diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4f40dfd..6d41fe7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
         os: [ "ubuntu-latest", "macos-latest", "macos-14" ]
-        python-version: [ "3.9", "3.10", "3.11" ]
+        python-version: [ "3.9", "3.10", "3.11", "3.12" ]
 
     steps:
       - name: Cancel previous runs
@@ -49,10 +49,23 @@ jobs:
           environment-file: build_envs/environment.yml
       - name: Build WRF-Python
         run: |
-          cd build_scripts
-          ./gnu_omp.sh
-          cd ..
+          python -m pip install build
+          python -m build .
+          python -m pip install dist/wrf*.whl
       - name: Run tests
         run: |
           cd test/ci_tests
           python utests.py
+      - name: Check import
+        if: failure()
+        run: |
+          python -m pip show wrf-python
+          python -m pip show --files wrf-python
+          prefix="$(python -m pip show --files wrf-python | grep Location: | cut -f2 -d" ")"
+          echo "Site-packages directory is ${prefix}"
+          cd "${prefix}"
+          installed_files="$(python -m pip show --files wrf-python | grep -v -E -e '^[-a-zA-Z]+:')"
+          ls -l ${installed_files}
+          file ${installed_files}
+          python -vvv -dd -c "import wrf"
+          ldd $(echo ${installed_files} | grep -F -v -e ".py" -e ".dist-info")
diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..265c22c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,209 @@
+### setup project ###
+# https://numpy.org/doc/stable/f2py/buildtools/skbuild.html
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.18)
+
+project(${SKBUILD_PROJECT_NAME}
+  VERSION ${SKBUILD_PROJECT_VERSION}
+  DESCRIPTION "Utilities for reading WRF output"
+  LANGUAGES C Fortran
+  )
+
+# Safety net
+if(PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR STREQUAL PROJECT_BINARY_DIR)
+  message(
+    FATAL_ERROR
+      "In-source builds not allowed. Please make a new directory (called a build directory) and run CMake from there.\n"
+  )
+endif()
+
+find_package(Python COMPONENTS Interpreter Development.Module NumPy REQUIRED)
+
+# Ensure scikit-build modules
+if (NOT SKBUILD)
+  # Kanged --> https://github.com/Kitware/torch_liberator/blob/master/CMakeLists.txt
+  # If skbuild is not the driver; include its utilities in CMAKE_MODULE_PATH
+  execute_process(
+    COMMAND "${Python_EXECUTABLE}"
+    -c "import os, skbuild; print(os.path.dirname(skbuild.__file__))"
+    OUTPUT_VARIABLE SKBLD_DIR
+    OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+  )
+  list(APPEND CMAKE_MODULE_PATH "${SKBLD_DIR}/resources/cmake")
+  message(STATUS "Looking in ${SKBLD_DIR}/resources/cmake for CMake modules")
+endif()
+
+# Grab the variables from a local Python installation
+# NumPy headers
+# F2PY headers
+execute_process(
+  COMMAND "${Python_EXECUTABLE}"
+  -c "import numpy.f2py; print(numpy.f2py.get_include())"
+  OUTPUT_VARIABLE F2PY_INCLUDE_DIR
+  OUTPUT_STRIP_TRAILING_WHITESPACE
+)
+
+find_package(OpenMP COMPONENTS Fortran)
+set_source_files_properties(fortran/ompgen.F90 PROPERTIES Fortran_PREPROCESS ON)
+# TODO: Figure out the conditionals for running the C Preprocessor on Fortran files
+# I think the main thing to be changed is -E -cpp
+# Intel is -fpp -save-temps or /fpp on Windows
+# or call fpp instead of the fortran compiler to get it to stop after preprocessing
+if (${OpenMP_Fortran_FOUND})
+  # This would probably be cleaner if I shoved it in the subdirectory
+  file(MAKE_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/fortran")
+  add_executable(sizes "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fortran/build_help/omp_sizes.f90")
+  target_link_libraries(sizes PUBLIC OpenMP::OpenMP_Fortran)
+  add_custom_command(
+    OUTPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/fortran/ompgen.F90"
+    DEPENDS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fortran/ompgen.F90.template"
+      ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fortran/build_help/sub_sizes.py
+      sizes
+    COMMAND
+      ${Python_EXECUTABLE} ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fortran/build_help/sub_sizes.py
+        ${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fortran/ompgen.F90.template
+	${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/fortran/ompgen.F90
+    WORKING_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}"
+    )
+  add_custom_command(
+    OUTPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/fortran/omp.f90"
+    DEPENDS "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/fortran/ompgen.F90"
