As summer ramps up, we’re excited to share a fresh set of updates. From shedding light on the weather inputs behind your forecasts to helping you prepare for atmospheric river events, this month’s improvements are about supporting confident, informed decisions. Plus, we’re gearing up to launch Seasonal-3, our most advanced forecast yet.
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The newest iteration of our seasonal model is powered by new end-to-end, foundational AI hydrology architecture. With more accurate projections, daily updates, and flexible horizons from 3 to 12 months, Seasonal-3 supports more proactive planning across your entire season so you can reduce risk and make better decisions.
Visible weather input timestamps: See when weather data was initialized to better understand forecast freshness and reliability.
Cleaner chart legends: Legends now appear below the chart, keeping your data view clear and unobstructed.
Improved performance during data gaps: Forecasts remain stable and consistent even when observation updates are delayed—reducing surprises and increasing confidence.
Join us on July 16, 10 am (PST)/ 1pm (EST), for an engaging webinar exploring how HydroForecast is helping water utilities like Sonoma Water navigate the challenges of atmospheric rivers. These powerful “rivers in the sky” deliver both essential water supply and significant flood risks across the globe, and HydroForecast can help water managers act with confidence during these high-flow events.
Looking to automate your workflows or feed forecasts into existing tools? Our recent blog post walks through how the HydroForecast API lets users pull forecast data programmatically plus tips to get started. The API makes it easy to work within your existing tools and upload key observations that enhance forecast accuracy.
Alex Truby, HydroForecast Solutions Engineer, recently attended the National Hydropower Association (NHA) regional meeting in Sacramento, California. Conversations with hydropower leaders across California underscored hydropower's essential role in a carbon-free grid, the challenges of shifting demand, and the importance of reliable forecasts to address ever-evolving operational and regulatory complexities. Alex shared her post-conference insights in a recent LinkedIn post.
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