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+.. image:: https://github.com/openradar/cmweather/actions/workflows/ci.yaml/badge.svg
+    :target: https://github.com/openradar/cmweather/actions/workflows/ci.yaml
+    :alt: Continuous Integration Status
+
+.. image:: https://github.com/openradar/cmweather/actions/workflows/linting.yaml/badge.svg
+    :target: https://github.com/openradar/cmweather/actions/workflows/linting.yaml
+    :alt: Code Style Status
+
+.. image:: https://img.shields.io/codecov/c/github/openradar/cmweather.svg?style=for-the-badge
+    :target: https://codecov.io/gh/openradar/cmweather
+
+.. If you want the following badges to be visible, please remove this line, and unindent the lines below
+    .. image:: https://img.shields.io/readthedocs/cmweather/latest.svg?style=for-the-badge
+        :target: https://cmweather.readthedocs.io/en/latest/?badge=latest
+        :alt: Documentation Status
+
+    .. image:: https://img.shields.io/pypi/v/cmweather.svg?style=for-the-badge
+        :target: https://pypi.org/project/cmweather
+        :alt: Python Package Index
+
+    .. image:: https://img.shields.io/conda/vn/conda-forge/cmweather.svg?style=for-the-badge
+        :target: https://anaconda.org/conda-forge/cmweather
+        :alt: Conda Version
+
+
+cmweather
+=========
+
+Development
+------------
+
+For a development install, do the following in the repository directory:
+
+.. code-block:: bash
+
+    conda env update -f ci/environment.yml
+    conda activate cmweather-dev
+    python -m pip install -e .
+
+Also, please install `pre-commit` hooks from the root directory of the created project by running::
+
+      pre-commit install
+
+These code style pre-commit hooks (black, isort, flake8, ...) will run every time you are about to commit code.
+
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+    Re-create notebooks with Pangeo Binder
+    --------------------------------------
+
+    Try notebooks hosted in this repo on Pangeo Binder. Note that the session is ephemeral.
+    Your home directory will not persist, so remember to download your notebooks if you
+    made changes that you need to use at a later time!
+
+    .. image:: https://img.shields.io/static/v1.svg?logo=Jupyter&label=Pangeo+Binder&message=GCE+us-central1&color=blue&style=for-the-badge
+        :target: https://binder.pangeo.io/v2/gh/openradar/cmweather/master?urlpath=lab
+        :alt: Binder