Environment and Climate Change Canada will use artificial intelligence to make its weather forecasts more accurate, the federal department said Thursday. It plans to launch a hybrid model this spring that uses both AI and traditional forecasting and says the combination of the two will lead to more accurate predictions. The hybrid model is better at predicting extreme weather, such as strong winds or heat waves, because the traditional model "keeps the small-scale details that AI models tend to miss," the release said. WATCH | How to prepare for extreme weather: Extreme weather event on its way? Environment Canada said that over the past year, its "scientists and meteorologists have been carrying out extensive testing on the hybrid model, running it in parallel with our traditional model to evaluate its performance for predicting weather conditions in Canada."

Source: CBC News April 10, 2026 21:00 UTC