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🤔 Do you check the weather when you’re planning events or social activities? ✅ Our recent survey found that 31% of people do. With Halloween next week and other seasonal events coming up, we’ve been thinking about the special occasions we all look forward to at this time of year and how being #WeatherReady can help people be prepared for any impactful winter weather. We work with expert partners to create and share simple tips and advice so that everyone can stay safe and make the most of the winter weather. 📰 Find out more about #WeatherReady and how you can get involved: 🔗 https://lnkd.in/edwTZgg9

How could Artificial Intelligence (AI) change the way we predict the weather?  Could AI models make forecasts faster, more accurate and more useful?  And what does this mean for the future of meteorology? Find out as Aidan McGivern speaks with Steve Ramsdale, Fellow in Operational Meteorology and Prof Kirstine Dale, our Chief AI Officer to find out more about the cutting edge of AI weather prediction, where powerful pattern recognition models are being tested alongside physics-based approaches.   Watch the full video: https://lnkd.in/e5BQdBvs Learn more about how we are using AI at the Met Office: https://lnkd.in/eW54YUdg

Scientists launched the first batch of a novel type of radiation monitors from Met Office sites in Camborne and Lerwick in the UK as well as De Bilt in the Netherlands operated by Dutch forecasters from KNMI - Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute. These monitors developed by the University of Surrey were attached to weather observations balloons and released to capture live observations of radiation as they travelled through the Earth's atmosphere. This is part of an innovative project, part of the SWIMMR programme funded by the UK government and managed by RAL Space, to enhance space weather models and deepen scientific understanding of the impact of space weather. Find out more in our news release 👇 📰🔗 https://lnkd.in/eRdGyKkk

New report examines the link between climate change and wildfire activity 🔥    The second annual State of Wildfires report, co-led by the Met Office, UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology, University of East Anglia and European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, presents new evidence on how climate change is influencing wildfire patterns globally.    Key findings from the 24/25 fire season include:  📝Climate change increased the likelihood of Southern California’s wildfires by at least 2-3x  📝Wildfires in the Pantanal-Chiquitano region were 35x larger than in a world without climate change  📝Globally, wildfires affected 3.7 million km² - an area larger than India  📝Emissions from wildfires exceeded 8 billion tonnes of CO₂ with record emissions in Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela and Canada  📝Economic losses from wildfires in Los Angeles alone reached $140 billion    The report highlights how warming is intensifying heatwaves and droughts, creating conditions for more frequent and severe wildfires. It calls for urgent global action at COP30 to cut emissions and implement fire management strategies.    📘 Read the full press release and report: https://lnkd.in/eYXnBMTY     UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) University of East Anglia European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts - ECMWF

Prof Kirstine Dale our Chief AI Officer, spoke to Tech Monitor about the valuable opportunities AI and ML offer across our operations to unlock new levels of accuracy and efficiency in weather and climate forecasting.  Kirstine is driving this transformation, combining cutting-edge technology with the irreplaceable value of our expert data scientists. Her thought leadership is shaping the future of meteorology, ensuring AI augments, not replaces, our trusted forecasters. Kirstine says: “In practice, we see AI and physics-based models running side by side: physics for insight and trust, AI for speed and efficiency. Used together, they could make forecasting both more powerful and more accessible than ever before.” Discover more in her recent Tech Monitor interview: https://lnkd.in/ea28APme #WomenInTech #AI #ML

Today we are celebrating Ada Lovelace Day! 🌟    Ada Lovelace Day serves as a powerful reminder of the innovation, leadership and creativity women bring to science and technology every day.    We champion learning and development in STEM at the Met Office. It’s one of the parts of our excellent workplace culture that have led us to be recognised by Great Place To Work UK as one of the UK’s Best Workplaces™ in Tech 2025 🏆    Read Beth’s story about her journey from work experience to full-time tech team member: https://lnkd.in/e_xdHbpr    💡 Whether you're just starting out or leading the way, Ada Lovelace Day is a chance reflect and celebrate women in STEM!    #AdaLovelaceDay #WomenInSTEM #InclusionMatters #WomenInTechWeek #DiversityInTech 

It’s Women in Tech Week! 👩💻    This week, we’re proud to spotlight the incredible women driving innovation and excellence across tech roles at the Met Office. From pioneering new technologies to keeping our systems running smoothly day-to-day, their contributions are vital to everything we do.    We’re thrilled that for the third year in a row we have been recognised on Great Place To Work UK’s 2025 list of the Best Workplaces for Tech. This accreditation is based on survey results from those working in our tech teams and is a testament to our exceptional workplace culture.    We asked some of our tech professionals what makes the Met Office a great place to work for women in the industry, here’s what they shared 👇 

Our marine observations are essential for weather forecasting, climate monitoring, scientific research, and a lot more. But did you know that robots are helping us gather even more information from our oceans? Oshen’s C-Stars are capable of sailing independently for months at a time. They can offer the potential to supplement and complement data gathered from satellites and static buoys, expanding the quantity of climate data readily available. Read our blog post to find out how the Met Office has supported this exciting innovation 👇 https://lnkd.in/dXDPZeNM

💬 “Once again, cutting-edge British innovation is making a difference to our daily lives – this time from way up in the atmosphere,” – Science Minister Sir Patrick Vallance. More 👇 A pioneering new space weather forecasting modelling suite will enable operational modelling of the upper atmosphere at the Met Office for the first time in a major breakthrough for UK atmospheric science. The Advanced Ensemble Networked Assimilation System is a new suite of space weather forecasting models available to the Met Office that focuses on how space weather can influence the thermosphere and ionosphere here on Earth. Complementing the Met Office’s existing space weather forecasting models, which include predicting the arrival of events from the surface of the Sun, this system introduces new forecasting capability for modelling impacts from space weather on satellites, aviation, communications and services which rely on GNSS. The new suite means that, for the first time, forecasters at the Met Office Space Weather Operations Centre (MOSWOC) will have access to forecast model output on the impacts of space weather on the ionosphere, as well as enhanced modelling of the thermosphere. Met Office Space Weather Manager Simon Machin said: “This delivers a world-leading capability that provides greater confidence and forecasting skill than any models currently in operation anywhere else in the world.” The suite, built at the University of Birmingham, and developed in collaboration with Lancaster University, University of Leeds, University of Bath, University of Leicester and the British Antarctic Survey is now running on the Met Office’s new supercomputer. See reaction from some of the experts below 👇 Or read the full story: https://lnkd.in/e_yANmxy STFC | RAL Space | Department for Science, Innovation and Technology

🌦️ Behind every Met Office weather forecast lies a powerful observation network.   The UK’s famously changeable weather requires a robust and comprehensive network of land-based observation stations to monitor conditions across the country.   Our UK land observation network forms a vital part of the nation’s meteorological infrastructure. It continuously captures data which is essential for: 📡 Weather forecasting 🌍 Climate monitoring 🌿 Environmental management   This system underpins the accurate, timely and trusted forecasts and climate data that millions of people and organisations rely on every day.   ➡️ Read more about how our observation network works and why it matters: https://lnkd.in/etNFaWpY   #MetOffice #Weather #Climate #UKWeather #ObservationNetwork #Science #Innovation