ChmiRad

ChmiRad is a tool for downloading and visualizing radar data from the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI).

Features

• Download radar reflectivity data from CHMI.
• Visualize the data using matplotlib and cartopy.
• Automatically handle temporary file storage.

Installation

To install ChmiRad, clone this repository and install the dependencies using pip3.

git clone 
cd PyChmiRad
pip3 install .

Usage

Here is an example of how to use ChmiRad:

from chmirad import RadView
from datetime import datetime, timedelta

# Initialize the visualizer
visualizer = RadView()

# Download data for the last 60 minutes ending at the current time
latest_datetime = datetime.utcnow().replace(minute=0, second=0, microsecond=0)
start_datetime = latest_datetime - timedelta(minutes=60)
visualizer.download_data_range(start_datetime, latest_datetime)

# Plot data for a specific datetime (automatically downloads if not already downloaded)
visualizer.plot_data(latest_datetime)