Google develops AI that can accurately predict if it will rain in the next 90 minutes

We've all been there: rushing out of the house without an umbrella only to be caught in an unexpected rain shower. But now experts at Google DeepMind have developed an artificial intelligence-based'now-casting' system which they claim is more accurate at predicting the chances of rain within the next 90 minutes than existing models. It uses high-resolution radar data from the past 20 minutes to estimate whether medium to heavy rain is likely to fall up to two hours ahead. This graphic shows how Google DeepMind's system uses high-resolution radar data from the previous 20 minutes to produce accurate predictions on rainfall to come Experts at Google DeepMind have developed an artificial intelligence-based'now-casting' system which they claim is more accurate at predicting the chances of rain within the next 90 minutes than existing models The now-casting system developed by Google's London-based tech company DeepMind relies on high-resolution radar data. The radar repeatedly fires a beam into the lower atmosphere which then tracks the amount of moisture in the air.