mbruski]

I'm running this for the first time for ICAO=KBWI but not seeing the ceiling or cloud info reflected in the dictionary despite being sent in the response from aviationweather.gov. Here is my results:

server:~/projects/adds_metar $ python3 adds_metar.py kbwi
XML:

<request_index>31029815</request_index>
<data_source name="metars" />



<time_taken_ms>5</time_taken_ms>


<raw_text>KBWI 272254Z 22004KT 10SM FEW090 SCT150 BKN250 11/06 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP208 T01110056</raw_text>
<station_id>KBWI</station_id>
<observation_time>2021-02-27T22:54:00Z</observation_time>
39.17
-76.68
<temp_c>11.1</temp_c>
<dewpoint_c>5.6</dewpoint_c>
<wind_dir_degrees>220</wind_dir_degrees>
<wind_speed_kt>4</wind_speed_kt>
<visibility_statute_mi>10.0</visibility_statute_mi>
<altim_in_hg>30.138779</altim_in_hg>
<sea_level_pressure_mb>1020.8</sea_level_pressure_mb>
<quality_control_flags>
<auto_station>TRUE</auto_station>
</quality_control_flags>
<sky_condition sky_cover="FEW" cloud_base_ft_agl="9000" />
<sky_condition sky_cover="SCT" cloud_base_ft_agl="15000" />
<sky_condition sky_cover="BKN" cloud_base_ft_agl="25000" />
<flight_category>VFR</flight_category>
<metar_type>SPECI</metar_type>
<elevation_m>42.0</elevation_m>

{'altim_in_hg': '30.138779',
'dewpoint_c': '5.6',
'dewpoint_f': 42.1,
'elevation_m': '42.0',
'flight_category': 'VFR',
'latitude': '39.17',
'longitude': '-76.68',
'metar_type': 'SPECI',
'observation_time': '2021-02-27T22:54:00Z',
'quality_control_flags': '\n ',
'raw_text': 'KBWI 272254Z 22004KT 10SM FEW090 SCT150 BKN250 11/06 A3014 RMK '
'AO2 SLP208 T01110056',
'sea_level_pressure_kpa': 102.08,
'sea_level_pressure_mb': '1020.8',
'sky_condition': None,
'station_id': 'KBWI',
'temp_c': '11.1',
'temp_f': 52.0,
'visibility_statute_mi': '10.0',
'wind_dir_compass': 'SW',
'wind_dir_degrees': '220',
'wind_speed_kt': '4',
'wind_speed_mph': 4.6}

Raw: SPECI KBWI 272254Z 22004KT 10SM FEW090 SCT150 BKN250 11/06 A3014 RMK AO2 SLP208 T01110056

Date & Time: 2021-02-27T22:54:00Z
Temperature: 11.1 C 52.0 F
Dew Point: 5.6 C 42.1 F
Wind Speed: 4 KT
Wind Direction: SW ( 220 )
Sea Level Pressure: 1020.8 mb
Sea Level Pressure: 102.08 kPa
Altimeter: 30.138779 inHg
Visibility: 10.0 SM

Flight Conditions: VFR

server:~/projects/adds_metar $

Any idea why that might be?

Also, can you give me a command line example of how to retrieve multiple ICAOs at one time? I tried a space separated list (quoted and unquoted) and colon/comma separate lists but I get zero results for any of them. The command terminates and returns to the command prompt.

Mike