Weather.com meteorologists explain AI-driven forecast gains and El Niño snow split
The gist
Weather.com meteorologist Jonathan Belles credits AI models and denser data for sharper forecasts.
El Niño tilts this season's snow odds toward the West over the East.
How it unfolded
- Jul 1, 2012The Weather Company acquired Weather Underground, Inc.
- Aug 1, 2012The Weather Company acquired Weather Central, LP.
- Mar 22, 2018The Weather Company was acquired by Allen Media Group for 300.00M USD.
Key terms
- El Niño
- The cooling phase of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation, marked by below-normal sea surface temperatures in the tropical Pacific.
- jet stream
- A narrow band of fast-flowing westerly winds high in the atmosphere that steers weather systems.
- mesonets
- A network of automated weather and environmental monitoring stations observing small-scale phenomena and microclimates.
Source: Wikipedia