tysroby Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 Google added a weather layer on Google Maps that displays current temps and conditions around the globe,goping to "make travel and activity planning easier". To add the weather layer, hover over the widget in the upper right corner of Google Maps and select the weather layer from the list of options. When zoomed out, you'll see a map with current weather conditions from weather.com for various locations, with icons to denote sun, clouds, rain and so on. And thanks to Google partnering up with the U.S. Naval Research Lab, you can see cloud coverage. If you look closely, you can also tell if it's day or night around the world by sun and moon icons. Clicking on the weather icon for a particular city will open an info window with detailed data like current humidity and wind conditions, as well as a forecast for the next four days. For example, below is the upcoming forecast for Bucharest, the great capital city of my country, Romania.Changing the units of wind speed (Mph/KMph/Mps) and temperature (F/C), and enabling or disabling the clouds (when you're zoomed out), can also be done from the left-hand panel.Check out the weather layer here. Original article: Google BlogStaff Note: Moved to Technology News. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tipo Posted August 20, 2011 Share Posted August 20, 2011 nice! thanks for the info! ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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