Google DeepMind launches WeatherNext 3 with up to 50% more accurate precipitation forecasts
PeterWBattaglia · x · 2026-09-03
Google DeepMind unveiled WeatherNext 3, its most powerful AI weather forecasting model yet: hourly high-resolution forecasts, training on new data sources including live satellites, and state-of-the-art skill per independent evaluations by Brightband. Its standout feature is precipitation forecasting—up to 50% more accurate, with the biggest gains in historically under-served regions—plus new variables for renewable energy forecasting like turbine-height wind speed.
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