Google DeepMind - AI Hurricane Forecasting

Artificial intelligence has been used in weather forecast models for some time. Google’s DeepMind, though, marks a significant step forward, one that suggests AI may soon overtake the physics-based models meteorologists have long relied on.

via NPR: As the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season ends, the future of forecasting is AI

_There were 13 named storms and three Category 5 hurricanes. But, for the first time in a decade, a hurricane did not make landfall in the U.S.

The season’s most destructive hurricane, Melissa, was one of the strongest Atlantic storms ever. It slammed Jamaica with 185 mph winds, devastating communities and killing dozens of people.

A week before the hurricane made landfall, however, forecast models disagreed on where it would go. One model that got it right — accurately predicting Melissa’s path and its Category 5 intensity — was a new one: Google’s DeepMind AI-based hurricane model._

As the 2025 Atlantic hurricane season ends, the future of forecasting is AI