2 Fun Weather Tools
November 12th, 2006They are predicting rain for the entire week here in NY. Should I take my umbrella to work? If you need help deciding, these two tools may help.
WeatherBonk is a neat mashup of the weather Channel, Google Maps, and other interesting tools such as webcams, seasonal weather, and more. Just throw in your zipcode and you will be presented with a forecast, a map with current temps in your area, and webcams from highways and byways in your area. Learn more about it here.
Also, Forecast Advisor adds an interesting touch to the mix, by comparing weather predicitions from major products. Again, enter your zipcode and you are prsented with the forecast for the upcomoing week and then accuarcy percentages from last month and last year for your area. Click on a specific day and you can see how the forecast as changed over the past few days.
According to the FAQ, they look at over 40,000 forecasts. Very cool.
The latter could make for an interesting reference tool and the former is, well, just cool to look at.