IMD Launches AI-Based Weather Forecasting Products

On 12th May 2026, the India Meteorological Department launched two advanced Artificial Intelligence-based weather forecasting products for rain-fed agricultural regions.

  • The AI-driven forecasting services will be operational from the upcoming monsoon season and aim to improve rainfall prediction accuracy and localisation.
  • National Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasting, has been introduced as a pilot project for Uttar Pradesh.
  • The system provides rainfall forecasts with a spatial resolution of up to 1 kilometre and a lead time of up to 10 days using AI-based downscaling techniques.
  • Another AI-driven rainfall forecasting system was developed by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology in Pune.
  • The new forecasting system ....
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