Conference Report 2nd European Nowcasting Conference

The 2nd European Nowcasting Conference took place in Offenbach, Germany, on 3-5 May 2017. The conference was structured into four thematic sessions i) observations as basis for nowcasting, ii) nowcasting techniques and systems, iii) application, user aspects and verification, and iv) combination of numerical weather prediction and nowcasting. This report summarises the scientific contributions presented and the open scientific questions discussed at the conference.