Dai Kuai (left), the first author of the study on HKUST’s new weather forecasting model, and Su Hui, who leads the Climate Change and Extreme Weather direction for the State Key Laboratory of Climate Resilience for Coastal Cities, pose for a photo during a media briefing on the model held at HKUST on Jan 28, 2026. (WU KUNLING / CHINA DAILY)
A locally-developed artificial-intelligence-powered storm forecast system is being tested by the national and Hong Kong weather authorities, with the system able to improve the forecasting of thunderstorms or sudden rainfall from the current maximum of two hours to four hours ahead.
The system, developed by a research team from Hong Kong University…
