MeteoGroupMeteoGroupEurope’s largest independent weather Europe’s largest independent weather
providerprovider
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Aisling CreeveyMeteoGroup UK
www.meteogroup.com
Contents
1. History2. Clients3. Weather Products4. Weather
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4. Weather Forecasting Tools
5. My day to day tasks
1. History• Founded in 1986
– PA WeatherCentre 1997
• Acquired by PA in 2005• Offices in nine European
countries + USA• 230 staff, more than 100
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• 230 staff, more than 100 meteorologists
• 25 meteorologists in London• Extensive data sources• Investment in MRD• Total support 24/7/365• Europe’s Largest private
sector weather business
2. Client baseTrading names…. • RoadCast• AviaCast• RailCast• BuildCast
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• BuildCast• LeisureCast• HydroCast• PortCast
Client Examples
• Roads• Rail• Energy
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Roads
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• Over 50% of the market• Highways Association • Local Authority clients• National Traffic Control
Centre
RoadCast
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Centre• Full client support 24/7• High quality road model –
extensive MRD research/development
• Client training
RoadCast•Text forecasts•Graph Forecasts and monitoring•Site specific forecasts•24 hour monitoring
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Rail
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RailCast
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RailCast
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Network forecasting
• Allows temperature variations to be mapped
• Tables can show
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• Tables can show forecasts for ‘ghost runs’
• Potential for selective salting by route
RailCast
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Network Rail
• Full forecast service– General weather– Hazards– Conductor rail icing
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• Observations• Autumn adhesion
forecast
Energy
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Energy
• Trading• Power production
– Gas/coal– Nuclear
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– Nuclear– Wind– Wave
3. Weather Products
• Raintoday• Weather Pro• Meteoearth• Weather Video
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• Weather Video• Vodcast• Web Graphics• Page Ready
RainToday.co.uk
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WeatherPro
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MeteoEarth
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MeteoEarth
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Weather Video
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Vodcast
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Web Graphics
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Page Ready
• In-house design
• Ready to print
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• Customised panels
• 365 days a year
• Over 100 titles
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4. Weather Forecasting
• Data Sources• Midas• Satellite• Precipitation Type Radar
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• Precipitation Type Radar• MOS• Observations
Data sources
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MIDAS - ECMWF
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Automatic fronts
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Global model output
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Global observations
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Satellite imagery
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Precip type radar
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MM-MOS
• Model Output Statistics
• Site specific forecasts
• 100+ elements
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• 100+ elements
• Climatology
• World-wide coverage
• Forecaster intervention
Observations
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5. My day to day tasks
• Media – Interpreting models and ensuring a concise weather
story– Forecasting!– Writing weather stories
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– Writing weather stories– Dealing with media calls– Dealing with clients
• Interpreting Charts– Winter Charts– Summer Charts– Recent Example
Media Calls
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Winter Charts
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Summer Charts
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Recent Example
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High Pressure Situation
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High pressure situation 27 th January 2011. North-easterly winds.
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Precip Type
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Final Thoughts
• The Advantages– Love what I do– Everyday is completely different– Great team– Observe weather history in the making
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– Observe weather history in the making– Private industry
• Disadvantages– Unsociable hours– High pressure– Private Industry– Your mistakes are very public!
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Questions?
Useful Links
• www.meteogroup.co.uk• www.raintoday.co.uk• www.weatherpro.eu
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• www.weatherpro.eu• www.wetterzentrale.de• www.eumetsat.int
SilverLining
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