Weather

  • Yas Marina Circuit, home of the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix

    Conditions are typically hot and dry during the days of the Formula 1 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and this year’s race, which takes place in just a few hours, will be no different. Peak temperatures today are expected to reach 84 degrees F (29 degrees C), although racing doesn’t start until 5pm local time in order to escape Abu Dhabi’s harsh mid-day sun. Some mild scatters of cloud may develop in the hottest part of the day, but these should clear up before the start of racing. Predicted humidity, meanwhile, is a relatively high 54 percent. Overall, fine weather is predicted for...

  • Red Bull Racing preps for the 2011 Italian GP
    Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix Weather Forecast

    Weather conditions aren’t looking too good for the 2011 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza today. There are predictions of a thunderstorm for later today and the clouds over the track certainly make those predictions look possible. It’s currently partly cloudy...

  • Red Bull Racing at the 2011 Formula 1 Belgian GP
    Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix Weather Forecast

    Conditions are overcast today at Spa-Francorchamps, the home of the 2011 Formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix, but there’s only a 20 percent chance of precipitation despite the hilly 4.35-mile track’s tradition for wet races. The band of rain clouds that has been seen passing over the area in...

  • Google Maps adds weather layer from Weather.com
    Google Maps Predicts Rain And Shine With New Weather Layer

    If you're trying to squeeze in one more vacation before summer comes to a screeching halt, you might want to crack open Google Maps. You already know that the service can plan your travel route, but now, Google Maps can help you pack, too, by giving you weather forecasts for your target...

  • Mercedes-Benz wind tunnel climate testing
    Mercedes-Benz' Wind Tunnel Provides Weather On Demand

    One minute it's freezing cold, the next you're battling with a hurricane, and then finally the sun comes out for tropical temperatures. No, it's not some futuristic vision of a world in the grips of rapid climate change, it's actually the conditions available in the new wind tunnels used by...

  • 2011 Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix
    Formula 1 Spanish Grand Prix: Weather Report

    Spain’s tradition of great weather has rung true for today’s race at Circuit de Catalunya, the site of the 2011 Spanish Grand Prix, with forecasters predicting dry conditions and just a slightly patchy sky. Temperatures should peak at around 78 degrees, which should guarantee plenty of...

  • bmw assist convenience 001

    In-car access to real-time information is already available in some formats - traffic alerts are a prime example. But now real-time weather, fuel prices and stock indices will all be available to new BMW owners. BMW's ConnectedDrive continues to push the boundary of in-car data technology in the U.S., following on its introduction of online data connectivity last September. Expanding access to a broader information set than the Google Maps database offers many more opportunities for driver and passenger alike, however. Weather, for example, provides the latest forecast for the next three...

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