"nowcast" meaning in English

See nowcast in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: nowcasts [plural]
Etymology: Blend of now + forecast Etymology templates: {{blend|en|now|forecast}} Blend of now + forecast Head templates: {{en-noun}} nowcast (plural nowcasts)
  1. (meteorology) A weather forecast predicting the weather for a very short upcoming period, usually only a few hours. Categories (topical): Meteorology
    Sense id: en-nowcast-en-noun-ZTd84T3X Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English blends: 26 27 19 28 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 35 19 28 18 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 38 19 25 18 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 49 11 29 11 Topics: climatology, meteorology, natural-sciences
  2. (statistics, modelling) An estimate made by nowcasting. Categories (topical): Statistics
    Sense id: en-nowcast-en-noun-65Jnx7Xy Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 26 27 19 28 Topics: mathematics, modelling, sciences, statistics
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: nowcasting

Verb

Forms: nowcasts [present, singular, third-person], nowcasting [participle, present], nowcasted [participle, past], nowcasted [past]
Etymology: Blend of now + forecast Etymology templates: {{blend|en|now|forecast}} Blend of now + forecast Head templates: {{en-verb}} nowcast (third-person singular simple present nowcasts, present participle nowcasting, simple past and past participle nowcasted)
  1. To predict the weather for a very short upcoming period (usually a few hours).
    Sense id: en-nowcast-en-verb-TMAApG0D Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 26 27 19 28
  2. (statistics, modelling) To estimate what is currently happening based on knowledge of how data is biased. Categories (topical): Statistics
    Sense id: en-nowcast-en-verb-B9WOOr-0 Categories (other): English blends Disambiguation of English blends: 26 27 19 28 Topics: mathematics, modelling, sciences, statistics

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