diff --git a/.github/actions/install-conda/action.yml b/.github/actions/install-conda/action.yml
index 43e8112a417..6948900fab6 100644
--- a/.github/actions/install-conda/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/install-conda/action.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ runs:
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       shell: bash -l {0}
-      run: micromamba install --quiet --yes --file ci/${{ inputs.type }}_requirements.txt --file ci/extra_requirements.txt --file ci/requirements.txt
+      run: micromamba install --yes --file ci/${{ inputs.type }}_requirements.txt --file ci/extra_requirements.txt --file ci/requirements.txt
 
     - name: Download Cartopy Maps
       shell: bash -l {0}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/linting.yml b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
index 48fad6bbc0b..ae80f123555 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linting.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linting.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  flake8:
-    name: Flake8
+  lint:
+    name: Run Lint Tools
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -27,19 +27,10 @@ jobs:
         run: python -m pip install -r ci/linting_requirements.txt
 
       - name: Set up reviewdog
-        run: |
-          mkdir -p $HOME/bin
-          curl -sfL \
-            https://github.com/reviewdog/reviewdog/raw/master/install.sh | \
-              sh -s -- -b $HOME/bin
-          echo "$HOME/bin" >> $GITHUB_PATH
+        uses: reviewdog/action-setup@v1
 
       - name: Run ruff
-        env:
-          REVIEWDOG_GITHUB_API_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          set -o pipefail
-          ruff check . | reviewdog -f=pep8 -name=ruff -reporter=github-check -filter-mode=nofilter
+        run: ruff check --output-format github
 
       - name: Run flake8
         env:
diff --git a/ci/doc_requirements.txt b/ci/doc_requirements.txt
index 07d9865bae9..8a77af29277 100644
--- a/ci/doc_requirements.txt
+++ b/ci/doc_requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 sphinx==7.3.7
 pydata-sphinx-theme==0.15.2
-sphinx-design==0.6.0
-sphinx-gallery==0.16.0
+sphinx-design==0.6.1
+sphinx-gallery==0.17.1
 myst-parser==3.0.1
 netCDF4==1.7.1
 geopandas==0.14.4
diff --git a/ci/extra_requirements.txt b/ci/extra_requirements.txt
index f859559129b..1b7612964f1 100644
--- a/ci/extra_requirements.txt
+++ b/ci/extra_requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-cartopy==0.22.0
-dask==2024.7.0
+cartopy==0.23.0
+dask==2024.8.0
 shapely==2.0.5
diff --git a/ci/linting_requirements.txt b/ci/linting_requirements.txt
index b46c33a9d5a..e30eb9686f4 100644
--- a/ci/linting_requirements.txt
+++ b/ci/linting_requirements.txt
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-ruff==0.5.2
+ruff==0.6.1
 
-flake8==7.1.0
-pycodestyle==2.12.0
+flake8==7.1.1
+pycodestyle==2.12.1
 pyflakes==3.2.0
 
 flake8-continuation==1.0.5
diff --git a/ci/requirements.txt b/ci/requirements.txt
index a596d64d8aa..e4d40f9354b 100644
--- a/ci/requirements.txt
+++ b/ci/requirements.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
-matplotlib==3.9.1
-numpy==1.26.4
+matplotlib==3.9.2
+numpy==2.0.1
 pandas==2.2.2
 pooch==1.8.2
 pint==0.24.3
 pyproj==3.6.1
 scipy==1.13.1
 traitlets==5.14.3
-xarray==2024.6.0
+xarray==2024.7.0
diff --git a/ci/test_requirements.txt b/ci/test_requirements.txt
index 78d30b3c514..b3609af7d0a 100644
--- a/ci/test_requirements.txt
+++ b/ci/test_requirements.txt
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 packaging==24.1
-pytest==8.2.2
+pytest==8.3.2
 pytest-mpl==0.17.0
 netCDF4==1.7.1
-coverage==7.5.3
+coverage==7.6.1
diff --git a/examples/meteogram_metpy.py b/examples/meteogram_metpy.py
index e0bff215de3..90bb8784de0 100644
--- a/examples/meteogram_metpy.py
+++ b/examples/meteogram_metpy.py
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ def plot_pressure(self, p, plot_range=None):
 
 # Parse dates from .csv file, knowing their format as a string and convert to datetime
 def parse_date(date):
-    return dt.datetime.strptime(date.decode('ascii'), '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
+    return dt.datetime.strptime(date, '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S')
 
 
 testdata = np.genfromtxt(get_test_data('timeseries.csv', False), names=True, dtype=None,
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index f0210908422..5f5d6c2a66b 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ filterwarnings = [
 
