Herein, I write about the other end of the spectrum. A meteorology professor ran a numerical weather prediction model on a $50 computer and made a forecast for his state.

Computer weather models are the biggest tool meteorologists use to forecast the weather. But why are there so many, which one is the best, and why aren't they all better?

For now, most of them show a curve to the north, similar to the paths Hurricane Erin and Tropical Storm Fernand took. Some of ...

Computer models have revolutionized weather forecasting-but where did they come from? A look at the development of the first digital computer at Princeton University in the 1930s and 1940s and its … ...

And while our StormTRACKER meteorologists show you which computer model fits their forecast best on a flat, two-dimensional map on Futurecast, the weather computer models are calculating in three ...

U.S. natural gas futures reversed course and ended higher on Tuesday after early selling, backed by a colder turn in computer weather model projections released at midday. The front-month contract ...