But a series of recent advances in artificial intelligence–based forecasting models from big tech firms like Microsoft and Google might offer a silver lining. AI weather models are faster to build and cheaper to runTraditional weather forecasting is an expensive and time-consuming enterprise. It went on to outperform seven major forecasting models on all cyclone track predictions globally during the 2022–2023 season. All of this occurs far more quickly than with traditional forecasting methods. Federal funding cuts will make predicting weather patterns harder, even with AI’s helpThe rapidly evolving field of AI weather forecasting is unfolding against the backdrop of job cuts and reduced capacity at the U.S. National Weather Service.