A truly fascinating article on the development of a new AI model using data assimilation from this startups own balloon data network.
https://techcrunch.com/2026/06/01/this-ai-weather-startup-is-out-forecasting-government-agencies/
At least they should have dropped the short term drought designation in those areas. I understand that lakes and resovouirs may not have recovered, but soil moisture is likely pretty much back to normal