Met Office

What Met Office does

The Met Office is the United Kingdom's national meteorological service, established in 1854 and operating as an executive agency under the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, headquartered in Exeter with a Space Weather Operations Centre near London. It provides public weather forecasting, severe weather warnings, climate monitoring and projection, space weather forecasting, and specialist marine and mountain forecasts, serving the UK general public alongside central and devolved government departments, emergency services, defence, aviation, rail, road, marine transport, energy, media, water, and international development clients.

The organisation operates a hybrid forecasting technology stack combining physics-based numerical weather prediction on supercomputing infrastructure with emerging AI and machine learning capabilities developed in collaboration with ECMWF. Its product surface spans a public-facing responsive website and native iOS/Android applications, an RSS and DataPoint API distribution layer for programmatic access, embeddable weather widgets, the UK Climate Projections (UKCP) research product, and sector-specific enterprise services for aviation, energy, defence, media, water and event management. Research capabilities span ensemble forecasting, nowcasting, ocean forecasting, satellite and surface data assimilation, and atmospheric dispersion and air quality modelling.

Met Office revenue is generated through a hybrid public-commercial model: a core Public Weather Service contract from the UK government funds statutory forecasting and warning obligations, while commercial B2B revenue comes from government departments (defence, devolved administrations, environmental hazard, international development), transport sectors (aviation commercial and regulated, marine, rail, road, connected autonomous vehicles), business and industry (energy, media, water, event management), and usage-based weather data products via APIs and licensed feeds. Public consumer services are provided free of charge, supporting brand reach and trust rather than direct revenue.

Name

Met Office

Legal name

Met Office (for and on behalf of the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

Website

https://metoffice.gov.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1854

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

The UK's national meteorological service since 1854, providing weather forecasting, severe weather warnings, climate monitoring, and space weather services to government, transport, energy, defence, media, and the public via digital channels and B2B contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Meteorological & Climate Services

NAICS

Environmental Consulting Services (54162)

akta.pro primary industry

Environmental Monitoring, Data & Reporting (Air/Water/Soil) (BPAIAMAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Climate Policy, Governance & NDC Support (BPADALAA), Climate & Emissions Data Management (Data Lake, Integration, APIs) (EUABAEAC)

Keywords

• Weather forecasting services
• Severe weather warnings
• Climate projection data
• Meteorological data products
• Space weather monitoring

Headquarters

HQ city

Exeter

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Others

Revenue model

1. Public Weather Service Contract: Core government funding for essential public weather services, including severe weather warnings, daily forecasts for the UK population, and support for emergency services and public health agencies during extreme weather events.
2. Commercial Government Services: Specialized weather and climate services for government departments including defence, devolved administrations, environmental hazard resilience, and international development programs.
3. Transport Sector Services: Weather forecasting and decision support for aviation (commercial and regulated), marine, rail, road, and connected autonomous vehicles sectors.
4. Business & Industry Services: Commercial weather and climate services for energy, event management, media, and water sectors, including data products and consultancy services.
5. Weather Data Products: Sale of weather and climate data through various channels including APIs, DataPoint services, and licensed data feeds for third-party integration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Met Office provides weather forecasting, severe weather warnings, climate monitoring, and space weather services to the UK public, UK government, and commercial clients across aviation, energy, transport, defence, media, and water sectors. It operates the UK's official meteorological authority functions alongside paid B2B services, data products via DataPoint and RSS APIs, and international AI forecasting deployments for climate-vulnerable regions. Revenue is generated through government Public Weather Service contracts, commercial sector subscriptions, and licensed data products.

