Google DeepMind says its WeatherNext model can accurately predict a storm's track and intensity using lower-resolution weather data, and open sources the model (Victoria Turk/Wired)
WeatherNext is being released as open source after matching or beating conventional cyclone forecasts on track and intensity.
Google DeepMind says the model can make 15-day probabilistic forecasts in under a minute on a TPU. It was trained on everyday global atmospheric data plus a curated set of nearly 5,000 historical cyclones. DeepMind says WeatherNext gave forecasters five days’ notice of Hurricane Melissa’s Category 5 landfall with 80% confidence. Techmeme's note
Google DeepMind says the model can make 15-day probabilistic forecasts in under a minute on a TPU. It was trained on everyday global atmospheric data plus a curated set of nearly 5,000 historical cyclones. DeepMind says WeatherNext gave forecasters five days’ notice of Hurricane Melissa’s Category 5 landfall with 80% confidence. Techmeme's note
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