In case you haven’t noticed it’s not been a
great summer in the UK weather wise!
In fact if you look at the graph below from the BBC you can see that there has been a lot more rain than sun.
However one thing that might cheer you up during these ‘dreek’ 'dreich' times is this new Google Map Weather Mash Up from the UK Met Office. You can find the interactive map here.
The interactive map has all the zoom tools and geographical features of Google Maps combined with the ability to overlay layers of GIS data about the current and predicted weather (for up to 24 hours). The layers include cloud cover, temperature, pressure, wind and weather warnings. You can also adjust the opaqueness of the individual layers so that you can still see the landscape.
I think this will be a great resource for teaching weather in schools and Scottish educators teaching standard grade will find it particularly useful.
DREICH – ‘means bad weather. The kind of
weather which makes you miserable: dull, grey and wet. If it rains hard and
water runs down your neck it's dreich’.
Good news Ollie.
Isn't it dreich though ?
As long as it's dry and sunny in Devon for the next 2 weeks I don't mind...
Posted by: Alan Parkinson | August 04, 2009 at 10:51 PM
Thats the last time I use urbandictionary.com!
Have a great time in Devon.
OB
Posted by: OllieBray | August 04, 2009 at 11:07 PM
I will, the weather forecast says it's going to be dreek though... lol
Meeting up with Noel J for some extreme sports...
Posted by: Alan Parkinson | August 05, 2009 at 04:26 PM
Ollie can your please source your images, thanks.
Agree it's one of the best UK 'mashups' out there.
credit to the met office team.
Mapperz
http://mapperz.blogspot.com/2009/06/met-office-google-maps-weather.html
Posted by: Mapperz | August 07, 2009 at 06:55 PM