This paper demonstrates the potential of leveraging freely available AI models, such as NVIDIA's FourCastNetv2, and GPUs to democratize AI-based global weather forecasting models in university research groups. FourCastNetv2 is an advanced neural network weather forecasting model trained on the ECMWF ERA5 dataset, but its training specifications are not publicly available. This paper demonstrates forecast generation using the FourCastNetv2 API and training the FourCastNet model on NVIDIA hardware, and explores the capabilities and limitations of the NVIDIA A100 for resource-constrained university research groups. It addresses data management, training efficiency, and model validation, highlighting the benefits and challenges of utilizing limited high-performance computing resources. Together with the GitHub resources, this paper can serve as an initial guide for developing research and educational programs on AI weather forecasting.