Deep Learning Meets Teleconnections: Improving S2S Predictions for European Winter Weather

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2504.07625v1
• Date: Thu, 10 Apr 2025 10:23:07 GMT
• Title: Deep Learning Meets Teleconnections: Improving S2S Predictions for European Winter Weather
• Authors: Philine L. Bommer, Marlene Kretschmer, Fiona R. Spuler, Kirill Bykov, Marina M. -C. Höhne,
• Abstract summary: Predictions on subseasonal-to-seasonal timescales range from two weeks to two month.<n>Teleconnections, such as the stratospheric polar vortex (SPV) and Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO) offer windows of enhanced predictability.<n>We developed and evaluated deep learning architectures to predict North Atlantic-European weather regimes.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: Predictions on subseasonal-to-seasonal (S2S) timescales--ranging from two weeks to two month--are crucial for early warning systems but remain challenging owing to chaos in the climate system. Teleconnections, such as the stratospheric polar vortex (SPV) and Madden-Julian Oscillation (MJO), offer windows of enhanced predictability, however, their complex interactions remain underutilized in operational forecasting. Here, we developed and evaluated deep learning architectures to predict North Atlantic-European (NAE) weather regimes, systematically assessing the role of remote drivers in improving S2S forecast skill of deep learning models. We implemented (1) a Long Short-term Memory (LSTM) network predicting the NAE regimes of the next six weeks based on previous regimes, (2) an Index-LSTM incorporating SPV and MJO indices, and (3) a ViT-LSTM using a Vision Transformer to directly encode stratospheric wind and tropical outgoing longwave radiation fields. These models are compared with operational hindcasts as well as other AI models. Our results show that leveraging teleconnection information enhances skill at longer lead times. Notably, the ViT-LSTM outperforms ECMWF's subseasonal hindcasts beyond week 4 by improving Scandinavian Blocking (SB) and Atlantic Ridge (AR) predictions. Analysis of high-confidence predictions reveals that NAO-, SB, and AR opportunity forecasts can be associated with SPV variability and MJO phase patterns aligning with established pathways, also indicating new patterns. Overall, our work demonstrates that encoding physically meaningful climate fields can enhance S2S prediction skill, advancing AI-driven subseasonal forecast. Moreover, the experiments highlight the potential of deep learning methods as investigative tools, providing new insights into atmospheric dynamics and predictability.

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