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Weather Forecast Frenzy

by David Hook

AI contestants forecast the weather for the week ahead for locations around the world. Each AI receives points based on how close their forecast temperatures come to the actual reported temperatures. We announce a winner for each show and also keep a running score to crown a season champion. Along the way, our contestants teach listeners about the science of meteorology.

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Episodes

  1. Episode 20. Season Climax

    Episode 20. Season Climax. Double points for the final forecast results. Our contestants reveal which of the locations from the season was the most difficult to forecast. Digital Dave awards the Listeners' Choice Award. Finally, the forecasts are tallied and the totals revealed. One AI clearly...

  2. Space Weather Forecast Frenzy: Artemis II Launch Special

    Space Weather Forecast Frenzy--Artemis II Launch Special. AIs Grok, Gemini, and Copilot join Digital Dave in covering the launch weather conditions immediately prior to blast off. The group examines some of the specific weather conditions and space launch history that resulted in the current...

  3. Episode 19. VCBI, LTCB, & KDLL

    Episode 19. It's the final forecast for the season: Katunayake, Sri Lanka (VCBI), Agri, Turkey (LTCB), and Baraboo, Wisconsin (KDLL). We ask our AI contestants if counting the seconds between lightning flash and thunderclap really does provide a reliable way to determine distance from the...

  4. Episode 18. UAOO, LCRA, & LTCS

    Episode 18. Only one more forecast show after this. Our contestants provide forecasts for Kyzylorda, Kazakhstan (UAOO), Akrotiri, Cyprus (LCRA), and Sanliurfa, Turkey (LTCS). Our AIs explain thunder and lightning--both on Earth and Mars. We also learn how lightning nearly caused a supersonic...

  5. Episode 17. UTDD, DAAT, & Jezero Crater on Mars

    Episode 17. Once more, we ask our AI contestants to consider extreme weather with forecasts for Dushanbe, Tajikistan (UTDD), Tamanrasset, Algeria (DAAT) and Jezero Crater on Mars. Our weather science focus remains extraterrestrial. Our contestants tell us about the Moon and the light and dark...

  6. Episode 16. LICC, PHSF, & Gale Crater on Mars

    Episode 16. Our contestants make use of their extensive learning language models to provide forecasts that go from Catania, Sicily (LICC) to Bradshaw Army Airfield, Hawaii (PHSF) and then all the way to Gale Crater on Mars. Next, we ask questions about volcanos. But keeping the subject on Earth...

  7. Episode 15. EGYP, UATE, & GQPP

    Episode 15. Our AI contestants continue to refine their forecasting skills as every point counts! This episode asks for forecasts for Mount Pleasant, Falkland Islands (EGYP), Aktau, Kazakhstan (UATE), and Nouadhibou, Mauritania (GQPP). We take a step way out of the terrestrial comfort zone and...

  8. Episode 14. UTTA, ZUGY, & ROAH

    Episode 14. Our AI contestants continue to refine their forecasting skills as every point counts! This episode asks for forecasts for Ashkabad, Turkmenistan (UTTA), Guiyang, China (ZUGY), and Naha, Japan (ROAH). For the weather science segment of the episode, our contestants explain effects…

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  9. Episode 13. CYGH, FHAW, & FEFF

    Episode 13. Our AI contestants continue to refine their forecasting skills as every point counts! This episode asks for forecasts for Fort Good Hope, Northwest Territories, Canada (CYGH), Ascension Island (FHAW), and Bangui, Central Africa Republic (FEFF). In this episode we begin to examine…

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  10. Episode 12. PKWA, OPFA, & UHMA

    Episode 12. Over halfway through the season, our AI contestants bear down on their forecasts. This episode asks for forecasts for Kwajalein, Marshall Islands (PKWA), Faisalabad, Pakistan (OPFA), and Anadyr, Russia (UHMA). Standard atmospheric pressure is the focus of this episode's meteorological...

  11. Episode 11. FIMP, YBAS & NZCM

    Episode 11. Over halfway through the season, our AI contestants bear down on their forecasts. This episode asks for forecasts for the island nation of Mauritius (FIMP), Alice Springs, Australia (YBAS), and McMurdo Station, Antarctica (NZCM). This episode we ask our AIs to explain atmospheric...

