Microsoft Researchers Release Open-Source Tool to Improve Weather Forecasts Two to Six Weeks Ahead

1. 05:17
   Satya Nadella · X

   Satya Nadella highlights research on machine learning for two to six week weather forecasts

   In Nature this week, Satya Nadella says his organization’s new research shows how machine learning can improve weather forecasts two to six weeks out, a timeframe that has historically been very difficult to predict. He highlights the work’s potential to help people better prepare for extreme weather.

1. 00:05
   The Verge · AI

   Microsoft’s research introduces machine learning corrections for longer-range weather forecasts

   Microsoft researchers and collaborators published research in Nature on Probabilistic Bias Correction (PBC), an open-source machine learning tool that corrects systematic bias in existing weather models to improve forecasts two to six weeks ahead. In the study, PBC improved ECMWF’s physics-based model accuracy for 98 percent of precipitation and 92 percent of temperature targets, and doubled the accuracy of its AI forecasting system. The tool can run on CPUs, though ECMWF cautioned that operational implementation remains challenging.

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