What we do

As well as our public weather services remit we have a variety of international and political responsibilities.

We help government, businesses, emergency responders and public to make informed decisions and collaborate with organisations around the world to provide vital services and advance global understanding through research.

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What is meteorology?

Meteorology is the science of the atmosphere concerned with the physical, dynamical and chemical state of the earth's atmosphere.

Public Weather Service

Weather information and severe weather warnings helping the UK government, businesses, emergency responders and public to make informed decisions.

Working with other organisations

The Met Office works in partnership with a wide variety of organisations in the UK and around the world.

Parliament and the Met Office

We provide objective and impartial information to parliamentarians and their offices, across the UK and within the European Union.

Accuracy and trust

The accuracy of our weather warnings and forecasts and the confidence in which our public view them is essential to our operational role as official UK weather provider.

Informatics lab

The Met Office Informatics Lab combines the skill of scientists, software engineers, and designers to create new things.

Technology

World-renowned technology underpins the Met Office's scientific capability.