US EditionBBC and Met Office to Join Forces to Deliver UK's 'Most-Trusted' Weather Service
UNITED KINGDOM, JUL 30 – The partnership will use the Met Office’s supercomputer and the BBC’s reach to deliver more accurate forecasts and counter weather misinformation, officials said.
- On Wednesday, the BBC and the Met Office announced a partnership to deliver the most trusted and accurate weather service to everyone in the UK.
- In 2016, the Met Office lost the BBC contract to MeteoGroup, ending a more than 90-year partnership dating back to the first radio bulletin on November 14.
- The Met Office plans to deploy its supercomputer, as University of Reading research found its forecasts are 5.4 per cent more accurate than BBC Weather.
- During this time, audiences will start to see co-created weather content from the Met Office and the BBC, helping more people stay safe and understand weather.
- Over the coming months and years, the partnership will focus on weather education and countering misinformation and disinformation, with further details announced later this year.
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