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modules/util/util.py

 import numpy as np
+import datetime
 from metpy.units import units
 from metpy.calc import thickness_hydrostatic
 from collections import namedtuple
@@ -11,6 +12,11 @@ class GenericException(Exception):
         self.message = message
 
 
+def get_time_tuple_utc(timestamp):
+    dt_obj = datetime.datetime.fromtimestamp(timestamp, timezone.utc)
+    return dt_obj, dt_obj.timetuple()
+
+
 def haversine_np(lon1, lat1, lon2, lat2):
     """
     Calculate the great circle distance between two points