Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nowcast

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.04 in modern English

Syllables: now-cast
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A weather forecast predicting the weather for a very short upcoming period, usually only a few hours.

noun

An estimate made by nowcasting.

verb

To predict the weather for a very short upcoming period (usually a few hours).

Transitive verb

verb

To estimate what is currently happening based on knowledge of how data is biased.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"A low-probability nowcast was essentially a “No Forecast", but issued with less confidence."
"The indices are nowcasted at a very low level, meaning thousands of nowcasts. Attention has been focuesed on the nowcasts that fail validation checks."
"If the nowcasted or forecasted rainfall depth is greater than the FFG, then flooding in the basin is considered likely."
"First, the value-added contribution from each origin country is adjusted according to their (nowcasted) change in GDP."
"Our ability to nowcast will depend on the length of the delay and the quality of data available."

Etymology

Blend of now + forecast.

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

nowcasts (plural) nowcasts (present, singular) nowcasting (participle, present) nowcasted (common, error unknown tag)

Derived Forms

nowcasting

Questions

What does nowcast mean?: A weather forecast predicting the weather for a very short upcoming period, usually only a few hours.
Where does nowcast come from?: Blend of now + forecast.

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