It was only a generation or two ago that weather forecasts were not to be taken too seriously: funny-guy meteorologists on the local news wisecracking about ruined golf plans. That has long stopped ...

Paul Winters receives funding from the Gates Foundation. He is the Executive Director of AIM for Scale. Amir Jina receives funding from AIM for Scale. For farmers, every planting decision carries ...

When it comes to artificial intelligence, nothing better illustrates the technology’s promise and limitations than its approach to forecasting the weather. Along with calculating missile trajectories, ...

If you’ve ever taken even a cursory glance at a hurricane forecast, you’ve seen some version of the “cone of uncertainty.” It sounds like some other-dimensional realm of indecision, but it’s a ...

We can’t help you cook the turkey, but we can help you plan when to hit the road. By Nazaneen Ghaffar Nazaneen Ghaffar is a reporter on The Times’s weather team. Go here for the latest Thanksgiving ...