ML4WX

Probabilistic & ensemble forecasting

Predicting weather forecast uncertainty with machine learning

Sebastian Scher, Gabriele Messori

Quarterly Journal of the Royal Meteorological Society ·

Paper

In one sentence. A CNN trained on past forecasts assigns a confidence score to medium-range forecasts without running an ensemble; it is cheaper but less skilful than ensembles.

Labels

Topic
Probabilistic & ensemble forecasting, Post-processing & calibration
Type
New model or method
Method
CNN / U-Net
Time scale
3–15 days
Domain
Global
Data
NWP analysis or forecasts (IFS, GFS, ...)
Status
Research
Identifiers
DOI:10.1002/qj.3410 OpenAlex:W2896006105
Added
2026-10-22

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