UK 3-Hourly Site-Specific Weather Forecasts for 5,000+ Locations

The Met Office provides site-specific weather forecasts for over 5,000 locations in the UK, including airports, landmarks, and beaches. Forecast data is available in 3-hourly intervals out to 5 days, covering variables like wind speed, temperature, humidity, and precipitation probability. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Predicting local weather impacts based on 3-hourly forecast intervals and site-specific data.
• Analyzing wind patterns for renewable energy planning based on wind speed, direction, and gust data.
• Modeling human comfort indices based on screen temperature, feels-like temperature, and humidity.
• Assessing visibility and precipitation risks for transportation and logistics based on visibility codes and precipitation probability.

Strengths

• Covers over 5,000 specific sites across the UK, providing granular geographic coverage.
• Includes 10 distinct forecast variables such as wind speed, temperature, and UV index.
• Provides high temporal resolution with forecasts in 3-hourly intervals.
• Forecast horizon extends out to 5 days.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Data may reflect geographic bias inherent to the UK data source.

Provenance

Source

Met Office

Collection Method

Weather forecast model output.

Time Range

Forecasts for a 5-day horizon from the time of generation.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:32:21.369259; freshness should be verified.

Geography

United Kingdom, covering over 5,000 specific sites.