Poster
in
Workshop: ICLR 2025 Workshop on Tackling Climate Change with Machine Learning: Data-Centric Approaches in ML for Climate Action
Diffusion-LAM: Probabilistic Limited Area Weather Forecasting with Diffusion
Erik Larsson · Joel Oskarsson · Tomas Landelius · Fredrik Lindsten
Machine learning methods have been shown to be effective for weather forecasting, based on the speed and accuracy compared to traditional numerical models. While early efforts primarily concentrated on deterministic predictions, the field has increasingly shifted toward probabilistic forecasting to better capture the forecast uncertainty. Most machine learning-based models have been designed for global-scale predictions, with only limited work targeting regional or limited area forecasting, which allows more specialized and flexible modeling for specific locations. This work introduces Diffusion-LAM, a probabilistic limited area weather model leveraging conditional diffusion. By conditioning on boundary data from surrounding regions, our approach generates forecasts within a defined area. Experimental results on the MEPS limited area dataset demonstrate the potential of Diffusion-LAM to deliver accurate probabilistic forecasts, highlighting its promise for limited-area weather prediction.