This week, the Met Office will bring together senior leaders from government, technology and industry for Met Office in the Cloud at the Royal Society in London.
This landmark gathering comes at a pivotal moment for weather and climate intelligence. As advances in artificial intelligence, big data, supercomputing and cloud technologies accelerate, the way we understand, forecast and respond to our changing environment is evolving just as rapidly.
The event provides a rare opportunity to unite key stakeholders, around 120 decision makers, experts and innovators, to explore the future of meteorological and climate science, data and technology. It is designed not simply to share updates but to spark the sort of conversations that shape long term strategy and set the direction for the next generation of weather and climate services.
Bringing leaders together
Cross sector cooperation is increasingly vital. By working with partners, from cloud providers and AI specialists to defence analysts and transport leaders, the Met Office helps to ensure that breakthroughs in meteorological science and intelligence deliver maximum benefit to society.
The event’s discussions will bring together leading voices from industry, government, academia and the Met Office to explore how emerging technologies are reshaping weather and climate intelligence. Experts from AWS, Microsoft and the Met Office will examine real-time weather intelligence and disruption response, while speakers from the Royal Navy, MOD, AVTECH and the Cabinet Office discuss how technology can enhance strategic decision-making.
Further panels will consider how AI factories and next generation AI partnerships, spanning organisations such as Nvidia, the University of Edinburgh, Snowflake, the US Air Force, ESRI and ECMWF, can accelerate progress towards a climate ready world. A final strand, involving universities including Oxford, Exeter, Birmingham and UCL, will look at how stronger data pipelines and cross sector collaboration can sharpen forecasting, support operational decision-making and strengthen national resilience.
Demonstrating technological leadership
A key aim of the event is to bring together technology leaders to look to the future of weather and climate intelligence, showcasing scientific advances in AI, cloud technology and high-performance computing.
At the Met Office, these innovations are enabling faster, more accurate insights that support realtime decision making for customers and partners in sectors ranging from aviation and energy to emergency response and national security.
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Cloud based weather and climate services, for example, allow the Met Office to deliver information at speed and scale to those who depend on it. As global systems become more interconnected, the demand for reliable, high resolution and rapidly updated forecasting continues and the Met Office is meeting that challenge through cutting edge science and technology developments.
Sharing trusted services
Alongside innovation, the event will emphasise the Met Office’s commitment to trusted, science led services. Attendees will hear how improved physics modelling, enhanced data pipelines and expanding AI applications are strengthening forecasting capability and ensuring that users, from government agencies to businesses, receive the most reliable intelligence possible.
This work also supports long term understanding of climate trends, allowing policymakers and planners to make informed choices about resilience, adaptation and infrastructure investment. By combining scientific expertise with advanced technologies, the Met Office continues to build services that benefit both the public and private sectors and ensure that the UK remains at the forefront of meteorology, climate science and technological innovation.
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