 [tool.ruff]
 line-length = 95
-exclude = ["docs", "build", "src/metpy/io/_metar_parser/metar_parser.py"]
+exclude = ["docs", "build", "src/metpy/io/_metar_parser/metar_parser.py", "talks"]
 preview = true
 
 [tool.ruff.lint]
diff --git a/src/metpy/calc/thermo.py b/src/metpy/calc/thermo.py
index 86d88da7bf4..b87a037e056 100644
--- a/src/metpy/calc/thermo.py
+++ b/src/metpy/calc/thermo.py
@@ -2588,7 +2588,7 @@ def most_unstable_parcel(pressure, temperature, dewpoint, height=None, bottom=No
     >>> # find most unstable parcel of depth 50 hPa
     >>> most_unstable_parcel(p, T, Td, depth=50*units.hPa)
     (<Quantity(1008.0, 'hectopascal')>, <Quantity(29.3, 'degree_Celsius')>,
-    <Quantity(26.5176931, 'degree_Celsius')>, 0)
+    <Quantity(26.5176931, 'degree_Celsius')>, np.int64(0))
 
     See Also
     --------
diff --git a/src/metpy/plots/declarative.py b/src/metpy/plots/declarative.py
index 843c82d92b6..614707b90ee 100644
--- a/src/metpy/plots/declarative.py
+++ b/src/metpy/plots/declarative.py
@@ -1012,7 +1012,9 @@ def _build(self):
         # If we're on a map, we use min/max for y and manually figure out origin to try to
         # avoid upside down images created by images where y[0] > y[-1], as well as
         # specifying the transform
-        kwargs['extent'] = (x_like[0], x_like[-1], y_like.min(), y_like.max())
+        # TODO item() shouldn't be necessary, but is until pydata/xarray#9043 is fixed.
+        kwargs['extent'] = (x_like[0].item(), x_like[-1].item(),
+                            y_like.min().item(), y_like.max().item())
         kwargs['origin'] = 'upper' if y_like[0] > y_like[-1] else 'lower'
         kwargs.setdefault('cmap', self._cmap_obj)
         kwargs.setdefault('norm', self._norm_obj)
diff --git a/src/metpy/testing.py b/src/metpy/testing.py
index a46a5ea8059..46f62805fd5 100644
--- a/src/metpy/testing.py
+++ b/src/metpy/testing.py
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 """
 import contextlib
 import functools
-from importlib.metadata import requires, version
+from importlib.metadata import PackageNotFoundError, requires, version
 import operator as op
 import re
 
@@ -55,7 +55,12 @@ def version_check(version_spec):
     metadata_spec = _get_metadata_spec(module_name)
     _, _, minimum_version_number = _parse_version_spec(metadata_spec)
 
-    installed_version = Version(version(module_name))
+    try:
+        installed_version = Version(version(module_name))
+    except PackageNotFoundError:
+        # Package not installed considered false condition for spec
+        return False
+
     specified_version = Version(version_number)
     minimum_version = Version(minimum_version_number)
 
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diff --git a/tests/plots/baseline/test_us_states_scales.png b/tests/plots/baseline/test_us_states_scales.png
index 5f12b9dd360..5945b68353f 100644
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diff --git a/tests/plots/baseline/test_uslcc_plotting.png b/tests/plots/baseline/test_uslcc_plotting.png
index aed4966dca3..287053a737a 100644
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diff --git a/tests/plots/test_cartopy_utils.py b/tests/plots/test_cartopy_utils.py
index 83e95088265..1cc864a3683 100644
--- a/tests/plots/test_cartopy_utils.py
+++ b/tests/plots/test_cartopy_utils.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import pytest
 
