{
  "id": 5351576,
  "title": "Google says its AI weather model is getting better",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/google-says-its-ai-weather-model-is-getting-better",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-03T15:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Verge",
    "slug": "the-verge",
    "url": "https://www.theverge.com/tech/988921/weather-forecast-ai-model-google-satellite-update"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Google has updated its AI weather model, WeatherNext 3, which is said to be more accurate, particularly in predicting rain and snowfall. According to Google, the new model can produce a global picture that is five times sharper than its previous model by learning from real-time weather observations.\n\nThe model is able to leverage more data than most global AI models train on, as stated by Samier Merchant, a research engineer at Google Research. WeatherNext 3 has been tested on Operational WeatherBench, a utility for comparing AI forecasts, and has proven to be the most accurate among leading contenders, beating out other deep-learning models and traditional forecasts.\n\nThe new model will start feeding into weather information users see in search, Google Maps, and Gemini, as well as being available to users and researchers on Google's cloud platforms.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "TechCrunch",
        "title": "Google’s latest AI weather model gives you no excuse to forget your umbrella",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/googles-latest-ai-weather-model-gives-you-no-excuse-to-forget-your",
        "published": "2026-09-03T15:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}