Microsoft says new Aurora AI model can accurately forecast weather changes | The Express Tribune

Key takeaways:

  • Microsoft introduced Aurora, an advanced AI weather model that can forecast typhoons, hurricanes, sandstorms, and air quality faster and more accurately than traditional systems.
  • Aurora was trained on over a million hours of satellite, radar, and ground station data and can predict weather events globally.
  • In tests, Aurora predicted Typhoon Doksuri’s landfall in the Philippines four days in advance and outperformed expert forecasts and the US National Hurricane Center.
  • Microsoft has made Aurora’s source code and model weights publicly available for researchers and developers.
  • A version of Aurora will be added to Microsoft’s MSN Weather app, providing rapid, hourly weather updates and cloud forecasts.
Microsoft says new Aurora AI model can accurately forecast weather changes | The Express Tribune
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