In-depth
Get the full story on a range of issues — from the history of the Met Office to how supercomputers make weather and climate forecasting possible.
Extreme events
Our Chief Scientist Julia Slingo investigates the Pakistan flood and extreme weather of August 2010.
Drought
What is a drought? Who is responsible for what durng a drought. Droughts and climate change.
Icelandic volcano
An archive of forecasts, observations and general information on the Icelandic volcano.
Climate change
Our Chief Scientist Professor Julia Slingo answers your climate change questions.
Met Office overview
Learn about the origins of the Met Office; key moments in our history, and where we are today.
Long range forecasts
How long range forecasts differ from climate change projections.
Forecasting
Creating forecasts — how we make them, why they’re not always right and their role.
Supercomputers
Supercomputers have become fundamental to modern forecasting.
Radar
The development of radar
for meteorology.