 import metpy.plots as mpplots
+from metpy.testing import version_check
 
 
 @pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(tolerance=0.053, remove_text=True)
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ def test_us_states_defaults(ccrs):
     return fig
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(tolerance=0.092, remove_text=True)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(tolerance=0.248 if version_check('cartopy<0.23') else 0.,
+                               remove_text=True)
 def test_us_states_scales(ccrs):
     """Test the default US States plotting with all scales."""
     proj = ccrs.LambertConformal(central_longitude=-85.0, central_latitude=45.0)
diff --git a/tests/plots/test_declarative.py b/tests/plots/test_declarative.py
index 48588101f88..121ca2717aa 100644
--- a/tests/plots/test_declarative.py
+++ b/tests/plots/test_declarative.py
@@ -92,7 +92,8 @@ def test_declarative_four_dims_error():
         pc.draw()
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.096)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True,
+                               tolerance=0.163 if version_check('cartopy<0.23') else 0.09)
 @needs_cartopy
 def test_declarative_contour():
     """Test making a contour plot."""
@@ -151,7 +152,8 @@ def test_declarative_titles():
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.101)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True,
+                               tolerance=0.159 if version_check('cartopy<0.23') else 0.066)
 @needs_cartopy
 def test_declarative_smooth_contour():
     """Test making a contour plot using smooth_contour."""
@@ -180,7 +182,8 @@ def test_declarative_smooth_contour():
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.121)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True,
+                               tolerance=0.155 if version_check('cartopy<0.23') else 0.006)
 @needs_cartopy
 def test_declarative_smooth_contour_calculation():
     """Test making a contour plot using smooth_contour."""
@@ -222,7 +225,8 @@ def test_declarative_smooth_contour_calculation():
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.034)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True,
+                               tolerance=0.142 if version_check('cartopy<0.23') else 0.0038)
 @needs_cartopy
 def test_declarative_smooth_contour_order():
     """Test making a contour plot using smooth_contour with tuple."""
@@ -251,7 +255,8 @@ def test_declarative_smooth_contour_order():
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.063)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True,
+                               tolerance=0.114 if version_check('cartopy<0.23') else 0.058)
 @needs_cartopy
 def test_declarative_figsize():
     """Test having an all float figsize."""
@@ -279,7 +284,8 @@ def test_declarative_figsize():
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.039)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True,
+                               tolerance=0.104 if version_check('cartopy<0.23') else 0.033)
 @needs_cartopy
 def test_declarative_smooth_field():
     """Test the smoothing of the field with smooth_field trait."""
@@ -367,7 +373,8 @@ def test_declarative_contour_options():
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.085)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True,
+                               tolerance=0.152 if version_check('cartopy<0.23') else 0.009)
 @needs_cartopy
 def test_declarative_layers_plot_options():
     """Test declarative layer options of edgecolor and linewidth."""
@@ -397,7 +404,8 @@ def test_declarative_layers_plot_options():
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.021)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True,
+                               tolerance=0.055 if version_check('cartopy<0.23') else 0.009)
 @needs_cartopy
 def test_declarative_additional_layers_plot_options():
     """Test additional declarative layer options of linestyle, zorder, and alpha."""
@@ -432,7 +440,9 @@ def test_declarative_additional_layers_plot_options():
 
 @pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(
     remove_text=True,
-    tolerance=2.74 if version_check('matplotlib<3.8') else 1.91)
+    tolerance=(
+        3.34 if version_check('cartopy<0.23') else
+        2.74 if version_check('matplotlib<3.8') else 1.91))
 @needs_cartopy
 def test_declarative_contour_convert_units():
     """Test making a contour plot."""
@@ -468,7 +478,6 @@ def test_declarative_contour_convert_units():
 def test_declarative_events():
     """Test that resetting traitlets properly propagates."""
     data = xr.open_dataset(get_test_data('narr_example.nc', as_file_obj=False))
-
     contour = ContourPlot()
     contour.data = data
     contour.field = 'Temperature'
@@ -658,7 +667,8 @@ def test_colorfill():
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.02)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True,
+                               tolerance=0.238 if version_check('cartopy<0.23') else 0.004)
 def test_colorfill_with_image_range(cfeature):
     """Test that we can use ContourFillPlot with image_range bounds."""
     data = xr.open_dataset(get_test_data('narr_example.nc', as_file_obj=False))
@@ -685,7 +695,9 @@ def test_colorfill_with_image_range(cfeature):
 
