Searching for Weather Information

Did you know that Google can be used to find and display current weather conditions and forecasts? It's a pretty easy search; all you have to do is enter the keyword weather, followed by the location. You can enter the location as a city name, city plus state, or ZIP Code. For example, to view the weather forecast for Minneapolis, enter weather minneapolis, as shown in Figure 10.2.

Figure 10.2. Searching for the weather forecast for a specific city.

As you can see in Figure 10.3, Google displays current weather conditions and a four-day forecast at the top of the search results page. And, while this is a good summary report, you may want to click through to the more detailed forecasts offered in the standard search results listings below the four-day forecast.

Figure 10.3. Google's weather search results.