Exploring Quantum Machine Learning for Weather Forecasting

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Auteurs principaux: da Silva, Maria Heloísa F., de Jesus, Gleydson F., Nascimento, Christiano M. S., da Silva, Valéria L., Cruz, Clebson
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author da Silva, Maria Heloísa F.
de Jesus, Gleydson F.
Nascimento, Christiano M. S.
da Silva, Valéria L.
Cruz, Clebson
author_facet da Silva, Maria Heloísa F.
de Jesus, Gleydson F.
Nascimento, Christiano M. S.
da Silva, Valéria L.
Cruz, Clebson
contents Weather forecasting plays a crucial role in supporting strategic decisions across various sectors, including agriculture, renewable energy production, and disaster management. However, the inherently dynamic and chaotic behavior of the atmosphere presents significant challenges to conventional predictive models. On the other hand, introducing quantum computing simulation techniques to the forecasting problems constitutes a promising alternative to overcome these challenges. In this context, this work explores the emerging intersection between quantum machine learning (QML) and climate forecasting. We present the implementation of a Quantum Neural Network (QNN) trained on real meteorological data from NASA's Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) database. The results show that QNN has the potential to outperform a classical Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) in terms of accuracy and adaptability to abrupt data shifts, particularly in wind speed prediction. Despite observed nonlinearities and architectural sensitivities, the QNN demonstrated robustness in handling temporal variability and faster convergence in temperature prediction. These findings highlight the potential of quantum models in short and medium term climate prediction, while also revealing key challenges and future directions for optimization and broader applicability.
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spellingShingle Exploring Quantum Machine Learning for Weather Forecasting
da Silva, Maria Heloísa F.
de Jesus, Gleydson F.
Nascimento, Christiano M. S.
da Silva, Valéria L.
Cruz, Clebson
Quantum Physics
Machine Learning
Weather forecasting plays a crucial role in supporting strategic decisions across various sectors, including agriculture, renewable energy production, and disaster management. However, the inherently dynamic and chaotic behavior of the atmosphere presents significant challenges to conventional predictive models. On the other hand, introducing quantum computing simulation techniques to the forecasting problems constitutes a promising alternative to overcome these challenges. In this context, this work explores the emerging intersection between quantum machine learning (QML) and climate forecasting. We present the implementation of a Quantum Neural Network (QNN) trained on real meteorological data from NASA's Prediction of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) database. The results show that QNN has the potential to outperform a classical Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) in terms of accuracy and adaptability to abrupt data shifts, particularly in wind speed prediction. Despite observed nonlinearities and architectural sensitivities, the QNN demonstrated robustness in handling temporal variability and faster convergence in temperature prediction. These findings highlight the potential of quantum models in short and medium term climate prediction, while also revealing key challenges and future directions for optimization and broader applicability.
title Exploring Quantum Machine Learning for Weather Forecasting
topic Quantum Physics
Machine Learning
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.01422