Barometers can’t match the accuracy of computer-driven weather forecasts but are indispensable for basic predictions and spotting local precipitation trends. I first learned about atmospheric pressure ...

Mashable’s series Algorithms(opens in a new tab) explores the mysterious lines of code that increasingly control our lives — and our futures. Yet, there’s a limit on how far into the future humanity ...

Computer weather models are the biggest tool meteorologists use to forecast the weather. But why are there so many, which one is the best, and why aren't they all better? On this week's episode, the ...

A machine-learning method developed by Microsoft researchers and collaborators learns from existing models' errors to improve ...

FARGO — Our StormTRACKER team does more than just look out the window to create their StormTRACKER forecast. One of the most important tools they use to compile their forecast is weather computer ...

Matteo Dell’Acqua has to shout to make himself heard. Engine Room Number Five at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts’ data centre in Bologna houses a series of motors, each turning ...

EAST PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) ─ The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration has made some major upgrades to its Global Forecast System (GFS). These upgrades will allow meteorologists to improve ...

Weather forecasters in the Philippines got the tip-off in the second week of November 2019. A precipitation forecast that peered further into the future than usual warned that the islands faced ...