2024 will go down in history as the second-worst tornado season on record. 1,735 tornadoes have been confirmed so far in the United States, with the potential for a few more to be added from the late December outbreak. One of our clients, AccuWeather, breaks down the historical tornado season. In total, 53 people were...
Weather predictions have advanced over the years thanks to advances in technology. Over the last year or two, artificial intelligence has been a standout contributor to the improvement in accuracy and efficiency of weather forecasting. CEO Today Magazine highlighted 9 ways that AI has innovated weather forecasting. 1. Previously, weather data gathering relied on manual...
A new artificial intelligence tool from Google’s DeepMind is smashing barriers and achieving unmatched skill and speed in devising 15-day weather forecasts. The tool, called GenCast, hopes to help the public avoid the worst effects of extreme weather by providing reliable forecasts 15 days in advance. Last year, Google debuted DeepMind GraphCast and the original...
Knowing what the weather will bring is crucial for many. Despite weather forecasts that continue to improvise with increasing knowledge and technology, there remain places where weather can be difficult to forecast. If you want or need to know what the weather will be like tomorrow or in the next few days, avoiding these locations...
Eric Floehr, the founder and CEO of ForecastWatch, was recently interviewed by The Wall Street Journal about why weather apps can’t get the forecast right. With technology becoming even more powerful, like the creation of driverless vehicles and human-sounding chatbots, why are weather apps still so unreliable? Weather forecasts have gotten better over the past...
In nearly unanimous agreement, experts thought the 2024 Atlantic Hurricane season, which officially runs from June 1st to November 30, would be one for the record books. Atlantic Ocean temperatures were historically warm and La Nina was forecast to develop during the hurricane season. Coupled together, that could make for an historic hurricane season. An...
One of our clients, Pelmorex Corp., recently unveiled Gaia Energy, a cutting-edge AI weather model developed specifically for energy traders. Pelmorex hopes to revolutionize weather predictions and analysis within the natural gas, electricity, agriculture, and weather derivatives space. Gaia is Pelmorex’s proprietary Deep Learning Numerical Weather Prediction model that provides advanced predictive modeling, real-time weather...
Most people have an interest in knowing what the weather will be like in the coming days. Everyone is affected by it. Some businesses depend on accurate weather forecasts to make crucial decisions. Regardless, if you want or need to know what the weather will be like tomorrow or in the next few days, we’ve...
The National Weather Service (NWS) made changes to its winter weather watch, warning, and advisory products as part of its hazard simplification project. The official Service Change Notification was released on March 26, 2024 and the revisions went into effect on October 1, 2024. The changes aim to clarify that cold can be dangerous with...
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is overhauling its disaster rules in an attempt to end the cycle of rebuilding in areas that are unsafe. In the past when an event like a hurricane damages an area, FEMA would help rebuild communities and try to help them be more resilient than before the storm. Following...
