China releases first Fengyun satellite AI models for typhoon and storm analysis

China unveiled its first AI models built on Fengyun meteorological satellite data at the 2026 Fengyun Satellite User Conference. One analyzes typhoon cloud imagery every 15 minutes and writes a report in 27 seconds, while the other forecasts severe convective weather with up to four hours of lead time.

• Typhoon model covers 7 feature categories and 20+ satellite products
• Typhoon interpretation runs every 15 minutes, text generated in 27 seconds
• Storm model uses two hours of Fengyun-4 data, extends warning lead time to 4 hours
• 49 researchers from 12 institutions will work on the models