AI Weather Forecasting: GenCast & Aurora
August 14, 2025
New machine learning models can be useful tools for making predictions, but experts say don’t give up the old methods just yet.
New machine learning models can be useful tools for making predictions, but experts say don’t give up the old methods just yet.
The Portland Gale claimed more than 400 lives, and it remained the most intense storm on record in New England until the Blizzard of 1978.
Forecasters say that three climatologic al factors are combining to potentially spark an extremely active — and possibly extended — hurricane season in the Atlantic.
Two powerful storms hit Maine on the nose, causing massive damage and leaving locals to ponder whether this will be their new reality
Weather models have limitations, and understanding these limitations will help you better interpret their forecasts so you can stay safe on the water.
We recently published a piece called “Sea Sense” by Michael Tougias. In the story, he shared lessons about survival from boaters who found themselves in dangerous, life-threatening situations offshore.
As it turns out, some of the information we need to improve today’s forecasts could actually be buried in the pages of handwritten logbooks from whaling ships that date to 1780.
A couple tackles the Race to Alaska—a 750-mile mad dash from Port Townsend, Washington, to Ketchikan, Alaska—with endurance, grit and ingenuity while testing the foundation of their relationship
NOAA’s new supercomputers will allow for a hurricane forecast model that will improve forecasting resolution from 3 miles to 1.2 miles.
Boaters and others can get free real-time weather information from www.weatherlink.com, a website where amateur weather wonks — 9,384 of them, to be exact —
The largest boat in the builder’s Sport range offers a balance of comfort and performance.
In a striking black-and-white photo essay,
Onne van der Wal captures the craftsmanship and
heritage that define the maritime Northeast.
A community sailing center in Massachusetts is building the next generation of offshore racers—one passage at a time.
Back in 1990, I was fresh out of a gap year following high school, bouncing from friend’s couch to friend’s couch and desperately in need
The Amesbury Skiff descends from a design that shaped New England working boats for 200 years
Boat propulsion often starts life as a terrestrial engine. Giving it sea legs is more complex than you might think
Artist Nancy Tankersley captures scenes of busy watermen in the Chesapeake.
A professional mariner prepares his Hans Christian 34 for this epic competition.
A new USCG-approved buoyancy aid offers saltwater anglers more comfort and mobility—but it’s built for calm, protected waters, not offshore runs.
This couple says their Grand Banks 46 Classic Good Enough turned out to be everything its name promised, and then some.
