This means that forecast temperature and wind speed at Site B would be quite different depending on whether the wind is on- or off-shore. For coastal sites, the weighting between the 'land' and 'sea' values varies with the direction of the wind. Local forecasts for coastal sites can be more difficult to define than inland sites. Site A is likely to be computed from the nearest two land points as it is exactly half way between the two. Coastal adjustment of local weather forecastsįigure 1 illustrates how a local (site-specific) forecast can be computed from a range of surrounding model grid points. Two of the methods are briefly outlined below. The extracted model data for each location goes through a series of post-processing procedures to make the forecast more specific to a particular location, hence the name 'site-specific' forecasts. The site-specific forecasts themselves have to be extracted from horizontal gridded fields for a range of forecast parameters, including rainfall, temperature and wind speed. This means that at any time, the most recent model data is available. They use a 'best data' approach, whereby the most recent highest resolution model is used at any given forecast lead time.įorecasts are updated hourly to include the most recent nowcast and any recently updated forecast models. Local forecasts (or site-specific forecasts) are regularly updated and make use of a range of weather models run on the Met Office supercomputer. UK forecast How local weather forecasts are created You will then be given the option to choose from a range of locations near you. Simply enter your town, city, region, first half of a UK postcode or mountain area into the search box. Use the Met Office weather forecast page to find your local seven-day weather forecast.

This page provides links to Met Office local weather forecasts along with details on how they are created.

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