Google says its AI weather model is getting better

<figure> <img alt="Image of the Google “G” logo on a blue, black, and purple background." data-caption="" data-portal-copyright="Illustration: The Verge" data-has-syndication-rights="1" src="https://platform.theverge.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/chorus/uploads/chorus_asset/file/24016886/STK093_Google_03.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;crop=0,0,100,100" /> <figcaption> </figcaption> </figure> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">Google is rolling out an updated AI weather model that's supposed to be more accurate, especially when it comes to predicting rain and snowfall.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">In the announcement today, the company says it's now able to make forecasts with "unprecedented resolution" using its new WeatherNext 3 AI model. It can produce a global picture that's five times sharper than Google's <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/822489/weather-forecast-ai-model-google-weathernext">previous model</a> by learning from real-time weather observations, according to the company.</p> <p class="wp-block-paragraph">"One of the main developments is for [WeatherNext 3] to go beyond what data most global AI models train on," says Samier Merchant, a research engineer at Google Research. "We're able to leverage …</p> <p><a href="https://www.theverge.com/tech/988921/weather-forecast-ai-model-google-satellite-update">Read the full story at The Verge.</a></p>