Mostly Weather: Weather forecasting through time - a podcast by Met Office

Met Office scientists take a lively look at the fascinating history and science of weather and climate research.

Did you know that weather forecasting was once illegal under the sorcery act? or that log books from 19th century Arctic whaling ships are helping us to improve our ability to predict weather and climate?In this the first edition of Mostly Weather, team members Niall Robinson and Claire Witham are joined by Catherine Ross from the Met Office archives, to talk about weather forecasting through time - from the very first weather forecast, to the future of forecasting and some other stuff in between.

The Met Office is the United Kingdom's national weather service. Our website carries the latest UK and global weather forecasts, detailed information on weather types and climate science and UK weather records for previous months, seasons and years.www.metoffice.gov.uk

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