Weather forecast is one of the most popular topics that people search on the Internet. It seems quite natural to combine such information with a map service, which is Google Maps .
The US weather bureau The Weather Channel Interactive has released a special applet for Google Maps, with which you can overlay an additional layer with weather information on the map. Temperature, precipitation, humidity, wind and translucent photographs of clouds from the satellite. For the American territory there are additional options, including data from the Doppler radar and a lightning detection system.
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You can turn on a custom weather forecast layer after logging in to the system through the “My Maps” menu.