AI-enabled Systems introduced by IMD to provide Hyper-Local Weather forecasts: Dr Jitendra Singh

• Two AI-driven forecast products launched on 12 May 2026 by Union MoS (IC) Dr. Jitendra Singh under the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES): an AI-enabled Monsoon Advance Forecast System and a 1-km High Spatial Resolution Rainfall Forecast for Uttar Pradesh (pilot).
• Represents the first-ever AI-driven operational system of IMD, marking a shift from coarse global numerical weather prediction to hyper-local, impact-based forecasting for agriculture, DRR and governance.
• Sits within Mission Mausam and complements the indigenous Bharat Forecast System (BharatFS) running at 6-km resolution with 10-day forecast horizon.