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Groundstaff pull the covers over the grass court as rain stops play between Germany's Tatjana Maria and France's Kristina Mladenovic during their women's singles second round match on the third day of the 2018 Wimbledon Championships

DeepMind AI can accurately predict if it will rain in next 90 minutes

29 September 2021

AI software developed by DeepMind and the Met Office in the UK can predict whether it will rain within 90 minutes more accurately than current forecasting models
Preparing for a warming world will take a new information revolution

Preparing for a warming world will take a new information revolution

7 July 2021

The heat wave engulfing parts of North America may yet jump-start a technological revolution to help us be better prepared for extreme weather in the future, writes Annalee Newitz
Hurricane Patricia

Artificial intelligence can now predict El Niño 18 months in advance

18 September 2019

An AI trained on 100 years of El Niño events can now more predict when one may occur with more accuracy than other approaches
Make a weather station with BBC micro:bits and a sensor

Make a weather station with BBC micro:bits and a sensor

28 August 2019

Get up-to-the-minute weather reports by turning an environmental sensor and two BBC micro:bits into a mini weather station
snow forecaster cartoon

Let it glow, let it glow, let it snow

19 December 2017

Christmas comes but once a year - and so might a good snowfall. With these weather predicting baubles you'll never miss out on the chance to make a snowman

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