The UK Met Office model
UKMO
UK Met Office · United Kingdom
Resolution
2–10 km
Run by
UK Met Office
Model id
ukmo_seamless
The UK Met Office is one of the oldest and most respected forecasting centres in the world. Its Unified Model powers forecasts for the UK and, through global runs, the rest of the planet.
UKMO is consistently among the most accurate models globally, often trading the top spot with ECMWF. Its high-resolution UK nest is especially strong for British and north-west European weather.
Known strengths
Top-tier global accuracyUK & NW EuropeStrong physics
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Want to see how UKMO is performing right now? Open any city page and check the accuracy leaderboard — it ranks all seven models by how close they've actually been for that city over the last 30 days.