WeatherNext 3

Why teams choose it

Tradeoffs to know

• This is not a chat or coding model and is not interchangeable with TimesFM-3.
• Vendor CRPS and Brightband claims should be rechecked on your region and lead time.
• Not a substitute for official meteorological warnings.

When not to use this

• Not ideal for simple tasks where cheaper models in the same lineup are good enough.
• Avoid for regulated or high-stakes outputs without evaluations that mimic your tooling, data, and review process.
• Pair catalog notes with comparisons and your own benchmarks before declaring a routing winner.

Technical specs

Inputs

satellite imagery, weather observations

Outputs

gridded forecast, cyclone tracks

Capabilities

global weather forecasting, hourly updates, precipitation forecasting, satellite nowcasting, renewable-energy variables, cyclone tracks

License

Google-hosted forecast data; not a general LLM API

Model string

weathernext-3

Benchmarks

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