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Need your umbrella today? Check guiWeather
Between your television, radio, newspaper, and the Internet, there are hundreds of ways to get the weather forecast for your area, but few are as cool as guiWeather. This free download works with Google Earth to bring you information on the current conditions in your area, complete with radar and weather alerts. It even keeps track of global lightening strikes all over the world. guiWeather makes extensive use of Google Earth's ability to zoom in, out, and around a chosen location so you get an up close and personal look at what's happening right in your neighborhood. If you want to access guiWeather without downloading anything, the site also offers a Google Earth-based pop-up applet with current and forecasted conditions for various world locations. Although the website's tools are pretty basic at the moment, there are more in the works including ones that will track tropical weather and wildfire hazards. Overall, guiWeather is good site to keep an eye on when you're not searching the skies outside your house for storm clouds.
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