Tyler S. Miller

30Jul/100

Real-Time Rain and Snow in Google Earth

The latest version projects images of rain and snow over the areas with those weather patterns as it’s actually happening! First enable the clouds layer, then zoom in to a particular location where it might be raining or snowing.

I am still baffled by how this works.  Google is making great tech advances.  Implementing real-time rain and snow into Google Earth?! How awesome is that.  For now, it is only enabled for certain areas.  I am guessing areas that see a lot of rain or snow or that have large populations.  I am excited to see this type of tech move onto more of Google Earth so that it covers the rest of the world.

You, too, can make like a meteorologist and track wet weather patterns ranging from light drizzle and snow to hurricanes and blizzards in Google Earth.

So, what do you think about this new feature?

Image and quote credits: Google Lat Long Blog

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