Weathernews and Google have co-developed the Google Nowcast weather forecasting technology using Google’s AI.
Starting in July 2024, rainfall predictions will be displayed in five-minute increments up to 12 hours in advance on weather search results. The company’s proprietary rainfall amount analysis data was used to develop the rainfall prediction, reflecting observation data from approximately 13,000 locations and weather reports contributed by users of the Weathernews app.
By training Google‘s AI prediction model (MetNet-3) with past analyzed rainfall data and analyzed rainfall data in five-minute intervals from Weathernews, highly accurate forecasts have been made possible.
In related news, the University of St Andrews in Scotland recently partnered with the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) to enhance climate change research and weather science with the use of AI and advanced computing. Click here to read the full story.