Google DeepMind open-sources WeatherNext cyclone forecasting model
WeatherNext: AI model achieves breakthrough in forecasting cyclones
What happened
Google DeepMind has released WeatherNext, an AI model that achieves state-of-the-art forecasts of cyclone tracks, intensity, and wind-field structure, providing about one additional day of lead time on average—roughly a decade of progress in meteorology.
Why it matters
The source reports measured gains of about one additional day of warning for cyclone tracks and intensity and opens the model weights and code.
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