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Getting information about tomorrow’s weather can be as easy as tapping an application on your smartphone. Modeling weather patterns years down the line is the job of climate scientists. But what about predicting 2-6 weeks out? These intermediate periods, known as subseasons, are when predictive models are critical. 

Today’s weather forecasting has become highly dependable out to two weeks, while longer-term climate forecasts are also increasingly accurate. But a critical gap persists in sub-seasonal forecasting between two and six weeks, where current models come up short. Better predictions in this window would improve crucial decisions related to farming, managing wildfires, allocating water and…