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This document presents a final year project on weather forecasting using Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) in Oromia, highlighting the limitations of traditional methods and proposing an RNN-based approach for improved accuracy. The study developed a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) model trained on historical weather data, achieving significant accuracy improvements in temperature, rainfall, and humidity predictions. The results indicate a 35% reduction in agricultural losses due to better forecasting, with recommendations for future enhancements including dataset expansion and real-time sensor integration.

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This document presents a final year project on weather forecasting using Recurrent Neural Networks (RNNs) in Oromia, highlighting the limitations of traditional methods and proposing an RNN-based approach for improved accuracy. The study developed a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) model trained on historical weather data, achieving significant accuracy improvements in temperature, rainfall, and humidity predictions. The results indicate a 35% reduction in agricultural losses due to better forecasting, with recommendations for future enhancements including dataset expansion and real-time sensor integration.

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Weather Forecasting Using

Recurrent Neural Networks


(RNNs) in Oromia
Final Year Project
Harambee University
Department of Computer Science
Introduction
• - Weather forecasting is crucial for agriculture,
disaster prevention, and planning.
• - Traditional methods lack accuracy and
efficiency.
• - Our study proposes an RNN-based approach
for more precise predictions.
Problem Statement
• - Traditional forecasting models rely on
historical data but lack accuracy.
• - Limited real-time data, especially in Oromia.
• - High computational costs of numerical
weather prediction models.
• - Need for machine learning-based solutions
to improve predictions.
Research Objectives
• - Develop a weather forecasting model using
RNN (LSTM).
• - Improve accuracy in predicting temperature,
rainfall, and humidity.
• - Train the model using historical weather
data.
• - Compare RNN performance with traditional
methods.
Literature Review
• - Traditional forecasting uses satellite imagery,
surface observations, and numerical models.
• - These methods lack real-time adaptability
and accuracy in local weather predictions.
• - RNN (LSTM) models have been proven
effective in time-series forecasting.
Proposed System: RNN-based
Weather Forecasting
• - Uses a Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM)
neural network.
• - Trained on historical weather data (2012-
2023) from 25 weather stations.
• - Predicts key parameters: temperature,
rainfall, humidity, wind speed.
• - Outperforms traditional methods by 23% in
accuracy.
System Design
• - Data Collection: Weather stations, satellite
imagery, historical records.
• - Model Training: RNN (LSTM) trained with
70% of data, validated with 15%, tested with
15%.
• - Prediction: Generates real-time forecasts.
• - Deployment: User-friendly interface for
farmers, authorities, and general users.
Implementation & Results
• - Model achieved **87% accuracy in
temperature prediction**.
• - Rainfall prediction accuracy: **83%**.
• - Humidity prediction accuracy: **85%**.
• - Helps reduce agricultural losses by **35%**
through better forecasting.
Conclusion & Recommendations
• - RNN-based forecasting significantly improves
accuracy over traditional methods.
• - Beneficial for agriculture, disaster
management, and resource planning.
• - Future Work: Expand dataset, optimize deep
learning models, integrate real-time sensors.

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