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Weather Now Available in Google Earth

techi.com - Weather-obsessed people like pilots and surf bums will now be able to see the latest weather maps on Google Earth. In order to see it, enable the clouds layer, and zoom to the spot that you want to see (or do that in reverse order, it doesn’t matter)
Sat, 31 Jul 2010 19:50:02 +0000 (found 36 days 2 hr 34 min ago)

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A few comments:

Now I can check the weather for Taumatawhakatangihangakoauauotamateapokaiwhenuakitanatahu, New Zealand, with ease!

Yeah, wunderground is really good. But I won't be surprised if Google eventually implements the features you've mentioned. Also it would be nice if they'd make the opacity of the radar adjustable.