Google introduces WeatherNext 3, an hourly global weather model that uses live satellite data

On September 3, 2026 Google DeepMind and Google Research introduced WeatherNext 3, a global weather forecasting model that ingests live geostationary satellite data and produces a new forecast every hour. The announcement says it resolves some surface variables at 5-kilometer resolution, other surface variables at 10 kilometers, and atmospheric variables at 25 kilometers, and adds forecasts of 100-meter wind speeds and solar radiation for renewable energy planning. Google says WeatherNext 3 begins powering weather features in Search, the Gemini app, Google Maps, the Google Maps Platform Weather API, and Google Earth Engine, and that its forecast data can be queried in BigQuery and Earth Engine or downloaded in bulk from Google Cloud Storage. The announcement links to a paper and does not describe a release of model weights. USASI has not tested WeatherNext 3.1

USASI. (2026, October 13). Google introduces WeatherNext 3, an hourly global weather model that uses live satellite data. United States of America Superintelligence. https://unitedstatesofamericasuperintelligence.com/news/google-introduces-weathernext-3/

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  author = {{USASI}},
  title = {Google introduces WeatherNext 3, an hourly global weather model that uses live satellite data},
  year = {2026},
  month = oct,
  howpublished = {\url{https://unitedstatesofamericasuperintelligence.com/news/google-introduces-weathernext-3/}},
  note = {United States of America Superintelligence. Last updated 2026-10-13}
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