Met Office

Met Office: UK National Weather Service

UK national weather service providing weather and climate data, forecasts and warnings, a world leader in weather and climate services

What is Met Office?

The Met Office is the United Kingdom's national weather service, providing weather and climate data, forecasts and warnings to the government, armed forces, emergency services, civil aviation, shipping, business and the public. It is an executive agency and trading fund of the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS).

The Met Office was established in 1854 under Vice-Admiral Robert FitzRoy as a service to mariners. It makes meteorological predictions across all timescales from weather forecasts to climate change. Its weather forecasts and warnings help protect UK communities, business and infrastructure from severe weather events. The Met Office uses some of the world's most powerful supercomputers to run numerical models and analyse vast quantities of environmental data from earth observation satellites and weather radar to produce forecasts across the globe.

The Hadley Centre for Climate Science and Services focuses on climate research. Working with the Met Office National Climate Information Centre (NCIC), it provides data about past, present and potential future climates for use in building resilience against climate change. The Met Office works closely with many national and international partners in areas such as science, aviation, defence and energy.

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