ECMWF AIFS
Kept by incident.meteorology@web-summit.dinis, 11 November 2026, 11:36 UTC
Kept by incident.meteorology@web-summit.dinis, 11 November 2026, 11:36 UTC
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Where a forecast comes from · Models · id model-ecmwf-aifs · as data
ECMWF's Artificial Intelligence Forecasting System: a machine-learned global model run operationally beside IFS, with open outputs and open weights.
Address: https://www.ecmwf.int/en/forecasts/datasets/open-data (leaves this site)
| This | Verb | That | The page that says so | Read | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ECMWF AIFS | is trained on and starts from | ECMWF IFS | huggingface.co: "neural network (GNN) encoder and decoder, and a sliding window transformer processor, and is trained on ECMWF’s ERA5 re-analysis and ECMWF’s operational numerical weather prediction (NWP) analyses. It has a flexible and " Trained on ERA5 and on IFS analyses; each run starts from the IFS analysis: a machine-learned model has no observations of its own. | 11:28 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |
| ECMWF AIFS | is what ECMWF open data carries | ECMWF open data | ecmwf.int: "Browse the data files Licence: description View licence A subset of ECMWF real-time forecast data from the IFS and AIFS models is made available to the public free of charge. Their use is governed by the Creative Commons" | 11:28 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |
| ECMWF AIFS | redistributed by | Open-Meteo | open-meteo.com: "transition-none"> ECMWF IFS 0.25° svg]:size-3.5 grid place-content-center text-current transition-none"> ECMWF AIFS 0.25° Single Note: The default Best Match provides the best forecast for any given location worldwide. S" | 11:29 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |
| ECMWF AIFS | run by | ECMWF | ecmwf.int: "Browse the data files Licence: description View licence A subset of ECMWF real-time forecast data from the IFS and AIFS models is made available to the public free of charge. Their use is governed by the Creative Commons" | 11:28 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |
| ECMWF AIFS | visualised by | MeteoPT | meteopt.com: "Comunidade de Meteorologia Português Español English menu_home menu_forum menu_models menu_global GFS ECMWF AIGFS ECMWF-AIFS UKMO ICON ARPÈGE menu_comparator menu_ensemble GEFS ECMWF ENS menu_observation menu_temp menu_s" The models menu of the community's home page. | 11:30 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |
ECMWF open data (IFS and AIFS real-time forecasts): CC BY 4.0, with ECMWF's Terms of Use (ecmwf.int, read 11:28 UTC, 11 Nov, stated on the page).
| Read | Store | Show | Transform | Attribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yes | yes | yes, with attribution | yes, with attribution | "Copyright © [year] European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF)", the source, the licence, and a statement of any change made. |
No service guarantee; the open subset is coarser (0.25°) and later than what members receive.
ECMWF AIFS (the trained model itself): CC BY 4.0 (model card) (huggingface.co, read 11:28 UTC, 11 Nov, stated on the page).
| Read | Store | Show | Transform | Attribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yes | yes | yes, with attribution | yes, with attribution | ECMWF, with the model card cited. |
Running it needs the IFS analysis as input (also open data) and a GPU.
Not a warning service: this page explains where data comes from. For warnings follow IPMA and ANEPC.