E-Media Tidbits

WeatherBonk.com Yep -- you can see via WeatherBonk that it really has been snowing in downtown Boulder, Colo. today.

Today, as I gaze out at two feet of snow on my deck in Boulder, Colo., the weather is much on my mind. Serendipitously, John Battelle pointed to a cool mashup site called WeatherBonk. Here's what you can do there, according to the site:

• Live Conditions: "View real-time micro-level weather conditions worldwide."
• Web Cams: "Check out live views from over 8,000 worldwide weather cams. Or add your own."
• Forecasts: "Click anywhere on map to view forecasts from The Weather Channel, National Weather Service," and more
• Fog Overlay: "Overlay the fog on a Google map in the Bay Area. Daytime only."

  Amy Gahran No kidding: Two feet of snow on my deck this morning! Click to see more of my blizzard photos.

• Weather Along Route: "Find forecasts for your road trip. Adjust departure times to avoid bad weather."
• Seasonal Weather: "Scroll through historical weather conditions to find the ideal time for your trip."
• Google Earth: "Use WeatherBonk dynamic data layer to view information in Google Earth."

You can also specify a geographic region and embed a WeatherBonk conditions map on your site. This might be a step up from the same-old forecasts that many news orgs offer online. Here's more about how it works.

Said Battelle: "This is where things are going, folks." Indeed.