Met Office weather and climate data and services
World-leading science and technical expertise available for businesses, researchers and academics.
As an international leader in weather and climate science, we are a long-standing, trusted provider of data to organisations across the globe.
The Met Office has been the UK’s National Meteorological Service since 1854, so has a detailed and expert understanding of collecting, generating, verifying, interpreting and applying data.
Our global Numerical Weather Prediction model, the foundation of our accurate weather provision, is recognised as world-leading by standards defined by the World Meteorological Organization.
Organisations across government, industry and academia have worked with our teams to find effective, complete solutions to suit their needs and rely on the data we provide through our extensive data portfolio for critical decision-making and commercial reuse.
Our data services include the provision of Public Sector Information (PSI) data, data available for re-use under license, open data sets available with free access and industry specific data for business use.
Our core products
Climate Data Portal
The Met Office's publicly available Climate Data Portal provides a curated selection of climate data in ready to use formats. Built using ESRI's ArcGIS Hub, the Climate Data Portal is accessible to GIS and non-GIS users, making it easier for organisations to view climate data geospatially and also analyse climate change projections alongside their own data. This site also features the beta* Local Authority Climate Service (LACS), which provides tools and resources specifically designed to assist Local Authorities and other local groups in understanding the impacts on climate change in their area.
The LACS is a commitment made by Defra in The Third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3) and the Fourth Strategy for Climate Adaptation Reporting.
*The LACS is fully available for use, but as we learn more about user requirements, we are inviting feedback to help drive improvements.
Met Office Weather DataHub
Met Office Weather DataHub offers access to a range of Met Office data through a ‘self-serve’ portal via application programming interface (API). Users have the ability to ‘subset’ data by geographical region, time step, model run and parameter for bespoke consumption. This will ultimately become the single point of access for all Met Office Public Task weather data.
External data channels
Whether it’s for research, commercial applications, or public services, seamless access across a variety of platforms is important to increase the flexibility, scalability, and interoperability of weather and climate data.
Therefore, we work collaboratively with external data channels, including Open Data Initiatives, Cloud Providers, and Data Marketplaces, so you have a range of accessible options to use Met Office data.
Contact Us
If you would like to speak to our dedicated team about any of our products and services, call 0370 900 0100 or email [email protected].