SWIRLS products are routinely verified (more information) to monitor its performance and to identify areas of improvements. Selected benchmarks of SWIRLS in Hong Kong in 2025 are summarized below:



Verification result of the Significant Convection Nowcast in 2025 is shown in the following figure:

Verification Results of Deep Learning Regional Nowcast based on Satellite-derived Reflectivity (January to December 2025) are shown in the following figures. (Click the figures to enlarge)
(i) CSI, HSS, POD and FAR scores:
(ii) FSS (Fractions Skill Score):
(iii) LPIPS (Learned Perceptual Image Patch Similarity) score: