These general forecast services can help you to target resources, deploy staff with greater confidence, make appropriate contingency plans, support Health and Safety issues in the planning of essential maintenance work, and to help to ensure continued service levels - irrespective of the weather.

MetFAX and premium rate telephone - forecasts for nine UK regions

MetWEB - regional and national forecasts online

Talk to a forecaster - for one-on-one detailed forecasts of your area

Time and place - text weather forecasts direct to your mobile phone or any other digital handset via WAP and/or the short message service (SMS)