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nowcasting

noun

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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Blend of now + forecasting.

  1. The use or production of nowcasts.

    Spence said: "We have a weather provider, MetDesk, which gives us real-time information - radar analysis of what rain is falling. It's called nowcasting rather than forecasting, with refresh rates every five minutes.

  2. The use of mathematical models of a current situation that include adjustments to imperfect data.

verb

Etymology: Blend of now + forecasting.

  1. present participle and gerund of nowcast