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Weather forecast that predicts that the future weather will be the same as the present weather is called a persistence forecast Automated Surface Observing Systems (ASOS) measure all of the above ... A forecast of “chance of precipitation” means the probability of precipitation is between 30 and 50 percent. Doppler radar is helpful for measuring precipitation, but not wind. False The forecasting of weather by a computer is known as numerical weather prediction A probability forecast that calls for a "40 percent chance of rain" means that there is a 40 percent chance that any random place in the forecast area will receive measurable rain. A weather forecast for the immediate future that employs the trend method is called nowcasting Warm advection is most likely to occur from the surface up to the 500 mb level ahead of an advancing warm front. The forecasting technique that produces several versions of a forecast model, each beginning with slightly different weather information to reflect errors in the measurements, is called ensemble forecastin [Show More]

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