… There are two ways to better predict the weather: Measure it more accurately, or describe how it works in more excruciating scientific detail. Enter WindBorne, a start-up in Palo Alto, Calif. … The good news is that we may be poised to enter a new golden age of A.I.-enabled weather prediction. … There’s a catch, though. These new deep learning forecasts are built on data provided for free by public science agencies. In the United States, that relationship is threatened by the Trump administration’s heavy cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, or NOAA, which houses the National Weather Service. … For now, weather forecasting models based on deep learning remain dependent on data releases from the physics-based models at the public weather agencies.

Other weather forecasting and NOAA news:

• Boulder Daily Camera (Colo.): Boulder scientists, leaders emphasize importance of NOAA labs
• Newsweek: NOAA tests new storm surge warning system to save lives
• American Institute of Physics: Blog: Senators press NOAA nominees on budget and staffing cuts
• Union of Concerned Scientists: Blog: We watched Neil Jacobs’ confirmation hearing for NOAA administrator and are concerned about what we heard