nowcast noun 2verb 2forms 3 noun2 •A weather forecast predicting the weather for a very short upcoming period, usually only a few hours.A low-probability nowcast was essentially a “No Forecast", but issued with less confidence. — 1988 •An estimate made by nowcasting.The indices are nowcasted at a very low level, meaning thousands of nowcasts. Attention has been focuesed on the nowcasts that fail validation checks. — 2010 verb2 •To predict the weather for a very short upcoming period (usually a few hours).If the nowcasted or forecasted rainfall depth is greater than the FFG, then flooding in the basin is considered likely. — 2017 •To estimate what is currently happening based on knowledge of how data is biased.The indices are nowcasted at a very low level, meaning thousands of nowcasts. Attention has been focuesed on the nowcasts that fail validation checks. — 2010 formsnowcasted · nowcasting · nowcasts