Tag Archives: weather forecasts

Met Office in the News – BBC weather service update

Posted on 6 November, 2017 by Helen Chivers

You may have seen reports in the media that the Met Office has signed a new contract with the BBC to supply their weather services until March 2018. It’s been pleasing to see the public support and response to this, … Continue reading →

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Heriot-Watt University revives Weather Game

Posted on 15 October, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

The Interaction Lab, School of Computer Science at Heriot-Watt University have revived the Weather Game – an online game designed to understand how best to present probabilities in weather forecasts by Liz Stephens and the Met Office.. The team at … Continue reading →

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New Met Office Android app and updated iPhone app

Posted on 24 January, 2012 by Met Office Press Office

  Following the success of the Met Office weather app on the iPhone, weather forecasts from the Met Office are now available for Android. The app can be used on all android phones and includes a widget so information can be … Continue reading →

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BBC project to assess accuracy of long-range forecasts

Posted on 24 September, 2010 by Met Office Press Office

Roger Harrabin spoke on the Today programme on BBC Radio 4 this morning about a project to assess the accuracy of long-range forecasts. The Met Office hopes to work with the steering group to input into how this research activity is … Continue reading →

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