Precipitation nowcasting
What is it?
The science of estimating whether it’s going to rain soon.
I can do that already – by looking out of the window
Yes, but do you use anything as clever as artificial intelligence (AI) to make that assessment? Computer scientists at London AI firm DeepMind (owned by Google)), DeepMind says it’s more accurate than any of the current ‘nowcasting’ systems, such as the ancient method of ‘through-aperture vertical observation’ – the scientific name for looking out of your window.
