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.

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Parts of Britain are facing winds of up to 90mph this Easter as Dave, the UK's latest named storm, blows in....
🇬🇧 Warning of very strong winds issued for parts of UK over Easter weekend (2026-04-01)
A warning for very strong winds that could cause damage and travel disruption has been issued for parts of the UK over the Easter weekend....
🇬🇧 After warmest day of the year so far, Met Office warns of 'cold plunge' (2026-03-21)
Britain will return to colder weather with a chance of snow for some - only days after much of the UK saw a week of sunshine....
🇬🇧 Weather warnings for strong winds issued for parts of UK (2026-03-11)
Weather warnings for strong winds have been issued for parts of the UK, with gusts up to 80mph possible....
🇬🇧 Elon Gust and Dame Judi Drench among storm names sent to Met Office (2026-03-06)
Elon Gust and Dame Judi Drench are among the names that have been submitted to the Met Office for UK storms....

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