 
 @pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(
-    remove_text=True, tolerance=0.02, filename='test_colorfill_with_image_range.png'
+    remove_text=True,
+    tolerance=0.238 if version_check('cartopy<0.23') else 0.004,
+    filename='test_colorfill_with_image_range.png'
 )
 def test_colorfill_with_normalize_instance_image_range(cfeature):
     """Test that we can use ContourFillPlot with image_range bounds."""
@@ -763,7 +775,8 @@ def test_colorbar_kwargs(cfeature):
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.02)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True,
+                               tolerance=0.370 if version_check('cartopy<0.23') else 0.005)
 def test_colorfill_no_colorbar(cfeature):
     """Test that we can use ContourFillPlot with no colorbar."""
     data = xr.open_dataset(get_test_data('narr_example.nc', as_file_obj=False))
@@ -1041,7 +1054,8 @@ def test_declarative_overlay_projections():
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.047)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True,
+                               tolerance=0.133 if version_check('cartopy<0.23') else 0.0094)
 @needs_cartopy
 def test_declarative_gridded_scale():
     """Test making a contour plot."""
@@ -1099,7 +1113,7 @@ def test_declarative_global_gfs():
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=1.05)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=1.42)
 @needs_cartopy
 def test_declarative_barb_gfs():
     """Test making a contour plot."""
@@ -1128,7 +1142,7 @@ def test_declarative_barb_gfs():
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.607)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.665)
 @needs_cartopy
 def test_declarative_barb_scale():
     """Test making a contour plot."""
@@ -1158,7 +1172,7 @@ def test_declarative_barb_scale():
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.668)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.722)
 @needs_cartopy
 def test_declarative_barb_gfs_knots():
     """Test making a contour plot."""
@@ -1334,7 +1348,8 @@ def test_plotobs_units_with_formatter(ccrs, pandas_sfc):
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.025)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True,
+                               tolerance=0.081 if version_check('cartopy<0.23') else 0.025)
 def test_declarative_sfc_obs(ccrs, pandas_sfc):
     """Test making a surface observation plot."""
     obs = PlotObs()
@@ -1363,7 +1378,8 @@ def test_declarative_sfc_obs(ccrs, pandas_sfc):
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.025)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True,
+                               tolerance=0.075 if version_check('cartopy<0.23') else 0.)
 def test_declarative_sfc_obs_args(ccrs, pandas_sfc):
     """Test making a surface observation plot with mpl arguments."""
     obs = PlotObs()
@@ -1424,7 +1440,8 @@ def test_declarative_sfc_text(pandas_sfc):
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.025)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True,
+                               tolerance=0.081 if version_check('cartopy<0.23') else 0.)
 def test_declarative_sfc_obs_changes(ccrs, pandas_sfc):
     """Test making a surface observation plot, changing the field."""
     obs = PlotObs()
@@ -1486,7 +1503,7 @@ def test_declarative_colored_barbs(ccrs, pandas_sfc):
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.305)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.314)
 def test_declarative_sfc_obs_full(ccrs, pandas_sfc):
     """Test making a full surface observation plot."""
     obs = PlotObs()
@@ -1663,7 +1680,8 @@ def test_attribute_error_station(ccrs, pandas_sfc):
     plt.close(pc.figure)
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.024)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True,
+                               tolerance=0.082 if version_check('cartopy<0.23') else 0.)
 def test_declarative_sfc_obs_change_units(ccrs):
     """Test making a surface observation plot."""
     data = parse_metar_file(get_test_data('metar_20190701_1200.txt', as_file_obj=False),
@@ -1696,7 +1714,8 @@ def test_declarative_sfc_obs_change_units(ccrs):
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.022)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True,
+                               tolerance=0.125 if version_check('cartopy<0.23') else 0.0)
 def test_declarative_multiple_sfc_obs_change_units(ccrs):
     """Test making a surface observation plot."""
     data = parse_metar_file(get_test_data('metar_20190701_1200.txt', as_file_obj=False),
@@ -1761,7 +1780,8 @@ def test_declarative_title_fontsize():
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=False, tolerance=0.607)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=False,
+                               tolerance=0.951 if version_check('cartopy<0.23') else 0.)
 @needs_cartopy
 def test_declarative_colorbar_fontsize():
     """Test adjusting the font size of a colorbar."""
@@ -1933,7 +1953,7 @@ def test_declarative_region_modifier_zoom_in():
     return pc.figure
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.338)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(remove_text=True, tolerance=0.377)
 @needs_cartopy
 def test_declarative_region_modifier_zoom_out():
     """Test that '-' suffix on area string properly expands extent of map."""
diff --git a/tests/plots/test_mapping.py b/tests/plots/test_mapping.py
index 8992112b790..271c29fc652 100644
--- a/tests/plots/test_mapping.py
+++ b/tests/plots/test_mapping.py
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
 
 import pytest
 
+from metpy.testing import version_check
+
 ccrs = pytest.importorskip('cartopy.crs')
 
