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Google deploys WeatherNext 2 forecasts in Search, Maps, and Earth Engine

On 17 November 2025 Google DeepMind and Google Research launched WeatherNext 2, an ensemble weather model they reported as faster and more accurate than the prior WeatherNext system, and began using it in Search, Gemini, Pixel Weather, Maps Platform, Earth Engine, and BigQuery.

17 Nov 2025Tier 2 NotableMethodology 0.1

Current score

+0.24

3 base · Notable (tier 2 of 5, 3 pts)
× 0.7000 attribution · Critical contribution
× 0.3000 evidence · Technical disclosure or preprint
× 0.8500 realization · Realized outcome
× 0.5000 durability
Event-level product before credit split: 0.27

Consumer-scale deployment of MLWP is notable (tier 2), scored separately from the GraphCast/GenCast papers. Attribution to the WeatherNext/GraphCast family. Developer evidence. High realization. Medium durability.

What happened

WeatherNext 2 is the productized successor to DeepMind and Google Research ML weather models. The company said the new model generates many scenarios much faster than the previous WeatherNext version and upgraded consumer and enterprise weather surfaces. Forecast skill claims are developer-reported. This event records operational productization rather than the earlier GraphCast and GenCast papers.

Model attribution

+0.24

GraphCast

Operational ML weather models serving Google products and Earth Engine.

Productized GraphCast/GenCast-class models; ECMWF and ERA5 data remain upstream.

Attribution 0.7000 · Credit share 90% · Google DeepMind

Claims

  • WeatherNext 2 forecast data was made available in Earth Engine and BigQuery and used to upgrade Google weather products.

    outcome · supported

Sources

primary sources

Secondary domains: Engineering

Revision history

  • 13 Sep 2026 · 0.00 → 0.24

    Initial adjudicated seed score under methodology 0.1.

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