RSS feeds from the Met Office

RSS (Really Simple Syndication) is a format for distributing and sharing web content. You can view news feeds from various sources in one location as soon as they're published without having to visit the website you took the feed from. The Met Office offers a range of feeds in XML format ("RSS Content") to RSS enabled browsers or news readers. The feeds contain a brief summary and a link to the full content on the website.

How to subscribe to the feeds

Using your browser

Some browsers automatically check for feeds for you when you visit a website, and display an icon when they find one. If the RSS logo appears in the URL box at the top of your browser just double click it, choose the method subscribing and click the subscribe now button. If the RSS logo doesn't appear in the URL box, then your browser doesn't support RSS and you will need to get a news reader.

Using a news reader

A news reader is software that checks the feeds and lets you read any new articles that have been added from multiple sources. There are many different versions, some of which are accessed using a browser, and some of which are downloadable applications.

When a feed is available you can subscribe by clicking the RSS button that appears on the right-hand side of the page. Then drag the URL of the feed into your news reader or cut and paste the same URL into a new feed in your news reader.

Feeds Available

Warnings and advisories - UK	Warnings and advisories - Regions		Other feeds
UK   The above UK feed comprises all of the data provided by the regional feeds	Orkney & Shetland Highlands & Eilean Siar Grampian Strathclyde Central, Tayside & Fife SW Scotland, Lothian Borders Northern Ireland Wales	North West England North East England Yorkshire & Humber West Midlands East Midlands East of England South West England London & South East England	News releases Job vacancies

Warnings feed contents (usage guidance)

Flash warnings supersede early warnings which in turn supersede advisories.

However, for any one region, flash, early and advisories may be issued for different days or different weather elements.

For more information on weather warnings, please refer to our Weather warnings guide.

Use of Met Office RSS feeds

The use of the RSS service also is subject to our standard terms and conditions. These Terms of Use may be changed by the Met Office at any time without notice.

RSS is a free service offered by Met Office for personal and non-commercial use only.

Link to content pages

The RSS service may be used only with those platforms from which a functional link is made available that, when accessed, takes the viewer directly to the display of the full article on the Met Office Site. You may not display the RSS Content in a manner that does not permit successful linking to, redirection to or delivery of the applicable Met Office Site web page. You may not insert any intermediate page, splash page or other content between the RSS link and the applicable Met office Site web page.

Ownership and attribution

The Met Office retains all ownership and other rights in the RSS Content, and any and all Met Office logos and trademarks used in connection with the RSS Service. You must provide attribution to the Met Office website in connection with your use of the RSS feeds. If you provide this attribution using a graphic, you must use the appropriate Met Office website's logo that we have incorporated into the RSS feed.

Right to discontinue feeds

The Met Office reserves the right to discontinue providing any or all of the RSS feeds at any time and to require you to cease displaying, distributing or otherwise using any or all of the RSS feeds for any reason including, without limitation, your violation of any provision of these Terms of Use. The Met Office assumes no liability for any of your activities in connection with the RSS feeds or for your use of the RSS feeds in connection with your website.