SALT LAKE CITY — Artificial intelligence is quickly making its way into nearly every industry, and meteorology is no exception. The new AI-driven approach to weather prediction is reshaping how forecasts are made and what it means for your daily weather here in Utah.

For decades, weather forecasting has relied on complex physical equations — powerful computers crunching atmospheric physics to predict what comes next. But with advances in AI, that process is evolving fast.

University of Utah atmospheric sciences professor Jim Steenburgh says the difference comes down to speed and efficiency.

“We’ve been using statistical techniques related to AI in atmospheric sciences for quite a while,” Steenburgh said. “What’s really changed is the computer horsepower — and that’s having some revoluti

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