AI Beats Supercomputers at Month-Long Weather Forecasts

AI Beats Supercomputers at Month-Long Weather Forecasts

A new artificial intelligence tool can predict weather up to a month in advance, outperforming the supercomputers used by national forecasting agencies.

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Hurricane forecasters are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence (AI) to predict storms, and a new tool developed by researchers at a leading university can now predict weather up to a month in advance, outperforming the supercomputers currently used by national forecasting agencies [271646][267672]. The system uses machine learning—a type of AI that learns from data—to analyze historical weather patterns and then generates forecasts faster and more accurately than traditional physics-based models [267672].

In tests, the AI tool produced reliable predictions of temperature and rainfall weeks ahead, a task that typically challenges conventional systems. Researchers say the technology could help farmers, energy companies, and emergency planners prepare for extreme conditions [267672]. The team plans to refine the tool before making it available to weather agencies [267672].

Forecasters say AI, which is computer technology that learns from data to make decisions, is helping them make better predictions as storms grow more difficult to model [271646].

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