 from metpy.plots.mapping import CFProjection  # noqa: E402
@@ -147,6 +149,7 @@ def test_lcc():
     assert crs.globe.to_proj4_params()['ellps'] == 'sphere'
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail(version_check('cartopy==0.23.0'), reason='SciTools/cartopy#2377')
 def test_lcc_minimal():
     """Test handling lambert conformal conic projection with minimal attributes."""
     attrs = {'grid_mapping_name': 'lambert_conformal_conic'}
@@ -154,6 +157,7 @@ def test_lcc_minimal():
     assert isinstance(crs, ccrs.LambertConformal)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.xfail(version_check('cartopy==0.23.0'), reason='SciTools/cartopy#2377')
 def test_lcc_single_std_parallel():
     """Test lambert conformal projection with one standard parallel."""
     attrs = {'grid_mapping_name': 'lambert_conformal_conic', 'standard_parallel': 25}
diff --git a/tests/plots/test_plot_areas.py b/tests/plots/test_plot_areas.py
index 6328bcb88a3..0c3903f8cbc 100644
--- a/tests/plots/test_plot_areas.py
+++ b/tests/plots/test_plot_areas.py
@@ -6,8 +6,10 @@
 import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
 import pytest
 
+from metpy.testing import version_check
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(tolerance=0.023)
+
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(tolerance=0.555 if version_check('cartopy<0.23') else 0.002)
 def test_uslcc_plotting(ccrs, cfeature):
     """Test plotting the uslcc area with projection."""
     from metpy.plots import named_areas
@@ -27,7 +29,7 @@ def test_uslcc_plotting(ccrs, cfeature):
     return fig
 
 
-@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(tolerance=0.016)
+@pytest.mark.mpl_image_compare(tolerance=0.119 if version_check('cartopy<0.23') else 0.)
 def test_au_plotting(ccrs, cfeature):
     """Test plotting the au area with projection."""
     from metpy.plots import named_areas
diff --git a/tutorials/README.md b/tutorials/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a388761397f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tutorials/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# MetPy Tutorials
+
+Welcome to the MetPy tutorials! These tutorials are designed to help you get started with using MetPy for meteorological data analysis and visualization. Whether you're a beginner looking to explore the basics or an experienced user seeking advanced techniques, these tutorials will guide you through various aspects of MetPy.
+
+## Purpose
+
+The purpose of these tutorials is to provide hands-on examples and explanations to help you learn how to use MetPy effectively for your meteorological data analysis tasks. Each tutorial focuses on a specific aspect of MetPy, gradually building your understanding and skills as you progress through them.
+
+## Getting Started
+
+If this is your first time using MetPy head over to the [installation guide](https://unidata.github.io/MetPy/latest/userguide/installguide.html) to make sure the required dependencies have been installed.
+
+## Tutorials by Difficulty Level
+
+### Beginner Level
+
+1. **Area Tutorial**: Learn how to use predefined areas with MetPy.
+
+2. **Declarative Tutorial**: MetPy's declarative syntax simplifies data exploration and analysis by streamlining plotting in Python, hiding complexity to make data investigation more accessible.
+ 
+3.  **Unit Tutorial**: Learn how to work with units within Metpy!
+
+### Intermediate Level
+
+1. **Upper Air Soundings**: Upper air analysis is a staple of many synoptic and mesoscale analysis problems. In this tutorial we will gather weather balloon data, plot it, perform a series of thermodynamic calculations, and summarize the results.
+
+2. **xarray with MetPy Tutorial**: This tutorial demonstrates how to work with xarray, a powerful Python package for labeled arrays and datasets. MetPy seamlessly integrates with xarray's data model, offering convenient methods and properties for coordinate, coordinate reference system, and unit operations. 
+### Advanced Level
+
+1. **Advanced Tutorials Coming Soon**
+
+The [Examples Gallery](https://unidata.github.io/MetPy/latest/examples/index.html) has more examples of what else you can create with MetPy!
+
+## Contribution
+
+We welcome contributions to these tutorials! If you have any suggestions for improvements or would like to add new tutorials feel free to submit an issue or make a pull request. More information on how to contribute can be found by checking out the [Contributors Guide](https://github.com/Unidata/MetPy/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md)
diff --git a/tutorials/README.txt b/tutorials/README.txt
deleted file mode 100644
index 568a1bf6c6d..00000000000
--- a/tutorials/README.txt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-.. _tutorials-index:
-
-Tutorials
-=========
-
-This collection of tutorials (under development) demonstrates the use of MetPy to perform
-common meteorological tasks.