Launched at the end of 2023, the European Respiratory Diseases Forecasting Hub (RespiCast) serves as a platform for real-time forecasts of respiratory disease activity and burden. Its aim is to provide decision-makers, public health bodies and the public with reliable and timely information on the short-term epidemiological trajectory of respiratory illnesses across Europe. Visit respicast.ecdc.europa.eu for more information and to participate in this initiative.