A major storm system is expected to deliver significant snowfall and freezing rain across more than half of the United States this weekend, with winter weather alerts in effect in cities like Atlanta,

Google, Microsoft and Nvidia are among the names vying to make forecasts more accurate for longer.

Weather services are forecasting different total snowfall amounts from Sunday's storm. Some forecasts call for 13 inches of snow, while others predict much less. Here's why.

It was only a generation or two ago that weather forecasts were not to be taken too seriously: funny-guy meteorologists on the local news wisecracking about ruined golf plans. That has long stopped being a laughing matter as extreme weather events are ...

AI could replace outdated weather models, but it needs humans and funding. Meteorologist Carrie Suffern pictured with a weather balloon at National Weather Service Headquarters in 2012. Image: Benjamin C. Tankersley/For The Washington Post Benjamin C ...

On a sunny spring afternoon in Virginia Beach, Va., I’m waiting on a package delivery from a big-box retailer. But today, I’m not looking for a truck or the neighborhood postal carrier; I’m watching the sky. I see a small dark dot in the distance ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I am a risk communicator focused on the impact of weather on business. Jul 15, 2025, 08:30am EDT The combination of AI, advanced forecasting and high performance computing can identify ...

This story was originally published by Vox.com and is reproduced here as part of the Climate Desk collaboration. Did you check the weather forecast today? Whether it was on your phone, the five-day outlook in your newspaper, or your friendly TV ...

ATLANTA — As Hurricane Erin churns in the Atlantic, the National Hurricane Center is incorporating a new forecasting tool this season: a machine-learning weather model developed by Google DeepMind. Google's Weather Lab team has spent years experimenting ...