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nowcasting

nowcasting noun: the use or production of nowcasts. Also the present participle and gerund of nowcast.

Noun

nowcasting (uncountable)

  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.2020 September 9, “Network News: RAIB: 'washout of material' caused Carmont derailment”, in Rail, pages 8–9
  2. The use of mathematical models of a current situation that include adjustments to imperfect data.

Also used as

nowcasting is also the present participle and gerund of nowcast.

Origin of nowcasting

Blend of now + forecasting.

Questions about nowcasting

What does nowcasting mean?
Nowcasting means the use or production of nowcasts.
What part of speech is nowcasting?
Nowcasting is a noun.

Words near nowcasting in the dictionary

  1. Nowata County
  2. noway
  3. noways
  4. nowcast
  5. nowcasted
  6. nowcasting
  7. nowcasts
  8. nowch
  9. nowches
  10. nowd
  11. nowdays

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