Weather conditions
Google's annotated chart drew 1.6M views on X: 26x its typical post and #5 of 15 Google charts we track by views. Read Oct 10, 2026.
Today in @Nature, we’re presenting GenCast: our new AI weather model which gives us the probabilities of different weather conditions up to 15 days ahead with state-of-the-art accuracy. ☁️⚡
Why it spread
This post spread because it announced a Nature publication for GenCast with launch timing, earning 5,346 likes, 887 reposts, 300 quotes, 1,817 saves, and 1,561,544 views, which is 12.6x the account's typical likes of 424.
What worked
- The post pairs a major launch moment with a prestigious journal, giving the announcement built-in credibility and urgency.
- The post text clearly states the benefit: probabilities of different weather conditions up to 15 days ahead with state-of-the-art accuracy.
- The post uses a thread format with a weather emoji and a numbered thread marker, inviting people to follow along and quote or save the explanation.
What to borrow
We could frame our own chart posts around a clear launch or publication moment, state the main benefit in one plain sentence, and use a short thread to walk through how the chart was made.
Careful
Do not copy the exact wording talents or assume the same reach; the high quote rate and top quarter source reach came from a major lab announcement, not from the chart design itself, which had no polish, no self-labelling, no unusual form, and no source line.
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How far did Google's "Weather conditions" chart travel?
1,561,544 views, 5,346 likes, 887 reposts and 1,817 saves on X, read Oct 10, 2026. A normal post from @GoogleDeepMind gets about 61K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A annotated chart.
Can I use Google's chart?
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