Varysian Pretoria AI Weather Hackathon 2025

Colleagues from the Zimbabwe Meteorological Services Department, Baba Maketa(Acting Deputy Director Public Weather ), and Simbarashe Marimo(Web and Systems Design) are representing Zimbabwe at the Varysian Pretoria Weather Hackathon in South Africa. This hands-on hackathon is designed for national meteorological and hydrological services (NMHSs), public agencies, universities, startups, and implementation partners.

The Hackathon aims to explore how AI, satellite-enhanced observations, and cloud infrastructure can strengthen forecasting, decision support, and climate resilience, without requiring you to replace existing systems.