nowcast"A short-term weather forecast, generally for the next few hours. The U.S. National Weather Service specifies zero to three hours, though up to six hours may be used by some.
Nowcast - A short-term weather forecast, generally out to six hours or less.
NSSFC - National Severe Storms Forecast Center, in Kansas City MO; now known as SPC.
Nowcasting - short-term weather forecasting for the near future, generally from minutes up to a few hours in the future ...
Nowcast A weather forecast, generally out to six hours or less. This is also called a Short Term Forecast.
NVA An acronym for Negative Vorticity Advection.
Nowcasting "Nowcasting" refers to the creation of weather statements which highlight current conditions and forecast for the next few minutes to hours.
Nowcasting
The forecasting of the weather in the 0-6 hour timeframe is often referred to as nowcasting. It is in this range that the human forecaster still has an advantage over computer NWP models.
The 24/7 Nowcast: Clear sky. Comfortable temperatures too, mainly 50s falling into the 40s.
Using the trends method to forecast only a few hours into the future is known as "Nowcasting" and this method is frequently used to forecast precipitation.
Browse Related Terms: 1-2-3 Rule, Coastal Waters Forecast (CWF), County Warning and Forecast Area, CWFA, FCST, FOUS, Marine Zone, Nowcast, NSSFC, RAFC, RAFS, Red Flag Warning, TAFB, Tropical Analysis and Forecast Branch, ZFP
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describes the weather in the local area and includes a short-range forecast (usually not more than 6 hours). This product will be updated more frequently when it is used during active weather. This product is also sometimes referred to as a "NOWcast".
 See also: Forecast, Weather, High, Storm, Cloud
  
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