diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fb30ca6..6d3322f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 sco
+.DS_Store
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 977cde2..5a139cd 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ default: fmt
 
 fmt:
 	go fmt ./...
+	goimports -l -w .
 
 docker-build:
 	docker build -t $(IMAGENAME) .
@@ -41,5 +42,9 @@ build: ./$(FN)
 go-get:
 	cd cmd/$(FN) && go get -v
 
-./$(FN): */*.go cmd/*/*.go go-get
+vet:
+	go vet ./...
+	bash -c 'test -z "$$(gofmt -l .)"'
+
+./$(FN): */*.go cmd/*/*.go go-get vet
 	cd cmd/$(FN) && go build -o ../../$(FN) $(GOFLAGS) .
diff --git a/bot/bot.go b/bot/bot.go
index f08c894..955f8a3 100644
--- a/bot/bot.go
+++ b/bot/bot.go
@@ -1,16 +1,17 @@
 package bot
 
-import "github.com/kr/pretty"
+//import "github.com/kr/pretty"
 import (
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5/model"
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 	"os"
 	"os/signal"
 	"regexp"
 	"strings"
 	"syscall"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server/v5/model"
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 )
 
 type Bot struct {
@@ -51,7 +52,7 @@ func (b *Bot) identify() {
 		Msg("starting")
 }
 
-func (b *Bot) Main() int {
+func (b *Bot) Main() {
 	println(b.BotName)
 
 	b.StartupUnixTime = time.Now().Unix()
@@ -106,7 +107,6 @@ func (b *Bot) Main() int {
 
 	// You can block forever with
 	select {}
-	return 0
 }
 
 func (b *Bot) MakeSureServerIsRunning() {
@@ -285,9 +285,10 @@ func (b *Bot) HandleMsgFromDebuggingChannel(event *model.WebSocketEvent) {
 		return
 	}
 
-	// FIXME check and see if the message from mm is a bot message, if so,
-	// ignore it
-	pretty.Print(post)
+	if post.Message == "" {
+		// null message, we can probably ignore it.
+		return
+	}
 
 	if matched, _ := regexp.MatchString(`(?:^|\W)shutdown(?:$|\W)`, post.Message); matched {
 		b.Shutdown()
diff --git a/bot/logger.go b/bot/logger.go
index d7c4073..8ba7c93 100644
--- a/bot/logger.go
+++ b/bot/logger.go
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 package bot
 
 import (
+	"os"
+	"time"
+
 	"github.com/mattn/go-isatty"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog"
 	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
-	"os"
-	"time"
 )
 
 func (b *Bot) setupLogging() {
diff --git a/bot/metar.go b/bot/metar.go
index cf4efc8..a93b37d 100644
--- a/bot/metar.go
+++ b/bot/metar.go
@@ -2,15 +2,92 @@ package bot
 
 //import "github.com/kr/pretty"
 import (
+	"encoding/json"
 	"fmt"
-	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 	"io/ioutil"
 	"net/http"
 	"os"
 	"regexp"
 	"time"
+
+	"github.com/rs/zerolog/log"
 )
 
+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 +129,16 @@ 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)
 }
diff --git a/cmd/sco/main.go b/cmd/sco/main.go
index 3837b07..93b9435 100644
--- a/cmd/sco/main.go
+++ b/cmd/sco/main.go
@@ -1,10 +1,14 @@
 package main
 
-import "os"
-import "git.eeqj.de/sneak/sco/bot"
+import (
+	"os"
+
+	"git.eeqj.de/sneak/sco/bot"
+)
 
 var Version string
 var Commit string
+
 var Buildarch string
 
 func main() {
@@ -23,5 +27,5 @@ func main() {
 		b.AccountFirstname = "LSV"
 		b.AccountLastname = "Serious Callers Only"
 	})
-	os.Exit(mybot.Main())
+	mybot.Main()
 }