What is the difference between short, medium and long range forecasting?
Opinions differ as to the exact divisions, but a general consensus is as follows: Short Range 1 – 7 days Medium Range 1 week – 4 weeks Long Range 1 month – 1 year Additionally, “Nowcasting” is common for severe weather analysis covering 0 – 12 hours Climate change studies can cover decade, century and millennia time scales.
