The Weather Channel Interactive, Inc. today introduced a new mapplet for Google Maps, making weather conditions available on the map with one click. In addition, TWCI has been selected as the weather provider supplying current weather conditions, forecasts and radar in Google Earth.

The weather mapplet for Google Maps enables users to add customizable weather layers to their map. Options include clouds and radar and points of interest, such as US and international cities and airports and US golf courses, lakes and schools. When selected, a bubble will appear at the point on the map with current weather conditions and temperature displayed. If there is severe weather for a point of interest, the bubble will be displayed in red with details of the alert.

The mapplet’s weather bubbles expand with a click to display data for the point of interest including temperature, humidity, wind speed, and UV Index along with an observation of overhead sky conditions. Forecast links including hourly, tomorrow, and 10-day are in the expanded bubble along with a link to a video forecast for the selected location. In addition, during severe tropical weather, users will see a Hurricane Central option on the mapplet that will enable them to track an active storm on the map.

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