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Forecast Jumpiness: An introduction

Learn about the ways in which forecast jumpiness can appear and how it can be mitigated.



Last updated: 16 December 2025
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Fundamentals

30 minutes

Single module

What you'll learn

  • What is forecast jumpiness?
  • Examples of jumpiness
  • Jumpiness in the context of ensembles
  • How dynamic sensitivities relate to jumpiness

Topics

  • Forecasting
  • Numerical weather prediction

Description

There are times when consecutive forecasts can 'jump' significantly. This lesson will discuss the ways in which forecast jumpiness can appear and how it can be mitigated.

Course Content

  • Forecast Jumpiness: An introduction

Tags

  • ensembles

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