Met Office

A world-leading weather and climate service.

As a world-leading weather and climate service, they work closely with governments, individuals and organisations to share their expert scientific knowledge and advice. Around the clock, around the world, people need to know more about how the weather and climate will affect them now and in the future. Their knowledge can help people make informed decisions on everything from investments to how to protect life and property. The Met Office has been a pioneer for more than 150 years. Their reputation for scientific excellence has been built through world class research of their scientists and their close links with international academia. As the UK's national weather service, they generate forecasts 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. They increasingly work in partnership with others to ensure people everywhere have access to their forecasts across mobile, web and broadcast platforms. They are a Trading Fund within the Department for Business Innovation and Skills, operating on a commercial basis under set targets. Their targets are verified and publicised in this section. They employ more than 1,800 people at 60 locations throughout the world. They are recognised as one of the world's most accurate forecasters, using more than 10 million weather observations a day, an advanced atmospheric model and a high performance supercomputer to create 3,000 tailored forecasts and briefings a day. These are delivered to a huge range of customers, some examples are given below.