While Severe Weather Warnings remain at five days, new technology has enabled them to extend the general forecast period.
The Met Office’s website explains:
“The seven-day forecast table provides a detailed view of the weather for the days ahead at your chosen location. There are around 7,000 sites across the UK to choose from and forecasts are provided in hourly time steps for the first two days and then in three hourly time steps for days three to seven. Forecasts include weather, temperature, wind speed and direction, UV and ‘feels like’ temperature.”
The information is now available on the Met Office’s website and mobile website, with plans to roll this out to the app early next year.
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