Conference Report: First European Nowcasting and Weather Forecasting Conference

The first European Nowcasting and Weather Forecasting Conference (ENWFC-2024) dedicated to nowcasting, seamless forecasting, statistical postprocessing and ensemble prediction took place in Oslo, Norway (Oslo Science Park) from 4 to 8 November 2024, organized by EUMETNET (European National Meteorological and Hydrological Services Network) within the Weather Forecasting Cooperation Programme (E-WFC).More than 70 participants attended the conference in person; and ca. 100 more were joining via livestream.67 conference's presentations (45 oral and 22 posters) were given.The sections in this conference report summarize key topics and discussions of the ENWFC-2024 within: Innovations in satellite and radar technology, early warnings, and crowdsourced data; Advancements in statistical and AI-based weather forecasting; Verification and societal impacts; and Applications.A particular focus was provided to the use of Machine Learning techniques and their applications in the context of the listed key topics.