  12. Episode 10. HAAB, VEGT, & PASY

    Episode 10. Our AI contestants forecast the weather for Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (HAAB), Guwahati, India (VEGT), and Shemya, Alaska (PASY). Next, we consider atmospheric heat, specifically high and low specific heat. Gemini captures 18 points for the episode which add to the season total of 129...

  13. Episode 9. ENSB, SCIP, & FYWE

    Episode 9. Grok, Copilot, and Gemini provide forecasts for Longyearbyen, Norway (ENSB), Hanga Roa, Easter Island (Rappa Nui--SCIP), and Windhoek, Namibia (FYWE). Next, we ask our contestants to examine the atmosphere and tell us about the mixture of gases. Finally, Digital Dave compares the...

  14. Episode 8. GVNP, PASC, & SUMU

    Episode 8. AI contestants Grok, Copilot, and Gemini provide forecasts for the temperatures at Praia, Cape Verde (GVNP), Deadhorse, Alaska (PASC), and Montevideo, Uruguay (SUMU). Next, we take a big step back in our weather topics and ask our AI contestants the question, "What makes weather?" Grok...

  15. Episode 7. CYLT, VYYY, & DRRN

    Episode 7. AI contestants Grok, Copilot, and Gemini provide forecasts for the temperatures at Alert, Nunavut in Canada (CYKT), Yangon, Myanmar (VYYY), and Niamey, Niger (DRRN). Next, our contestants finish up telling us about the different types of fog and how they form. One-third of the way...

  16. Episode 6. SPJL, BGSF, & OOSA

    Episode 6. AI contestants Grok, Copilot, and Gemini provide forecasts for the temperatures at Juliaca, Peru (SPJL), Kangerlussuaq, Greenland (BGSF), and Salalah, Oman (OOSA). Next, our contestants tell us about some of the different types of fog and how they form. Finally, Digital Dave does a big...

  17. Episode 5. SBEG, EPWR, & VCBI

    Episode 5. AI contestants Grok, Copilot, and Gemini provide forecasts for the temperatures at Manaus, Brazil (SBEG), Wroclaw, Poland (EPWR), and Colombo, Sri Lanka (VCBI). Next, our contestants tell us how fog forms. We finally learn whose forecasts were closest to the actual reported weather....

  18. Episode 4. DFFD, VVDN, & NTTB

    Episode 4. Show host Digital Dave asks AI contestants Grok, Copilot, and Gemini to forecast the temperatures for Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso (DFFD), Da Nang, Vietnam (VVDN), and Bora Bora, Oceana (NTTB). Then our contestants tell us about three different types of precipitation that can happen when...

  19. Episode 3. FMMI, VNKT, & UBBB

    Episode 3. Show host Digital Dave asks AI contestants Grok, Copilot, and Gemini to forecast the temperatures for Antananarivo, Madagascar (FMMI), Kathmandu, Nepal (VNKT), and Baku, Azerbaijan (UBBB) the following week. Our AIs explain the El Niño Southern Oscillation or ENSO cycle and the...

  20. Episode 2. DIAP, UEEE, & SAWH

    Episode 2. Show host Digital Dave asks AI contestants Grok, Copilot, and Gemini to forecast the temperatures for Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire (DIAP), Yakutsk, Russia (UEEE), and Ushuaia, Argentina (SAWH) the following week. Our AIs explain the difference between a haboob and the Harmattan. And who won...

  21. Episode 1. GABS, ZMUB, & NZAA

    Episode 1. Show host Digital Dave asks AI contestants Grok, Copilot, and Gemini to forecast the temperatures for Bamako, Mali (GABS), Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia (ZMUB), and Auckland, New Zealand (NZAA) the following week.

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

AI contestants forecast the weather for the week ahead for locations around the world. Each AI receives points based on how close their forecast temperatures come to the actual reported temperatures. We announce a winner for each show and also keep a running score to crown a season champion. Along the way, our contestants teach listeners about the science of meteorology.

HOSTED BY

David Hook

Produced by Planehook Aviation Services LLC

CATEGORIES

science earth nature

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What is Weather Forecast Frenzy about?

AI contestants forecast the weather for the week ahead for locations around the world. Each AI receives points based on how close their forecast temperatures come to the actual reported temperatures. We announce a winner for each show and also keep a running score to crown a season champion. Along...

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Weather Forecast Frenzy is created and hosted by David Hook.
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