BBC reunites with Met Office for weather forecasts

Paul GlynnCulture reporterBBCCarol Kirkwood and Tomasz Schafernaker are among the many BBC climate presenters The BBC is to reunite with the Met Workplace for its climate forecasts and local weather updates, eight years after the connection between the 2 organisations ended.The brand new partnership, introduced on Wednesday, is aimed toward delivering “probably the most trusted and correct climate service to everybody within the UK”, the company stated.Since September 2017, information for the BBC’s TV, radio and on-line forecasts has been offered by the Dutch MeteoGroup which was subsequently acquired by the US climate providers firm DTN.BBC director common Tim Davie stated the climate is “the UK’s favorite dialog” and “massively essential to all our lives and all our audiences internationally”.He added: “The BBC’s world-renowned journalism will probably be working along with the Met Workplace’s climate and local weather intelligence to show science into tales and assist everybody within the UK to make knowledgeable selections in regards to the climate.” “There has by no means been extra want for trusted and neutral data to assist folks perceive at the moment’s climate.”No new jobs, or job cuts, have been introduced as a part of the deal. BBC Information understands it isn’t a industrial relationship involving procurement, however an settlement between the 2 organisations within the pursuits of public service.’Altering local weather’Penny Endersby, CEO of the Met Workplace stated on Wednesday: “Because the UK’s nationwide climate service, we’re excited to be again working carefully with the BBC once more.”Collectively we are able to attain much more folks with important climate data, serving to them to plan their days, keep secure when it issues and preserve well-informed in our altering local weather.”In 2022, a nationwide emergency was declared within the UK after a pink excessive warmth warning was issued for the primary time, as temperatures hit 40C (104F).The Met Workplace is the UK’s nationwide climate service and a world-leading centre for local weather science.The BBC’s climate forecasts will proceed to come back from DTN in the meanwhile and an replace on the brand new partnership with the Met Workplace is anticipated “later this yr”.The company added in a press release it wished to “assist extra folks keep secure, thrive and perceive the marvel of climate”.