NASA and Planette Bring Quantum-Inspired Weather Forecasting to Life, David Muil

NASA has teamed up with the San Francisco-based startup Planette to build QubitCast, a cutting-edge AI system inspired by quantum principles that forecasts extreme weather months ahead, far beyond the typical 10-day window.

What makes this especially promising is the approach. QubitCast combines atmospheric, oceanic, and land data with physics-based and AI models, processed using quantum-inspired algorithms. It is designed to run on today’s computers, not futuristic hardware, making it efficient, scalable, and grounded in practicality.

This isn’t just clever tech. It has real-world impact. Farmers can better plan for droughts or storms, emergency teams gain precious lead time, and energy providers can strengthen grid resilience against weather shocks. That is the kind of foresight we need.

Even better, QubitCast delivers this extended-range accuracy while reducing computational energy use, making it a smarter and greener forecast engine.

In short, this partnership is more than a leap for AI or quantum tech. It is a bold step toward making extreme-weather forecasting smarter, sustainable, and genuinely useful for communities around the world.

NASA has partnered with San Francisco-based Planette to develop QubitCast, a groundbreaking quantum-inspired AI platform capable of predicting extreme weather events months in advance, marking a significant leap forward for sustainable planning and climate resilience. This innovative collaboration addresses critical limitations in existing meteorological capabilities. While current weather forecasting systems struggle to provide reliable predictions beyond 10 days, QubitCast represents a paradigm shift toward more sustainable forecasting with enhanced accuracy and dramatically extended prediction horizons.

https://sustainabilitymag.com/news/nasa-taps-planette-for-quantum-weather-prediction-system

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