European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts - ECMWF

We were pleased to attend the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the European Commission DG European Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations' (DG ECHO) hosted high-level workshop today in Brussels, Belgium, on “Resilience to Natural Hazards through AI Solutions.” Emphasising our commitment to priorities on resilience and preparedness, and support for the World Meteorological Organization's Early Warnings for All initiative, including on activities in Africa through #SEWA, Tiago Quintino and Stijn Vermoote highlighted ECMWF Member States' progress in artificial intelligence and machine learning. They also showcased the European Commission's #DestinationEarth AI-funded activities, and gave a live demonstration of the innovative Forecast-in-a-Box concept. Celeste Saulo Veronique Bouchet #DestinE #WMO #GlobalGateway #EW4All

🌍 Are you passionate about strengthening early warning systems and building resilience against weather and climate-related hazards in sub-Saharan Africa? The #SEWA action, funded through the European Commission's Global Gateway, is launching a Request for Expression of Interest to develop regional pilots for Impact-based Forecasting services and tools. 📅 Submissions should be sent by 5 February 2026. Find out all about the Strengthening Early Warning in Africa (SEWA) action and the details and requirements for the request for Expression of Interest ➡️ https://lnkd.in/esqBfcif African Union EUMETSAT   #ClimateResilience #EarlyWarningSystems #GlobalGateway #UN #EW4All

🌍🌐 AI for weather and climate: our latest article wraps up our attendance at Adopt AI - Grand Palais.  💬 Throughout the event, ECMWF showcased its pioneering work on AI and engaged with participants across Europe. At our booth, scientists explained AI activities at ECMWF, including in the framework of the EU’s Destination Earth (#DestinE) initiative. The booth also featured a hands-on demonstration of the “Forecast-in-a-Box” concept, showing how a complete AI-based forecasting system can run on different computing infrastructures. Highlights included two dedicated sessions:  🔹 Masterclass “Data-driven Weather Forecasts”, presented by Matthew Chantry (ECMWF) 🔹 Round table discussion “Harnessing AI to Boost Europe’s Climate Resilience”, moderated by Florian Pappenberger (ECMWF), featuring Virginie Schwarz (METEO FRANCE) and Cristian Canton (Barcelona Supercomputing Center) 🇪🇺 The sessions underscored Europe’s strong collaborative ecosystem, turning Europe’s investments in data, computing, and science into scalable AI solutions that support adaptation and preparedness across climate-sensitive sectors. Read the full article ➡️  https://lnkd.in/eR3qJUsy 

🌀 When EarthCARE flew directly over the eye of Hurricane Humberto, it captured something never seen before from space: the vertical motion of wind, rain and snow inside the eyewall of a Category 4 hurricane. These new observations are helping ECMWF scientists understand hurricane dynamics in unprecedented detail and improve how we forecast their intensity and impacts. ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eWuv7mGn

🌍 Join the ECMWF AI Weather Quest SON Awards Webinar The AI Weather Quest, run by ECMWF and endorsed by World Meteorological Organization, brings together global teams using AI and machine learning to forecast three and four weeks ahead. Each week, participants submit forecasts that are evaluated transparently and shared openly as part of this growing open science effort. The first 13 week forecasting period has concluded with 35 international teams taking part. We invite you to the September-October-November (SON) Awards Webinar on 18 December 2025 at 13:00 UTC. The session is open to participants and interested parties, and will spotlight the best performing teams with presentations from top scorers and special recognition for standout contributions. The competition organisers will also share insights on participation and open the floor to community reflections and Q&A. Register for the webinar ➡️ https://lnkd.in/dCv5eSyW  The second 13 week forecasting period (December to February) is now underway. New participants are welcome to join at any time. #AIWeatherQuest

How evenly are the benefits of machine learning (ML)-based weather forecasting felt around the world? A new blog explores how AIFS performance varies across regions. The findings highlight where improvements are consistent and where further refinement is needed. Read the blog ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e6VHfmEv  

From Europe’s rivers to Pacific field campaigns, ECMWF scientist David Lavers follows the movement of water through the atmosphere and oceans, improving forecasts and climate monitoring through global collaboration and targeted observations. Discover more about his career, his atmospheric river research, and his role in advancing climate monitoring and forecast diagnostics ➡️ https://lnkd.in/ed44ECnn  

⏰ 9 December | Join our #FoEDebate tomorrow to debate Europe in space. Space is no longer a niche policy area. It underpins Europe’s economy, security and social wellbeing, while driving innovation that touches citizens’ daily lives. From weather forecasting and navigation to secure communications and climate monitoring, Europe’s investment in space delivers value for all citizens. Tomorrow, Friends of Europe in partnership with the European Space Agency - ESA will gather policymakers, industry leaders and experts to explore how to maximise the value of space for society, and how to ensure Europe keeps delivering on the space technologies it needs for the future as well as the present. We're honoured to welcome our esteemed speakers: 🔸Andy Brown, Deputy Director-General and Director of Research at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts - ECMWF 🔸Simonetta Cheli, Director of Earth Observation Programmes at European Space Agency - ESA and Head of ESA-ESRIN in Rome 🔸Mauro Facchini, Head of the Copernicus Unit within the European Commission's Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs 🔸Giorgio Gori, Vice-Chair of the European Parliament’s Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) 🔸Emmanuel PAJOT, Secretary General of EARSC ➡️ Find out more: https://lnkd.in/dK-uBGJk #Space #EU #Security #Defence #Earth European Space Agency - ESA European Commission