Service summary
|
|
|
| Description |
|
General forecast for the whole of the UK |
| Format |
|
Text, XML |
| File
name |
|
FPUK30_EGRR.DAT |
| Issue
time |
|
0400 and 1600 local clock time |
| Cost |
|
£550 exc.
VAT per annum. |
| Preview |
|
Click
here to preview the data |
Contents
Service details
24-hour text forecast for the whole of the UK.
| Warning: The UK national and regional forecast datafeed
services are products produced by the Public Weather Service
(PWS). Although this service is permitted to be delivered to
commercial users for use on their websites and intranet sites,
you should be aware that the Public Weather Service could change
aspects of the service, including the format, delivery times
and content. We will try to notify you as soon as possible of
any changes, but it is the service delivery mechanism that you
are paying for and not the actual content. The Public Service
script delivery times are nominal only and other weather events
may delay their routine time of issue. |
Summary of service
details
- General forecast for the whole of the UK
- 2 day forecast (out to 2359 on day 2) with a trend
for day 3 to day 5
- Text format
- Issued twice
per day
The UK national forecast service gives a text forecast overview
for the whole of the UK. It will give a general weather picture,
commenting upon significant weather like rainfall and temperature.
About the writing of
the script
A basic weather forecast is made available by the Met Office to
inform the general public of general weather via the broadcast media
(including the internet). These forecasts are the responsibility
of the Public Weather Service.
Script preparation:
- The Met Office prepares daily two (spell-checked) scripts, each:
- Normally issued at the times specified below.
- For
the duration and in the periods specified below.
- With
normal and mixed capitalisation throughout headings and text.
- Each script will be in very broad terms without mention, for
example, of specific times of onset or cessation of precipitation.
- Headline. A summary of the forecast in a maximum of 10 words.
- Style of text. The text will be written in normal English.
- Temperatures. Specific temperatures do not appear in the National
forecast.
- Weather is always mentioned, even if simply ‘fine’.
- State of sky. This is always mentioned during daylight hours.
- Wind is mentioned when significant.
Format and sub-headings
Each forecast will begin as follows:
Forecast for the UK [new line]
Issued by Met Office Exeter [new line]
at time on day and date [new line]
[blank line]
** Valid for broadcast between time and time [new line]
[blank line]
Heading:[new line] etc
- All headings (Headline, Today, Tonight, Outlook for ?) will
be followed immediately by a colon (:) and then a [new line].
- When a time period in a sub-heading spans a day, then the
second day should be named. Similarly, the outlook will always
be for a named day.
- No indentation is to be used in the layout.
- A single blank line will separate the main heading and each
sub-heading.
- Following the outlook, and a single blank line, the crown
copyright will have the following format:
(C) Crown copyright 200x. Published by the Met Office
[This IPR comment will end the forecast.]
- The script will not have other extraneous material.
- Note that both the date and time formats used in the example
should be used.
- The symbol **[single space] or ++[single space] is to be used
to define the comment line (Valid for broadcast ?)
Example script
Forecast for the UK.
Issued by National Met. Centre
at 1000 on Friday 4 December 1998
[blank line]
** Valid for broadcast between 1200 and 0600
[blank line]
Headline:
Forecast Text…
[blank line]
Rest of Today:
Forecast Text…
[blank line]
Tonight:
Forecast Text…
[blank line]
Outlook for Saturday:
Forecast Text…
[blank line]
(C) Crown Copyright 200x. All rights reserved
[blank line]
| DELIVERY FREQUENCY AND
TIME |
| Issue time |
Period of forecast |
Sections within forecast |
| 85-140 word scripts for
AM issue & 65-110 word scripts for PM issue |
0400
Monday |
0600 on day-1
to
2359 on day-5
Broadcast between
0600
and 1800 |
| Headline |
Today |
Tonight |
Tuesday |
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday |
|
1600
Monday |
1800 on day-1 to
2359 on day-5
Broadcast
between
1800 and 0600 |
| Headline |
This Evening and Tonight |
Tuesday |
Outlook for Wednesday to Friday |
|
|
Description of Service
Each forecast has a maximum word length to
be allocated as set out below.
| MAXIMUM WORD LENGTHS |
National & Regional
Scripts
0400 issue |
Headline
(0600-0600) |
Today day-1 (0600-2100) |
Tonight
night-1
(2100-0600) |
Tomorrow
day-2
(0600-2359) |
Outlook days 3 to 5 |
| 85-140 words |
10
word max |
25-40 words |
20-30
words |
15-30 words |
15-30
words |
| |
Temperatures are
NOT included in word count |
|
| |
National & Regional
Scripts
1600 issue |
Headline
(1800-0600) |
This
Evening
& Tonight
day-1/night-1
(1800-0600) |
|
Tomorrow
day-2
(0600-2359) |
Outlook
days 3 to 5 |
| 65-110 words |
10 word max |
25-40 words |
|
15-30 words |
15-30 words |
| |
Temperatures are NOT included in word count |
|
|
| FORMAT FOR SCRIPTS |
| 85-140 & 65-110
word scripts |
100
word scripts |
| Forecast for [region] |
Forecast for UK |
| Issued
at Met Office [location] |
Issued
at Met Office [location] |
At [time]
on [day] [date]
[blank line] |
At [time]
on [day] [date]
[blank line] |
++
Valid for broadcast between [time] and [time]
[blank
line] |
++
Valid for broadcast at [time]
[blank line] |
Headline
[forecast text]
[blank line] |
|
Today/This
Evening and Tonight #
[forecast text]
[blank line] |
Here
is the forecast for the United Kingdom until dawn/from
daytime # tomorrow
[forecast text]
[blank line] |
Tonight
[day of week] #
[forecast text]
[blank] |
|
Tomorrow
[day of week]
[forecast text]
[blank line] |
|
Outlook
for [xxx-day to xxx-day]
[forecast text]
[blank] |
Outlook
for [day of week] and [day of week]
[forecast text]
[blank
line] |
| © Crown
copyright [year]. Published by the Met Office |
© Crown
copyright [year]. Published by the Met Office |
|
Pricing
The UK national forecast service assumes a one-year contract. Prices
are based purely on the basis of service provision (not the content)
and the basic graphics package and does not include technical support.
The price for the service provision is £515 + VAT
per annum.
Standard terms and conditions
All Met Office services are subject to our standard terms and conditions,
which can be faxed to you upon request and will be automatically dispatched
with the contract.
Back to datafeeds catalogue
