We've got another good one for all of our fellow map geeks out there. Sev just learned about Windy TV from the lighthouse keeper in the Azores. The website provides a real-time map visualization of wind and weather patterns around the globe. It allows the user to zero in on a specific address or to get a satellite's-eye-view of whole continents, and it's a great tool for educating yourself about about predominant wind patterns and their seasonal variations.
Utility aside, we'd be remiss for not mentioning that the visualization is in and of itself downright gorgeous; as far as we're concerned this is kind of the best way to spend time on the internet since Google Earth.
Oh, and bonus? Windy TV also provides your local forecast five days out without the encroachment of ads.
It makes so much sense to be as familiar with the wind as you are with your coastline, your local watershed, your local politics...
The air is moving! Can you feel it?!