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER} -E "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/fortran/ompgen.F90"
+      -o "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/fortran/omp.f90" ${OpenMP_Fortran_FLAGS} -cpp
+    )
+else()
+  add_custom_command(
+    OUTPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/fortran/omp.f90"
+    DEPENDS "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fortran/ompgen.F90"
+    COMMAND ${CMAKE_Fortran_COMPILER} -E fortran/ompgen.F90 -o fortran/omp.f90 -cpp
+    )
+endif()
+
+# Prepping the module
+set(f2py_module_name "_wrffortran")
+set(fortran_src_files
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fortran/wrf_constants.f90"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fortran/wrf_testfunc.f90"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fortran/wrf_user.f90"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fortran/rip_cape.f90"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fortran/wrf_cloud_fracf.f90"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fortran/wrf_fctt.f90"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fortran/wrf_user_dbz.f90"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fortran/wrf_relhl.f90"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fortran/calc_uh.f90"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fortran/wrf_user_latlon_routines.f90"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fortran/wrf_pvo.f90"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fortran/eqthecalc.f90"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fortran/wrf_rip_phys_routines.f90"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fortran/wrf_pw.f90"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fortran/wrf_vinterp.f90"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/fortran/wrf_wind.f90"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/fortran/omp.f90")
+set(python_src_files
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/__init__.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/api.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/cache.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/computation.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/config.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/constants.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/contrib.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/coordpair.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/decorators.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/destag.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/extension.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/g_cape.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/g_cloudfrac.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/g_ctt.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/g_dbz.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/g_dewpoint.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/g_geoht.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/g_helicity.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/g_latlon.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/g_omega.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/g_precip.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/g_pressure.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/g_pw.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/g_rh.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/g_slp.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/g_temp.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/g_terrain.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/g_times.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/g_uvmet.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/g_vorticity.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/g_wind.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/geobnds.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/interp.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/interputils.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/latlonutils.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/metadecorators.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/projection.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/projutils.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/py3compat.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/routines.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/specialdec.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/units.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/util.py"
