"It also learns every time you actively report to the community on sky conditions and hazards, translating this information into weather predictions."
does sunshine actively run a numerical weather prediction model like WRF?
it'd be great to assimilate all these extra sensors into the NWP centre's models, but i imagine things like cal/val and WMO agreements to share data might make things difficult for commercial companies?
And yes it would be great to have all these sensor readings available to NOAA, Environment Canada, ECMWF, and everywhere. I have made lots of progress in getting them to talk about it, but it's a long road before any government starts using this data in its own NWP models.
https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/1561...
there's some stuff being written this year as well for the side that i work (space). with all the upcoming sensor gaps, they're looking at alternative ways to cover.