diff --git a/bot/metar.go b/bot/metar.go
index cf4efc8..bf09a31 100644
--- a/bot/metar.go
+++ b/bot/metar.go
@@ -11,6 +11,81 @@ import (
 	"time"
 )
 
+type MetarResponse struct {
+	Meta struct {
+		Timestamp       time.Time `json:"timestamp"`
+		StationsUpdated string    `json:"stations_updated"`
+	} `json:"meta"`
+	Altimeter struct {
+		Repr   string  `json:"repr"`
+		Value  float64 `json:"value"`
+		Spoken string  `json:"spoken"`
+	} `json:"altimeter"`
+	Clouds      []interface{} `json:"clouds"`
+	FlightRules string        `json:"flight_rules"`
+	Other       []interface{} `json:"other"`
+	Sanitized   string        `json:"sanitized"`
+	Visibility  struct {
+		Repr   string `json:"repr"`
+		Value  int    `json:"value"`
+		Spoken string `json:"spoken"`
+	} `json:"visibility"`
+	WindDirection struct {
+		Repr   string `json:"repr"`
+		Value  int    `json:"value"`
+		Spoken string `json:"spoken"`
+	} `json:"wind_direction"`
+	WindGust struct {
+		Repr   string `json:"repr"`
+		Value  int    `json:"value"`
+		Spoken string `json:"spoken"`
+	} `json:"wind_gust"`
+	WindSpeed struct {
+		Repr   string `json:"repr"`
+		Value  int    `json:"value"`
+		Spoken string `json:"spoken"`
+	} `json:"wind_speed"`
+	WxCodes []interface{} `json:"wx_codes"`
+	Raw     string        `json:"raw"`
+	Station string        `json:"station"`
+	Time    struct {
+		Repr string    `json:"repr"`
+		Dt   time.Time `json:"dt"`
+	} `json:"time"`
+	Remarks  string `json:"remarks"`
+	Dewpoint struct {
+		Repr   string `json:"repr"`
+		Value  int    `json:"value"`
+		Spoken string `json:"spoken"`
+	} `json:"dewpoint"`
+	RemarksInfo struct {
+		DewpointDecimal struct {
+			Repr   string  `json:"repr"`
+			Value  float64 `json:"value"`
+			Spoken string  `json:"spoken"`
+		} `json:"dewpoint_decimal"`
+		TemperatureDecimal struct {
+			Repr   string  `json:"repr"`
+			Value  float64 `json:"value"`
+			Spoken string  `json:"spoken"`
+		} `json:"temperature_decimal"`
+	} `json:"remarks_info"`
+	RunwayVisibility []interface{} `json:"runway_visibility"`
+	Temperature      struct {
+		Repr   string `json:"repr"`
+		Value  int    `json:"value"`
+		Spoken string `json:"spoken"`
+	} `json:"temperature"`
+	WindVariableDirection []interface{} `json:"wind_variable_direction"`
+	Units                 struct {
+		Altimeter   string `json:"altimeter"`
+		Altitude    string `json:"altitude"`
+		Temperature string `json:"temperature"`
+		Visibility  string `json:"visibility"`
+		WindSpeed   string `json:"wind_speed"`
+	} `json:"units"`
+}
+
 func (b *Bot) HandleWeatherRequest(channelid string, postid string, message string) {
 
 	// we are using a very bare image with no CA cert bundle
@@ -52,7 +127,16 @@ func (b *Bot) HandleWeatherRequest(channelid string, postid string, message stri
 
 	data, _ := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
 
-	log.Info().Msgf("weather %s: %s", loc, data)
-	b.SendMsgToChannel(fmt.Sprintf("weather %s: %s", loc, data), postid, channelid)
+	var parsedMetarResponse MetarResponse
 
+	log.Info().Msgf("weather %s: %s", loc, data)
+
+	err = nil
+	err = json.Unmarshal([]byte(data), &parsedMetarResponse)
+
+	if err != nil {
+		b.SendMsgToChannel("error deserializing metar data", postid, channelid)
+		return
+	}
+	b.SendMsgToChannel(fmt.Sprintf("weather for `%s`: \n```\n%+v\n```\n", loc, parsedMetarResponse), postid, channelid)
 }