Product overview

The Met Office is the UK's national weather service offering a comprehensive suite of forecasting products and climate services. The core offering includes public-facing weather forecasting through the website and mobile apps (iOS and Android), providing current conditions, 5-day forecasts, and long-range predictions. The organization operates specialized forecast divisions covering space weather, marine/coastal, mountain, and transport sectors (aviation, rail, road, marine). For government and enterprise clients, services extend to defence, energy, media, water, and event management sectors. Climate services include UK Climate Projections (UKCP), monthly to decadal prediction, and climate monitoring. The data distribution infrastructure includes RSS feeds, DataPoint API, and embeddable weather widgets for third-party integration. Research capabilities span ensemble forecasting, nowcasting, ocean forecasting, satellite assimilation, and atmospheric dispersion/air quality modeling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• UK Weather Forecast Core public weather forecasting service providing current conditions, 5-day forecasts, and long-range predictions for UK locations including temperature, precipitation, wind, humidity, UV, and visibility. Used by the general public and organisations for daily planning and operational decisions.
• UK Weather Warnings Severe weather warning system covering UK regions with amber, yellow, and red extreme heat warnings, storm centre, and seasonal advice to protect life and property.
• UK Storm Centre Centralised hub for tracking and monitoring named storms affecting the UK, providing detailed regional warnings and safety guidance for the public and emergency responders.
• Maps & Charts Interactive weather mapping service including UK forecast maps, weather maps, cloud cover, precipitation, lightning, rainfall radar, temperature, wind, wind gust, and surface pressure charts for public and professional users.
• Climate Services Climate research and monitoring including UKCP webinars, climate data, climate-explained content, climate change information, and monthly to decadal prediction capabilities used by government, researchers, and adaptation planners.
• Space Weather Forecasting Specialised forecasting for space weather events including solar storm predictions, with data from NOAA's Solar-1 satellite informing UK Space Weather Operations Centre alerts to infrastructure managers.
• Coast and Sea Forecasting Marine weather services providing coastal and sea conditions forecasts for maritime operations and coastal communities.
• Mountain Weather Forecasting Specialised weather forecasts for mountain environments supporting outdoor recreation, mountaineering safety, and rescue operations.
• Met Office Mobile App Native mobile applications on iOS App Store and Google Play Store providing weather forecasts and severe weather warnings to consumers on-the-go.
• RSS Feeds XML-formatted RSS feeds for severe weather warnings by UK region, UK-wide warnings, news releases, and DataPoint notifications for third-party integration and professional monitoring systems.
• Met Office DataPoint Weather and climate data service allowing programmatic access to Met Office data for third-party applications, websites, and services.
• UK Climate Projections (UKCP) Climate projection data and tools providing climate change scenarios and projections for UK regions, used for climate adaptation planning by government, infrastructure operators, and researchers.
• Weather Widgets Embeddable weather display widgets for websites allowing organisations to show Met Office weather content with customisation options for content and layouts.
• Government Weather and Climate Services Government-specific weather and climate services including defence and security, devolved administrations, environmental hazard and resilience, and international development applications.
• Transport Weather Services Sector-specific forecasting for aviation (commercial and regulated), marine, rail, road, and connected autonomous vehicle (CAV) transport industries.
• Business & Industry Weather Services Commercial weather services for energy, event management, media, and water sectors providing sector-specific forecasting and insights.

Quantifiable outcome

• First organization to issue a red extreme heat warning for three consecutive days in June 2026, demonstrating forecast lead time and accuracy capabilities
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability4 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UK FCDO (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 June 2026Strategic partnership announced at London Climate Action Week to deploy AI weather forecasting technology for climate security purposes, with initial focus on the Philippines. The programme shares forecasting models, climate data, and technical expertise with local weather services to improve predictions of severe weather events.
• CUSAT Advanced Centre for Atmospheric Radar ResearchminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 June 2026Research collaboration studying tropical atmospheric waves (Kelvin, Rossby, and Mixed Rossby-Gravity waves) to improve extreme rainfall prediction along India's west coast. Published findings in Scientific Reports demonstrate wave signals can enhance early warning systems for catastrophic flood events.
• Royal Meteorological SocietyminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 30 April 2026Joint hosting of Energy Insight events bringing together academics and energy sector professionals to discuss climate-related risks to electricity networks and grid resilience strategies using UK Climate Projections.
• ECMWF (European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts)coreTechnology or Integration · 31 March 2026Ongoing collaboration on AI-enhanced weather forecasting combining physics-based and machine learning approaches. Joint development of trustworthy operational AI forecasting frameworks, sharing of modeling systems and best practices for improved accuracy across the global forecasting community.
• NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration)coreTechnology or Integration · 24 September 2025Data sharing arrangement where NOAA's Solar-1 satellite provides 24/7 near real-time space weather data to the UK Met Office Space Weather Operations Centre. The satellite observes the Sun and its outer atmosphere, with solar wind data available every five minutes and coronagraph imagery every 30 minutes.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses3 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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