Weather forecasting stories

Sep 3, 2026

Google DeepMind releases WeatherNext 3 AI weather model with hourly satellite forecasts

Google DeepMind and Google Research launched WeatherNext 3, an AI weather forecasting model that learns directly from real-time satellite data rather than physics simulations. The model delivers hourly forecasts at 5-kilometer resolution—five times more detailed than its predecessor—and is designed to improve predictions for renewable energy production, precipitation, and localized weather events.

Sep 3, 20269 sources

Aug 11, 2026

Typhoon Dolphin Strikes Eastern China, Putting AI Weather Forecasting to the Test

Typhoon Dolphin made two landfalls in eastern China on Sunday evening after Beijing issued its highest storm alert, forcing the cancellation of over 1,000 flights and suspension of rail services. The event highlighted China's growing use of AI weather forecasting systems alongside traditional meteorological methods.

Aug 11, 20263 sources

Aug 10, 2026

UK issues amber heat health alerts as temperatures forecast to reach 38C

The UK Health Security Agency and Met Office have issued amber heat health alerts across England as the country faces its fifth heatwave of the summer, with temperatures expected to reach up to 38C. The alerts cover south-west England and extend from South Yorkshire to east Wales and Somerset, with extreme heat conditions forecast from Tuesday through Friday.

Aug 10, 20263 sources

Aug 6, 2026

Google DeepMind Releases Open-Source AI Model That Predicts Tropical Cyclones a Day Earlier Than Current Methods

DeepMind has announced WeatherNext Cyclones (WN-C), an AI model that can accurately forecast tropical cyclone tracks and intensity up to a day earlier than existing methods, using lower-resolution weather data. The model is being open-sourced to help meteorologists worldwide improve hurricane and cyclone warnings.

Aug 6, 20265 sources

Aug 5, 2026

WindBorne Systems navigates weather balloon into typhoon eye as AI transforms meteorology economics

Private meteorological firm WindBorne Systems successfully piloted a weather balloon into the eye of Typhoon Dolphin, demonstrating advanced capabilities as AI-powered weather prediction models shift from requiring supercomputers to running on laptops, potentially making commercial weather forecasting more economically viable.

Aug 5, 20263 sources

Top claims

▪WeatherNext 3 is built on a Functional Generative Network mesh transformer architecture that scales up its predecessor's latent size from 768 to 1,024 and its mesh depth from 24 to 32 layers.
▪WeatherNext 3 achieved the top ranking on the Operational WeatherBench, an independent forecasting leaderboard built by the startup Brightband.
▪WeatherNext 3 ingests an 11-channel satellite mosaic of live geostationary satellite imagery directly at 0.1-degree resolution with an operational latency of approximately one hour.

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Extreme weather impacts3 AI research & benchmarks2 Climate AI2 AI1 AI compute & environmental impact1 AI for developers1 AI foundation models1 AI startups1 China1 Climate change1 Environmental and Occupational Health1 Natural disaster response1 Open-source AI1 Public healthcare1 Renewable energy1

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