Why accurate weather forecasting is still so difficult — and why real-time data matters
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The gap between faster AI forecasts and still-messy local accuracy underscores that data latency and coverage—not just model size—are the limiting factors. If your operations are weather-exposed, invest in local sensing and real-time feeds you control instead of assuming generic AI forecasts will close the gap soon.
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