+    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/src/wrf/version.py"
+)
+set(f2py_module_c "${f2py_module_name}module.c")
+
+# Target for enforcing dependencies
+add_custom_target(genpyf
+  DEPENDS "${fortran_src_files}"
+)
+add_custom_command(
+  OUTPUT "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${f2py_module_c}"
+	    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${f2py_module_name}-f2pywrappers.f"
+     "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${f2py_module_name}-f2pywrappers2.f90"
+  COMMAND ${Python_EXECUTABLE}  -m "numpy.f2py"
+                   -m "${f2py_module_name}"
+                   --lower # Important
+                   ${fortran_src_files}
+  DEPENDS "${fortran_src_files}" # Fortran source
+)
+
+Python_add_library(${f2py_module_name} MODULE
+            "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${f2py_module_c}"
+	    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${f2py_module_name}-f2pywrappers.f"
+            "${CMAKE_CURRENT_BINARY_DIR}/${f2py_module_name}-f2pywrappers2.f90"
+            "${F2PY_INCLUDE_DIR}/fortranobject.c"
+            "${fortran_src_files}")
+
+target_include_directories(${f2py_module_name} PUBLIC
+                           ${F2PY_INCLUDE_DIR}
+                           ${Python_NumPy_INCLUDE_DIRS}
+                           ${Python_INCLUDE_DIRS})
+set_target_properties(${f2py_module_name} PROPERTIES SUFFIX ".${Python_SOABI}${CMAKE_SHARED_MODULE_SUFFIX}")
+set_target_properties(${f2py_module_name} PROPERTIES PREFIX "")
+
+# https://scikit-build-core.readthedocs.io/en/latest/getting_started.html
+target_link_libraries(${f2py_module_name} PRIVATE Python::NumPy)
+if (${OpenMP_Fortran_FOUND})
+  target_link_libraries(${f2py_module_name} PUBLIC OpenMP::OpenMP_Fortran)
+endif()
+
+# Linker fixes
+if (UNIX)
+  if (APPLE)
+    set_target_properties(${f2py_module_name} PROPERTIES
+    LINK_FLAGS  '-Wl,-dylib,-undefined,dynamic_lookup')
+  else()
+    set_target_properties(${f2py_module_name} PROPERTIES
+  LINK_FLAGS  '-Wl,--allow-shlib-undefined')
+  endif()
+endif()
+
+add_dependencies(${f2py_module_name} genpyf)
+
+if (NOT SKBUILD)
+  string(REGEX REPLACE "^/(usr/(local/)?)?" "" Python_SITEARCH_INSTALL ${Python_SITEARCH})
+  string(REGEX REPLACE "^/(usr/(local/)?)?" "" Python_SITELIB_INSTALL ${Python_SITELIB})
+  # string(SUBSTRING ${Python_SITEARCH} 1 -1 Python_SITEARCH_INSTALL)
+  # string(SUBSTRING ${Python_SITELIB} 1 -1 Python_SITELIB_INSTALL)
+
+  install(TARGETS ${f2py_module_name} DESTINATION "${Python_SITEARCH_INSTALL}/wrf/")
+  install(FILES ${python_src_files} DESTINATION "${Python_SITELIB_INSTALL}/wrf/")
+  install(FILES src/wrf/data/psadilookup.dat DESTINATION "${Python_SITELIB_INSTALL}/wrf")
+else()
+  # https://scikit-build-core.readthedocs.io/en/latest/cmakelists.html#install-directories
+  install(TARGETS ${f2py_module_name} DESTINATION "${SKBUILD_PLATLIB_DIR}/wrf/")
+endif()
diff --git a/build_envs/environment.yml b/build_envs/environment.yml
index 8b46c24..f292805 100644
--- a/build_envs/environment.yml
+++ b/build_envs/environment.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ name: wrf_python_build
 channels:
   - conda-forge
 dependencies:
-  - python>=3.9, <3.12
+  - python>=3.9, <3.13
   - compilers
   - basemap
   - cartopy
@@ -17,4 +17,5 @@ dependencies:
   - sphinx_rtd_theme
   - wrapt
   - xarray
-
+  - python-build
+  - pip
diff --git a/fortran/build_help/sub_sizes.py b/fortran/build_help/sub_sizes.py
index d69b6e8..bb91eb6 100644
--- a/fortran/build_help/sub_sizes.py
+++ b/fortran/build_help/sub_sizes.py
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ def main():
 
     ompgen_temp_path = os.path.join("..", "ompgen.F90.template")
     ompgen_out_path = os.path.join("..", "ompgen.F90")
+    if len(sys.argv) == 3:
+        ompgen_temp_path = sys.argv[1]
+        ompgen_out_path = sys.argv[2]
 
     with open(ompgen_temp_path, "r") as ompgen_in:
         ompgen_template = Template(ompgen_in.read())
diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 81dac41..5047e19 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 [build-system]
-requires = ["setuptools>=61, <70", "numpy"]
-build-backend = "setuptools.build_meta"
+requires = ["scikit-build-core", "numpy"]
+build-backend = "scikit_build_core.build"
 
 [project]
 name = "wrf-python"
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ maintainers = [
 ]
 description = "Diagnostic and interpolation routines for WRF-ARW data."
