WeatherNext 3 Brings 5km Global Forecasts
💡A new global AI weather model offers hourly updates, 5km forecasts, and renewable-energy predictions.
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What Changed
Generates hourly global forecasts from continuously updated geostationary satellite observations.
Why It Matters
WeatherNext 3 could make high-resolution, frequently refreshed forecasting more accessible in regions where conventional numerical models are too expensive to operate. Its renewable-energy outputs may also improve grid planning and generation forecasting for wind and solar assets.
What To Do Next
Prototype a weather-aware application by testing WeatherNext 3 data through the Google Maps Platform weather API or Google Earth Engine.
Key Points
- •Generates hourly global forecasts from continuously updated geostationary satellite observations.
- •Provides 5-kilometer resolution for temperature and humidity, 10 kilometers for other surface variables, and 25 kilometers for atmospheric variables such as wind speed.
- •Uses sparse weather-station observations to model terrain-sensitive forecasts in Latin America, Africa, and Asia-Pacific.
- •Predicts wind speed at 100 meters and provides cloud-cover and solar-radiation data for renewable-energy planning.
- •Supports Google Search, Gemini, Google Maps, Maps Platform weather APIs, and Google Earth Engine.
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