Google’s latest AI weather model gives you no excuse to forget your umbrella

Google has released a new artificial intelligence weather forecasting model that predicts atmospheric behavior more accurately and frequently than previous AI models and traditional government weather forecasts. The model improves upon earlier versions by predicting at higher resolution, performing better at forecasting rain, and generating hourly predictions instead of six-hour intervals by ingesting raw satellite data in real time. This advancement matters because AI weather forecasting is faster and cheaper than traditional government supercomputer-based systems, potentially bringing accurate forecasts to poorer regions and improving outcomes like crop yields and renewable energy reliability. The model will be integrated into Google's search, Maps, and Gemini products, continuing a broader shift in meteorology toward deep learning techniques replacing traditional physics-based forecasting methods.