India Unveils High-Resolution Weather Forecasting Model, Will Aid Monsoon Forecasts

The numerical global forecast models run by the European, British and United States weather offices have a resolution between 9 km and 14 km

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NEW DELHI: India on Monday unveiled a home-grown weather forecasting system with a spatial resolution of six km -- the highest in the world -- that would enable the weather office to issue more localized and accurate forecasts.

Developed by the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), the Bharat Forecasting System (BFS) will be operational from this monsoon season and place India among the global leaders in weather prediction, Earth Sciences Minister Jitendra Singh said.

The BFS will be the only global numerical weather prediction system in the world deployed at such a high resolution, representing a major advancement in India's forecasting capabilities.

The numerical global forecast models run by the European, British and US weather offices have a resolution between 9 km and 14 km.