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I'm sure the model would need to be continuously updated to take in more recent weather data.
Inputting newer weather condition data is different than changing the model. The model is the machine that does the computing, the weather data is just inputting variables. As an analogy it's like a computer - the hardware itself doesn't change, but if you do different clicks and typing input then the computer will output different things on screen. The ai model itself only changes when you train it differently.
There's a difference between the real-ish-time weather data continuously fed in to output predictions, and the decades of weather data used to build the model. The continuous feed of data is more than likely part of what Google alleges is saving significant energy.
Its the training on decades of information, and occasional updates to those trained models that take a significant amount of resources, but hopefully for relatively short bursts.