Weather forecasts for sport and leisure events
Outdoor events
Every outdoor event is vulnerable to vagaries of the British weather. Spectators, participants and organisers all need to know how much rain to expect and when it will finish or whether the wind will increase or decrease. As the UK’s official weather forecaster we are an ideal position to help inform anyone involved planning or attending an event.
Contact us at media@metoffice.gov.uk to discuss what we can provide.
Planning an outdoor event? Let the Met Office keep you informed of the latest weather in your area.
We supply information to events as diverse as Wimbledon, golf championships, music festivals, motor racing, horse racing or school sports days. We can supplement all the information that we supply free of charge, with a bespoke forecast to fully meet your needs and help you work around whatever the weather throws at you.
Events we already provide services for
Open Golf
- Golfers are hardy folk but even they can’t play during a thunderstorm...
Wimbledon
- Bad weather can have major effect on the championship, so organisers need to know when they might need to halt play...
London Marathon
- The weather is critical to the performance and safety of the thousands of runners.
More about the London Marathon
Music festivals
- Organisers of both T in the Park and Glastonbury use our forecast services during their festivals.
Horse racing
- The safety of the grooms and horses is of paramount importance, so organisers need to know what to expect.
Teams we already provide services for
British Touring Car Champions SEAT
- During events the team stays in close contact with our forecasters.
Subaru
- The team gets forecasts from us along the whole route of a rally.
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