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Met Office

United Kingdom's national weather service

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# Met Office The **Met Office** (originally the Meteorological Office until November 2000) is the national meteorological service for the United Kingdom. It serves as an executive agency and trading fund under the **Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT)**. ### Overview and Governance As the UK's primary authority on weather and climate, the Met Office is responsible for providing meteorological services to the public, government departments, and the armed forces. The organization is currently led by **Chief Executive Penelope Endersby**, who assumed the role in December 2018. She is the first woman to lead the institution since its inception. ### Operations and Mandate The Met Office operates across a broad spectrum of atmospheric science and forecasting, with duties including: * **Weather Forecasting:** Providing short-term and medium-term predictions for public safety, aviation, and commercial industry. * **Climate Science:** Conducting long-term research into climate change and atmospheric modeling. * **National Capability:** Maintaining the UK’s meteorological infrastructure, including observational networks and supercomputing facilities. * **Timescale Prediction:** Delivering data and analysis across all temporal ranges, from immediate meteorological warnings to centennial climate projections.

📰 Related News (6)

🇬🇧 Are wetter winters and frequent flooding here to stay? (2026-02-11)
Many places across the UK have experienced their wettest January in more than 100 years....
🇺🇸 Are wetter winters and frequent flooding here to stay? (2026-02-11)
Many places across the UK have experienced their wettest January in more than 100 years....
🇬🇧 Misery for many as rain falls for 40 days in some parts of UK (2026-02-10)
<p>Persistent wet weather is affecting farmers, builders, sports, wildlife – and damaging roads and homes</p><p>“Feel like it hasn’t stopped raining?”...
🇬🇧 UK set for up to 10 more days of wet weather, forecasters warn (2026-02-08)
Parts of the UK are bracing for up to 10 more days of wet weather, with flood warnings issued for more than 100 areas of the country....
🇬🇧 More than 100 flood warnings across UK with more heavy downpours due (2026-02-09)
The warning covers south-west and south-east England, London and south Wales and lasts until midnight....
🇺🇸 Dozens of flood warnings in England after days of non-stop rain (2026-02-07)
Rain has fallen in south-west England and south Wales every day of 2026 so far, the Met Office says....

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🌐 Climate change adaptation (1 shared articles)
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