Aviation Weather from NOAA
Aviation weather data from NOAA's Aviation Digital Data Service (ADDS)
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Aviation Weather from NOAA shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 4 years ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.
- Small user base (100+ active installs)
- Very few reviews so far
- No update in 3 years
- Only tested up to WordPress 6.1 (latest is 7.1)
How does it stack up?
Side-by-side on installs, updates, ratings & support
Daily downloads
Download spikes usually follow a new release — each site that auto-updates counts as a download.
Rankings
Where Aviation Weather from NOAA stands todayWordPress.org search rankings
Live position in the plugin search, top 100| Keyword | Position |
|---|---|
| aviation | #2 |
| METAR | #3 |
| noaa | #4 |
| pireps | #1 |
| weather | >100 |
Version adoption
Share of active sites per release.
Rating breakdown
★★★★★★★★★★ 5 from 4 reviews
About Aviation Weather from NOAA
From the official readme · v0.7.2Description
- Display METAR & TAF info from NOAA’s Aviation Digital Data Service
- Display up to 6 hours before now
- PIREPs up to 200sm
- Create multiple instances using either widget or shortcode
- WP-CLI Integration
Gutenberg Block
A new AWFN Block can be found in the Widgets section.
Shortcode Usage: ( shown with defaults )
[adds_weather apts='KSMF' hours=2 show_metar=1 show_taf=1 show_pireps=1 show_station_info=1 radial_dist=100 title='']
Data is cached for 30 minutes using the WordPress Transients API.
Included Filter Hooks:
- adds_kses: Array of permitted HTML tags.
- adds_custom_css: URL of a user-supplied stylesheet. Supplying a stylesheet in theme’s directory ( ‘css/aviation_weather_from_noaa.css’ ) will also override stylesheet.
Styling
- Copy
css/aviation_weather_from_noaa.cssfrom plugin directory into theme directory, keeping that file structure. - Make desired changes.
- Plugin will load this stylesheet instead of its own.
Code and support available at GitHub
Installation
Manual Installation
- Upload the entire
/aviation-weather-from-noaadirectory to the/wp-content/plugins/directory. - Activate Aviation Weather from NOAA through the ‘Plugins’ menu in WordPress.
WP_CLI Installation
wp plugin install aviation-weather-from-noaa --activate
WP_CLI Configuration
- WP_CLI commands should work as expected out of the box.
wp awfn –help
Frequently asked questions
Can you…
Support will be made available at the GitHub Repo
Changelog
Fix expanded display of metar and pireps.
0.7.2
- Fix minification issue preventing metar and pirep sections from expanding.
- Use Gulp to minify JS
0.7.1
- Upgrade FontAwesome to v5
0.7.0
- Treat radial_dist and hours_before_now and their defaults as strings to fix block error
- Fix admin styling issue with Title only being 100px wide
0.6.0
- Added Gutenberg Block.
0.5.1
- Update add_management_page() args to prevent PHP notice
0.5.0
- Still caching data but loading via Ajax to get around CDN issues
- Fix PHP notices
For developers
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FAQ
Aviation Weather from NOAA: quick answers
Straight answers, pulled from live WordPress.org data.
Live data from WordPress.org · checked Oct 18, 2026
Is Aviation Weather from NOAA free?
Yes. Aviation Weather from NOAA is free to download and use from the official WordPress.org plugin directory.
Is Aviation Weather from NOAA safe to use in 2026?
Aviation Weather from NOAA shows warning signs in 2026 — compare the alternatives below before installing. It runs on 100+ sites, is rated 5/5 and was last updated 4 years ago, and scores 32/100 on our health check.
How many websites use Aviation Weather from NOAA?
Aviation Weather from NOAA is active on 100+ WordPress websites and has been downloaded 7,571 times since it launched in December 2013. It was downloaded 89 times in the last 30 days.
Does Aviation Weather from NOAA work with WordPress 7.1?
Aviation Weather from NOAA is officially tested up to WordPress 6.1.15, while the latest release is 7.1.3. It may still work, but try it on a staging site first.
When was Aviation Weather from NOAA last updated?
The latest version, 0.7.2, was released on October 31, 2022 (4 years ago).
Who makes Aviation Weather from NOAA?
Aviation Weather from NOAA is developed and maintained by machouinard.
What are the best alternatives to Aviation Weather from NOAA?
The most popular alternatives to Aviation Weather from NOAA are taf-metar-widget (20+ installs), Oganro Flight Booking (10+ installs) and Weight and balance (10+ installs).
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