Met Office's new supercomputer' could help avoid flight delays

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"A "major" upgrade to the Met Office's forecasting system is poised to mitigate flight delays and bolster winter preparations, the forecaster has announced. The enhanced technology provides clearer, more accurate cloud and fog predictions, essential for managing airline schedules. Winter temperature forecasts are now more realistic, which the Met Office says will aid energy grid management, road gritting, and aeroplane de-icing."

Donations fund journalists to report on reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech, support investigations into campaign finances, and enable documentaries about American women fighting for reproductive rights. Funding keeps reporting free from paywalls, allowing reporting and analysis to remain accessible and supported by those who can afford it. A major Met Office upgrade improves cloud and fog forecasting, makes winter temperature predictions more realistic, and extends severe-weather warnings from seven to 10 days. The upgrade aims to reduce flight delays, assist energy-grid management, improve road gritting and aeroplane de-icing, and enable earlier preparations for storms.

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