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WeatherNext delivers earlier, more accurate cyclone forecasts
Earlier storm warnings help with disaster preparedness
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Key Points
- 1State-of-the-art track and intensity forecasts
- 2Average 24-hour lead time improvement
- 3Open-sourced code and weights
Google DeepMind published WeatherNext in Nature. The model provides state-of-the-art cyclone track and intensity forecasts with an extra 24 hours of lead time on average. Code and weights are now open-sourced on GitHub.
What happened
Google DeepMind released WeatherNext, outperforming prior models in hurricane forecasting.
Impact
Researchers and agencies can freely use the model for localized forecast improvements.