Hot on the heels of our NOAA Voluntary Observing Ship weather report layer, we’re excited to release our latest dynamic weather feed for Google Earth. Our DestinSharks.com Metar Weather Feed displays the latest weather observations for over 1,700 US locations in Google Earth. These observations include wind speed and direction, temperature, dewpoint, visibility, and general conditions. For a comprehensive view of weather in Google Earth, we’ve also created a ’super’ link which includes our new Metar Feed, VOS Ship Feed, NOAA National Nexrad Radar, and NOAA NWS Watches and Warnings.

The Metar weather data is updated 3 times hourly and the map will refresh automatically in Google Earth. You’ll need Google Earth Version 4 - for the Metar Feed to work correctly.

In the combined file, the ship data updates hourly (and uses a slightly different color scale for wind). The NOAA Nexrad radar layer updates every 2 minutes and the Warnings and Watches layer updates each minute. We recommend a good broadband connection for the ’super’ link as the radar images are large and update often.

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DestinSharks.com NOAA Metar Weather Layer for Google Earth

DestinSharks.com Weather Super Link

Layer Legend and Description

The position icons are coded to convey a fair bit of information directly. Here’s the current ‘legend’:

1. Arrow - points in the direction the wind is blowing towards
- white is <10mph
- yellow is >10mph but <25mph
- red > 25mph
- if no arrow, then no winds are not reported or are calm
2. Center Color
- White is visibility > 10sm
- Grey is visibility <10sm but >2sm
- Black is visibility <2sm
- Blue is no visibility information reported
3. Hover Label (for example ‘KDTS W 120@15 T 66/55 P 30.31″ 12sm Overcast’)
- Weather Station ID (usually an airport ICAO code)
- Wind From Direction @ Speed in MPH (W 120@15)
- Air Temp and Dew Point in F (T 66/55)
- Pressure (P 30.31″)
- Visibility, Cloud Cover, General Conditions (12sm Broken)
4. Info Window
- click on any icon for all weather info, station name, and observation time

Related Posts:

NOAA Voluntary Observing Ship (VOS) Weather Feed for Google Earth

Google Earth Version 4 Formally Released Yesterday

Download Google Earth and Other Free Software

Realtime Radar, Watches, and Warnings for Google Earth

Weather and Tide Links Added

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