Forecasted Realities

Forecasted Realities is a real-time generative artwork built in TouchDesigner, using a custom particle system to visualize live weather conditions from specific regions (Canada, Mexico, France, and more). Weather data is retrieved through the Visual Crossing API, with each parameter influencing the particles in a unique way:

• Temperature → color

• Humidity → density

• Precipitation probability → size

• Wind speed & direction → motion

• Air pressure → force

• Sky cover & UV index → opacity and dynamics

The result is a living, ever-changing visual cloud shaped by real meteorological data. Users can select a region to observe its current weather, translated into a fluid, abstract, and contemplative visualization. Inspired by artists like Refik Anadol, Rafael Lozano-Hemmer, and Josef Pelz, the project explores climate as both natural phenomenon and artistic material.