​Microsoft has a new machine learning tool to improve weather forecasts 

​Microsoft has a new machine learning tool to improve weather forecasts 

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Art depicts palm trees over an image of a swirling tropical storm.

Old-school physics-based weather forecasting and even new AI models typically become less reliable beyond two weeks, a problem Microsoft claims to have solved using machine learning.

Researchers with the company say they’ve found a new, cost-effective way to make more accurate weather forecasts two to six weeks in advance – allowing farmers and emergency responders to plan ahead with greater certainty. The findings were published today in the journal Nature, and the tool is now open-source software.

Microsoft joins Google, Nvidia, and other companies developing AI tools for weather forecasting. Instead of creating a new standalone weather …

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