 readme = "README.md"
-requires-python = ">=3.7, <3.12"
+requires-python = ">=3.9, <3.13"
 keywords = [
     "python", "wrf-python", "wrf", "forecast", "model",
     "weather research and forecasting", "interpolation",
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ classifiers = [
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10",
     "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11",
+    "Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12",
     "Topic :: Scientific/Engineering :: Atmospheric Science",
     "Topic :: Software Development",
     "Operating System :: POSIX",
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ dynamic = [ "version" ]
 dependencies = [
     "basemap",
     "numpy >=1.11, !=1.24.3",
-    "setuptools",
+    "setuptools>=61",
     "wrapt",
     "xarray"
 ]
@@ -59,3 +60,19 @@ where = ["src"]
 
 [tool.setuptools.dynamic]
 version = { attr = "wrf.version.__version__" }
+
+[tool.scikit-build]
+cmake.verbose = true
+logging.level = "INFO"
+minimum-version = "0.8"
+cmake.version = ">=3.18"
+wheel.packages = ["src/wrf"]
+
+# To avoid stripping installed libraries
+# Packages often want to do their own stripping
+# SKBUILD_INSTALL_STRIP: "false"
+# install.strip = false
+
+[tool.scikit-build.metadata.version]
+provider = "scikit_build_core.metadata.regex"
+input = "src/wrf/version.py"
diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
deleted file mode 100755
index eaa0f91..0000000
--- a/setup.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,56 +0,0 @@
-import os
-import setuptools
-import socket
-
-if not socket.gethostname().startswith("cheyenne"):
-    import numpy.distutils.core
-else:
-    import chey_intel
-    import numpy.distutils.core
-    import numpy.distutils.fcompiler.intel
-
-    numpy.distutils.fcompiler.intel.IntelFCompiler = chey_intel.IntelFCompiler
-    numpy.distutils.fcompiler.intel.IntelVisualFCompiler = (
-        chey_intel.IntelVisualFCompiler)
-    numpy.distutils.fcompiler.intel.IntelItaniumFCompiler = (
-        chey_intel.IntelItaniumFCompiler)
-    numpy.distutils.fcompiler.intel.IntelItaniumVisualFCompiler = (
-        chey_intel.IntelItaniumVisualFCompiler)
-    numpy.distutils.fcompiler.intel.IntelEM64VisualFCompiler = (
-        chey_intel.IntelEM64VisualFCompiler)
-    numpy.distutils.fcompiler.intel.IntelEM64TFCompiler = (
-        chey_intel.IntelEM64TFCompiler)
-
-ext1 = numpy.distutils.core.Extension(
-    name="wrf._wrffortran",
-    sources=["fortran/wrf_constants.f90",
-             "fortran/wrf_testfunc.f90",
-             "fortran/wrf_user.f90",
-             "fortran/rip_cape.f90",
-             "fortran/wrf_cloud_fracf.f90",
-             "fortran/wrf_fctt.f90",
-             "fortran/wrf_user_dbz.f90",
-             "fortran/wrf_relhl.f90",
-             "fortran/calc_uh.f90",
-             "fortran/wrf_user_latlon_routines.f90",
-             "fortran/wrf_pvo.f90",
-             "fortran/eqthecalc.f90",
-             "fortran/wrf_rip_phys_routines.f90",
-             "fortran/wrf_pw.f90",
-             "fortran/wrf_vinterp.f90",
-             "fortran/wrf_wind.f90",
-             "fortran/omp.f90"]
-    )
-
-on_rtd = os.environ.get("READTHEDOCS", None) == "True"
-# on_rtd=True
-if on_rtd:
-    ext_modules = []
-
-else:
-    ext_modules = [ext1]
-
-numpy.distutils.core.setup(
-    ext_modules=ext_modules,
-    scripts=[]
-)
diff --git a/src/wrf/__init__.py b/src/wrf/__init__.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/src/wrf/constants.py b/src/wrf/constants.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/src/wrf/destag.py b/src/wrf/destag.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/src/wrf/extension.py b/src/wrf/extension.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/src/wrf/g_cape.py b/src/wrf/g_cape.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/src/wrf/g_dbz.py b/src/wrf/g_dbz.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/src/wrf/g_dewpoint.py b/src/wrf/g_dewpoint.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/src/wrf/g_geoht.py b/src/wrf/g_geoht.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/src/wrf/g_helicity.py b/src/wrf/g_helicity.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/src/wrf/g_latlon.py b/src/wrf/g_latlon.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/src/wrf/g_omega.py b/src/wrf/g_omega.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/src/wrf/g_precip.py b/src/wrf/g_precip.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/src/wrf/g_pressure.py b/src/wrf/g_pressure.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/src/wrf/g_pw.py b/src/wrf/g_pw.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/src/wrf/g_rh.py b/src/wrf/g_rh.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/src/wrf/g_slp.py b/src/wrf/g_slp.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/src/wrf/g_temp.py b/src/wrf/g_temp.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/src/wrf/g_terrain.py b/src/wrf/g_terrain.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/src/wrf/g_times.py b/src/wrf/g_times.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/src/wrf/g_uvmet.py b/src/wrf/g_uvmet.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/src/wrf/g_vorticity.py b/src/wrf/g_vorticity.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/src/wrf/g_wind.py b/src/wrf/g_wind.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/src/wrf/interp.py b/src/wrf/interp.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644
diff --git a/src/wrf/units.py b/src/wrf/units.py
old mode 100755
new mode 100644