Hacker News with Generative AI: Weather Forecasting

An honest look at how weather balloon launch cuts should impact forecasting (theeyewall.com)
As we navigate the world right now, we have an obligation to keep our readers informed on the news of the day as it relates to weather forecasting. After all, if you are using this site and others for weather forecast information, you have an interest. But there’s a lot of news out there, and a lot of opinions masquerading as news. No matter your political leanings, the “zone” as it were is flooded and trying to piece together facts vs.
Weather Forecasting, Meteorology, Politics, Public Policy
7 points by lantry 7 days ago | 0 comments
The End of Weather Forecasting (thinc.blog)
The Trump administration has informed NOAA that two pivotal centers for weather forecasting will soon have their leases canceled, sources told Axios.
Weather Forecasting, Politics, Government
122 points by nickcotter 30 days ago | 97 comments
The American Weather Forecast Is in Trouble (theatlantic.com)
Layoffs at NOAA will only make weather reports less reliable.
Weather Forecasting, Climate Change, Government, Science
63 points by zfg 32 days ago | 31 comments
Noaa imposes limits on scientists, sparking concerns over global forecasts (theguardian.com)
The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (Noaa) has placed onerous new restrictions on its scientists that people within the agency say could hamper the quality and availability of the world’s weather forecasts, among other key services.
Science, Climate Change, Government, Restrictions, Weather Forecasting
8 points by geox 47 days ago | 0 comments
Show HN: Gribstream.com – Historical Weather Forecast API (gribstream.com)
Leverage The National Blend of Models (NBM) & The Global Forecast System (GFS)
Weather Forecasting, APIs, Software, Data, Climate
71 points by ElPeque 104 days ago | 35 comments
Google's AI weather prediction model is pretty darn good (theverge.com)
GenCast, a new AI model from Google DeepMind, is accurate enough to compete with traditional weather forecasting.
Artificial Intelligence, Weather Forecasting, Google, DeepMind
79 points by Garbage 116 days ago | 37 comments
Google says AI weather model masters 15-day forecast (phys.org)
A new artificial intelligence-based weather model can deliver 15-day forecasts with unrivaled accuracy and speed, a Google lab said, with potentially life-saving applications as climate change ramps up.
Artificial Intelligence, Weather Forecasting, Climate Change, Technology
285 points by lemonberry 117 days ago | 206 comments
Google Introduces A.I. Agent That Aces 15-Day Weather Forecasts (nytimes.com)
Artificial Intelligence, Weather Forecasting, Google, Technology
49 points by ctc24 119 days ago | 7 comments
Google DeepMind team develops AI weather model (technologyreview.com)
Google DeepMind has unveiled an AI model that’s better at predicting the weather than the current best systems.
Artificial Intelligence, Weather Forecasting, Deep Learning
3 points by rrrrrrrrrrrryan 119 days ago | 0 comments
Google's DeepMind tackles weather forecasting, with great performance (arstechnica.com)
By some measures, AI systems are now competitive with traditional computing methods for generating weather forecasts.
Artificial Intelligence, Weather Forecasting, Deep Learning, Google
5 points by Gedxx 119 days ago | 0 comments
Probabilistic weather forecasting with machine learning (nature.com)
Weather forecasts are fundamentally uncertain, so predicting the range of probable weather scenarios is crucial for important decisions, from warning the public about hazardous weather to planning renewable energy use.
Machine Learning, Weather Forecasting, Science, Climate Change
6 points by vinni2 119 days ago | 1 comments
The unnecessary decline of U.S. numerical weather prediction (blogspot.com)
U.S. numerical weather prediction (NWP), which uses computer simulation to predict future weather, should be the best in the world.
Weather Forecasting, Science, United States
205 points by carabiner 157 days ago | 120 comments
Visualizing Weather Forecasts Through Landscape Imagery (github.com/lds133)
Visualizing Weather Forecasts Through Landscape Imagery
Weather Forecasting, Data Visualization, Machine Learning, Programming, Open Source
604 points by lds133 194 days ago | 57 comments
Launch HN: Silurian (YC S24) – Simulate the Earth (ycombinator.com)
Hey HN! We’re Jayesh, Cris, and Nikhil, the team behind Silurian (https://silurian.ai). Silurian builds foundation models to simulate the Earth, starting with the weather. Some of our recent hurricane forecasts can be visualized at https://hurricanes2024.silurian.ai/.
Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, Weather Forecasting, Earth Science
338 points by rejuvyesh 198 days ago | 141 comments
Artificial intelligence gives weather forecasters a new edge (nytimes.com)
Artificial intelligence, Weather Forecasting, Technology, Science
158 points by petethomas 247 days ago | 64 comments
AI helps to produce breakthrough in weather and climate forecasting (ft.com)
AI, Weather Forecasting, Climate Change, Science
18 points by ianrahman 254 days ago | 1 comments
El Niño forecasts extended to 18 months with physics-based model (phys.org)
El Niño, Weather Forecasting, Climate Science, Physics
46 points by wglb 279 days ago | 16 comments
No physics? No problem. AI weather forecasting is already making strides (arstechnica.com)
Artificial Intelligence, Weather Forecasting, Science
63 points by Brajeshwar 302 days ago | 56 comments