And now, here's Cli-Mate 9000 with the weather... Pattern-recognizing neural network tries its hand at forecasting

Deep-learning software may help scientists predict extreme weather patterns more accurately than relying on today's weather prediction models alone. Simulations involving complex differential equations are run on supercomputers to predict the weather. The accuracy of forecasts using this approach have improved over time, though it's still tricky to pinpoint extreme events like cold spells or heat waves. "It may be that we need faster supercomputers to solve the governing equations of the numerical weather prediction models at higher resolutions," Pedram Hassanzadeh, an assistant professor at the United States' Rice University's Department of Mechanical Engineering, said on Tuesday. "But because we don't fully understand the physics and precursor conditions of extreme-causing weather patterns, it's also possible that the equations aren't fully accurate, and they won't produce better forecasts, no matter how much computing power we put in." Here's where AI may come in handy.