Description
THIS DATASET IS CHANGING
Files uploaded from late January 2026 onward will contain changes including:
- precision changes
- new parameters
- changes to existing parameters e.g. adding vertical levels and timesteps
- the height_asl_on_pressure_levels parameter will be replaced by geopotential_height_on_pressure_levels
Please check your systems are prepared for these changes.
A high-resolution gridded weather forecast for the UK, with a resolution of 0.018 degrees, projected on to a 2km horizontal grid. The data is available as NetCDF files. It's offered on a free, unsupported basis, so we don’t recommend using it for any critical business purposes.
Based on the Met Office UKV model, which is a deterministic, numerical weather prediction model for the UK and Ireland. It is a UK configuration of the Unified Model, which is the Met Office’s flagship Numerical Weather Prediction model.
The archive contains data from the past two years. The data is typically available approximately 3 to 6 hours after the model run time.
The following timesteps are available:
- every hour from 0 to 54 hours (for most parameters)
- every 3 hours from 57 to 120 hours
For some parameters, data is available for multiple vertical height or pressure levels through the atmosphere.
Update Frequency
There are three lengths of model run, each with its own update frequency:
- Nowcast: forecasts the next 12 hours and runs at 0100, 0200, 0400, 0500, 0700, 0800, 1000, 1100, 1300, 1400, 1600, 1700, 1900, 2000, 2200 and 2300 UTC.
- Short: forecasts the next 54 hours and runs at 0000, 0600, 0900, 1200, 1800 and 2100 UTC.
- Medium: forecasts the next 120 hours and runs at 0300 and 1500 UTC.
License
British Crown copyright 2023-2025, the Met Office, is licensed under CC BY-SA
Documentation
https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/services/data/external-data-channels
Managed By
Met Office
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Contact
servicedesk@metoffice.gov.uk. Service desk is only available Mon – Fri, 09:00 until 17:00 UTC (-1 hour during BST). As a non-operational service we aim to respond to any service support enquiries within 3-5 business days.
How to Cite
Met Office UK Deterministic (UKV)2km on a 2-year rolling archive was accessed on DATE from https://registry.opendata.aws/met-office-uk-deterministic.
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