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Improving precipitation forecasts in an AI weather model using observational data

arXiv · AI, language, vision and robotics · article · Sep 2, 2026 · UTC

Artificial intelligence weather prediction systems now surpass state-of-the-art physical models for medium-range forecasting. However, because these models are trained almost exclusively on historical climate reanalyses, they inherit pervasive structural biases, particularly for precipitation. Here we fine-tune a global graph-transformer architecture directly on high-resolution, satellite-derived precipitation observations. The resulting model reduces global medium-range probabilistic forecasting errors by up to 19% and improves extreme rainfall prediction accuracy by 57% over current operatio

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