US EditionHong Kong Observatory to Enhance AI Models After Record-Breaking Downpours
HONG KONG, AUG 8 – The Hong Kong Observatory aims to enhance early warnings by expanding AI forecasting after recording the highest August rainfall since 1884 and four black rainstorm signals this year.
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Hong Kong Observatory looks to expand use of AI forecasting models for extreme weather prediction
The Hong Kong Observatory is considering expanding the use of artificial intelligence (AI) forecasting models to predict extreme weather conditions, a meteorologist has said, after the models predicted Tuesday’s torrential rain. A footbridge near IFC in Central on August 5, 2025, during the black rainstorm warning signal. Photo: Kyle Lam/HKFP. The Observatory’s acting senior scientific officer He Yuheng said on Friday that the AI models predicte…
The Hong Kong Observatory will invest in artificial intelligence to improve the prediction of extreme weather events, after the good results obtained during the recent record rains in August. The IA models, although not precisely identifying the points affected, have allowed to launch timely alerts. The goal is now also to enhance the forecast of path and intensity of tropical cyclones.
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