# Google's WeatherNext 3 ditches physics simulations and learns weather directly from live satellite data

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> Published: 2026-09-06 10:36:35+00:00

# Google's WeatherNext 3 ditches physics simulations and learns weather directly from live satellite data

By Jonathan KemperSource: 

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        Google Research and [DeepMind](/glossary/deepmind) are releasing WeatherNext 3, a weather model that skips traditional physics simulations and learns directly from real-time satellite data. It produces hourly forecasts at up to five-kilometer resolution, five times more detailed than its predecessor. Google says regions in Africa, Latin America, and the Asia-Pacific that have lacked accurate forecasts should see the biggest gains.

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