Overview

• The Met Office's Azure-based supercomputer has fully replaced its on-site system after a month of parallel operations.
• The new system enables 14-day weather forecasts with accuracy comparable to current seven- to nine-day predictions.
• Researchers can now predict extreme weather events further in advance using enhanced modeling and computational power.
• Decades of weather and research data have been migrated to Azure, enabling broader scientific collaboration and AI model training.
• Staff training in machine learning is underway to integrate AI into forecasting and climate research workflows.