Inertial forecast

Term · Meteorology and atmospheric science · MLC-T-MET-006518

A simple type of weather forecast that assumes future conditions will be the same as current conditions, essentially predicting no change. This method is most accurate for very short-term predictions, typically for a few hours, especially in stable weather patterns. Its accuracy rapidly decreases as the forecast lead time increases.

Table 1. Record
Identifier	MLC-T-MET-006518
Field	Meteorology and atmospheric science

Record as JSON

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  "id": "MLC-T-MET-006518",
  "term": "Inertial forecast",
  "field": "Meteorology and atmospheric science",
  "definition": "A simple type of weather forecast that assumes future conditions will be the same as current conditions, essentially predicting no change. This method is most accurate for very short-term predictions, typically for a few hours, especially in stable weather patterns. Its accuracy rapidly decreases as the forecast lead time increases.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/meteorology/inertial-forecast/"
}

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