Google launches WeatherNext 3, its most accurate AI weather model, trained on real satellite data

geoffwolfe · x · 2026-09-04

Google DeepMind and Google Research introduced WeatherNext 3, their most advanced global AI weather model, generating hourly high-resolution forecasts, precise precipitation predictions, and clean-energy variables.

The key differentiator: most AI weather models train on NWP model outputs with a six-hour lag, but WeatherNext 3 trains on real-world satellite observations, bypassing that constraint. It now powers forecasts in Search, the Gemini app, and Google Maps, and joins Brightband's Operational WeatherBench leaderboard.

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