The Journey of the Supercomputer - UK Weather - Met Office Explains
Descrição
Behind every weather forecast lies a machine so powerful it can run more calculations in a second than millions of humans could do in a lifetime.
In this video, Honor Criswick takes us inside the Met Office’s groundbreaking cloud-based supercomputer, revealing how it’s transforming the way we predict the weather and understand our changing climate. From the early days of hand-drawn charts and pen-and-paper equations, to today’s cutting-edge cloud technology powered by Microsoft Azure, discover how this leap in computing is helping meteorologists see further, faster, and with greater accuracy than ever before.
Scripted and presented by: Honor Criswick
Filmed and edited by: Adrian Holloway
#cloudcomputing #scienceexplained #explained #supercomputer #ukweather #sciencefacts
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We are the Met Office, the UK’s national weather service, and every day of the week we bring you a morning weather forecast and an afternoon weather forecast so that wherever you are in the UK we have you covered.
Forecasts and any weather warnings are accurate at time of recording. To ensure you have the most up to date weather information, check the hourly forecast and live warnings on the Met Office website or app.
In this video, Honor Criswick takes us inside the Met Office’s groundbreaking cloud-based supercomputer, revealing how it’s transforming the way we predict the weather and understand our changing climate. From the early days of hand-drawn charts and pen-and-paper equations, to today’s cutting-edge cloud technology powered by Microsoft Azure, discover how this leap in computing is helping meteorologists see further, faster, and with greater accuracy than ever before.
Scripted and presented by: Honor Criswick
Filmed and edited by: Adrian Holloway
#cloudcomputing #scienceexplained #explained #supercomputer #ukweather #sciencefacts
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Subscribe to make sure you never miss the latest UK weather forecast or important weather warning - https://www.youtube.com/c/metoffice?sub_confirmation=1
We are the Met Office, the UK’s national weather service, and every day of the week we bring you a morning weather forecast and an afternoon weather forecast so that wherever you are in the UK we have you covered.
Forecasts and any weather warnings are accurate at time of recording. To ensure you have the most up to date weather information, check the hourly forecast and live warnings on the Met Office website or app.
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Comentários da comunidade
@philkfoto YouTube · 22/11/2025 · 👍 4
In early days, rain before seven, fine before eleven. I could listen to Honor for hours.
@Scouser22 YouTube · 22/11/2025 · 👍 10
I went to a talk when the Met office was in Bracknell where I learned that the first UK electronic computer forecast was done using time on the Lyons Bakery Computer in London. In 1951 Lyons had bought one of the first computers in the UK to process orders and accounts. J. Lyons & Co. was Britain’s largest catering company, with restaurants and cafés all over the country as well interests in food manufacturing and outside catering. These days it is a bit different, but no free cakes and pies for the Met Office staff when they collect the results.
@jsm5715 YouTube · 22/11/2025 · 👍 8
Fascinating, thanks. Not sure i would have farmed out the hardware to MS though..... keep these things in house, i say.
@danfry909 YouTube · 22/11/2025 · 👍 23
Would love to see more of these, that was absolutely fascinating. Thanks Honor.
@johnadams6771 YouTube · 23/11/2025 · 👍 1
Amazing to see how far this has all come since my days of hand plotted charts and the early beginnings of computerisation in the late 70's, early 80's. Thanks Honor. Would really love the opportunity to visit and see first hand how it's all done now.
@rccandy YouTube · 22/11/2025 · 👍 7
What a beautiful and pleasant example of a young woman excelling at her job. A real credit to the MET office, definitely my favourite weather presenter. Thank you for this informative mini documentary.
@JonitIvory YouTube · 22/11/2025 · 👍 3
What a wonderful explanation, great work!
@jonki1980 YouTube · 23/11/2025 · 👍 1
Brilliant insight into the use of super computers and how to can help with millions of calculations, in order to help with weather predictions. it's amazing numbers
@lameduck9 YouTube · 18/01/2026
What a brilliantly informative video by one of the best presenters I've seen for years. Very clear, great delivery and clearly spoken from a position of both understanding and interest 🎉
@christinepea88 YouTube · 22/11/2025 · 👍 3
Thank you, Honor