Building on the success of forecasting for the London 2012 Olympic games, the Met Office focus is now directed to providing the same outstanding support to the Paralympic games due to start on 29 August and running until 9 September.
The Met Office, as the UK’s National Meteorological Service, routinely uses outputs from ECMWF in the preparation of its medium-range forecasts, and the ability to provide forecast information to the public and customers on these timescales is of great value in ensuring the success of such high profile events. The link can be found here.