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The bitsPerValue determines the relative size of the data download required for each parameter. The bitsPerValue ranges from 12 to 20 bits for our current parameters.

Note the data download size is not a direct multiplier of the bitsPerValue as there are standard overheads within the generated GRIB files which are common for all parameters. However, the bitsPerValue is a good guide to the relative cost of each parameter.
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All data plans are managed in GBs worth of data but note we use 1,024 conversion for all our plans. So 1,024 GB is equivalent to 1 TB (Terabyte). Strictly speaking this is TiB and GiB i.e. Tebibyte and Gigibyte

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Estimate monthly usage

Estimated order size if all selected data for all runs is taken based on an expected file size per parameter. Note this is a guide only and actual sizes for each parameter will vary.

Whilst every effort has been made to make the estimated file download sizes accurate customers should check the projected figures which are based on actual downloads as well as the estimated file sizes.

Usage this month

This figure is the actual data transferred for this calendar month so far.

Projected Monthly Usage

The projected monthly usage is calculated by:

  • retrieving the amount of data downloaded in the last 30 days
  • divide by the number of active days (>0 bytes downloaded) to get a daily average
  • multiply by the number of days in the current month for maximum monthly usage
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For the avoidance of doubt the transformed order id to use in the API reproduced below in the Delivery section

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Overview

Site-specific forecast data

Overview

Site-specific forecast data - The Met Office offers a range of products for users wanting to access and utilise site-specific forecasts.

Deterministic:

Our Global Spot product is recommended for users who want to access site-specific forecasts in a deterministic way, to understand the “most likely” scenario for a weather forecast.

Probabilistic

We have launched Met Office Site-Specific Blended Probabilistic Forecast as a BETA product to gain feedback from users to drive future developments. It is recommended for users who want to access site-specific forecasts in probabilistic way, with the flexibility to select what data they need for their specific use. It will enable users to take a range of data that can support more risk-based decisions, providing a range of probabilities and percentile forecasts to assess the likelihood of a certain weather types taking place.

Specification

  • Global spot

    Global Spot provides forecasts for specific locations for all available forecast ranges. By incorporating the latest observations, correcting the data to account for orography and coastal proximity, and combining all the available data from the different model configurations and runs, it provides a consistent, “most likely” forecast for over 20,000 sites globally. This makes optimum use of our gridded atmospheric models by incorporating deterministic and ensemble model data into a single feed.

    Notes

    To access Global Spot data in GeoJSON format via API for a specific location, please provide the latitude–longitude coordinates, and you will receive hourly, three hourly, and daily weather forecast information.

    Domain

    Global Spot offers site-specific forecasts for over 5,000 locations worldwide, including airports, major landmarks, and beaches.

    Parameters

    There is no option to subset the parameters for Global Spot. The hourly API returns 18 single-level parameters, the three hourly API returns 21 single-level parameters, and the daily API returns 41 single-level parameters.

    Time steps

    Choose from 3 options that provide:

    • Hourly: 48 hours
    • Three-hourly: 168 hours
    • Daily: 7 days (one day past, six days future)

    Update frequency

    Hourly

    Delivery

    API

    Format

    GeoJSON

  • Met Office Site-Specific Blended Probabilistic Forecast - BPF

    BETA

    This is a new data product – your feedback will help us improve it therefore we do not recommend this for operational use.

    We have developed a new blended probabilistic forecast system that takes outputs from our Numerical Weather Prediction (NWP) models. This system blends multiple gridded forecasts using a probabilistic approach to produce a set of probability and percentile forecasts for a range of surface weather variables. It also calculates a “most likely” weather type, out to a range of seven days, to produce site-specific forecasts.

    Met Office Site-Specific Blended Probabilistic Forecast is being launched as a BETA product to gain feedback from users to drive future developments. It is recommended for users who want to access site-specific forecasts in a probabilistic way, with the flexibility to select what data they need for their specific use.

    Our new product provides the forecast for single locations, including the chosen parameters for the selected time frame. This will enable you to take a range of data that can support more risk-based decisions, providing a range of probabilities and percentile forecasts to assess the likelihood of certain weather types taking place, and help understand the probability of reaching certain thresholds in specific locations.

    User feedback

    We are releasing this product as a BETA to gain feedback from our users to drive further developments and improvements. As a result, improvements this product may be implemented whilst still in BETA.

    Domain

    There are over 8,000 global sites included, excluding the UK and parts of Northern Europe.

    Global area data visualisation

    There are over 14,000 sites in the UK and parts of Northern Europe.

    UK area data visualisation

    Parameters

    To generate the data in this dataset, we have to process the parameters independently, which can introduce inconsistencies between parameters. We have now enforced consistency between Wind Speed and Wind Gusts values to ensure that Periodic Wind Gusts will always be greater than the instantaneous Wind Speed. We continue to improve the quality of the data and the consistency between parameters.

    Choose from the available parameters to tailor your selection to your specific needs. You can find the available parameters in our glossary.

    Time steps

    Available time steps, labelled by date and time*

    UK Sites (UK and parts of Northern Europe):

    • Every hour from 0 to 129
    • Every three hours from 132 to 186

    Global Domain (excluding the UK and parts of Northern Europe):

    • Every hour from 0 to 129
    • Every three hours from 132 to 192

    *Some time steps vary by parameter. More details can be found in the Glossary.

    Update frequency

    This is a dynamic dataset continuously updated by blending multiple data sources. In the UK Sites (UK and parts of Northern Europe), we check for new model data every 15 minutes and include it in the probabilistic blend as it becomes available. For the first 5 days of the forecast we include data from models that run 24 updates per day. Beyond day 5 we get new model data every 6 hours.

    In the global domain (excluding the UK and parts of Northern Europe), the data is currently updated 4 times per day.

    Delivery

    API

    Format

    CovJSON

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