Beyond Two Weeks: How Microsoft’s New ML Tool Is Rewriting the Limits of Weather Forecasting
Reading Time: 5 minutesMicrosoft has published a machine learning tool in Nature that claims to deliver more accurate weather forecasts in the two-to-six week range, a window where both traditional physics-based models and newer AI systems have historically struggled. Released as open-source software, the tool joins a growing field of AI-driven forecasting efforts from Google, Nvidia, and others, with significant implications for agriculture and disaster preparedness.