21-05-2025
AI will soon eclipse traditional weather forecasting, says expert
The weather app on your phone could be largely powered by artificial intelligence rather than traditional forecasting methods within just two years, an expert has claimed.
Paris Perdikaris, of the University of Pennsylvania, has created an AI model that appears to predict global weather patterns more accurately than today's best supercomputer-based forecasts.
The Aurora model, developed by Microsoft, worked particularly well at forecasting extreme events such as Storm Ciarán two years ago.
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'If traditional weather models miss the mark by 100 miles for a hurricane's path in five days, Aurora might miss by only 75-80 miles. It also better captures wind speeds in severe storms —
