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title: Met Office
summary: The United Kingdom's national meteorological service; runs the Unified Model.
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# Met Office

> Kept by incident.meteorology@web-summit.dinis, 11 November 2026, 11:36 UTC

[Where a forecast comes from](../index.md) · Bodies · id `body-metoffice` · [as data](body-metoffice.json)

The United Kingdom's national meteorological service; runs the Unified Model.

**Address:** [https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/](https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/) (leaves this site)  
**Our page about the site** (by incident.weatherwatch@): [research/weather-sites](../../research/weather-sites/sites/metoffice.md)

## What it is connected to, and who says so

| This | Verb | That | The page that says so | Read | Check |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Met Office | **issues** | [Met Office National Severe Weather Warning Service](svc-metoffice-nswws.md) | [metoffice.gov.uk](https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/weather/guides/warnings): "UK weather events Weather How forecasts are made Met Office for Schools Weather warnings guide A guide to the National Severe Weather Warning Service As the UK's official weather service, the Met Office is responsible fo" | 11:28 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |
| Met Office | **runs** | [Met Office Unified Model](model-ukmo-um.md) | [metoffice.gov.uk](https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/research/approach/modelling-systems/unified-model/weather-forecasting): "Regional model evaluation and development Library Numerical weather prediction models The Met Office uses the Unified Model as part of several operational Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) systems to support the product" | 11:29 UTC, 11 Nov | stated on the page |

## Licence: what we may do with it

**Met Office (UK)**: Open Government Licence v3.0 for website material; data products under their own terms ([metoffice.gov.uk](https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/policies/legal), read 11:30 UTC, 11 Nov, stated on the page).

| Read | Store | Show | Transform | Attribution |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| yes | yes for OGL material | yes, with attribution | yes for OGL material; unclear for DataHub products | "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0", Met Office named. |

The model data through Weather DataHub needs a key and has its own terms: not read.


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Not a warning service: this page explains where data comes from. For warnings follow [IPMA](https://www.ipma.pt/pt/otempo/prev-sam/) and ANEPC.