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The National Meteorological Programme (NMP) is a publicly
funded operational and development programme that underpins
every aspect of forecasting in the Met Office. It is through
the NMP that the Met Office builds and continually enhances
its capability to deliver environmental information and
services.
Through interagency co-operation the NMP brings together
measurements from around the world that are then used to
run the complex models that predict what our weather and
ocean systems will be like for the next few days.
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Its core work is to:
- provide routine weather observations, numerical weather
and ocean forecast products and guidance to forecasters;
- increase the scope, accuracy and detail of forecasts
through an ongoing R&D programme;
- represent the UK on international meteorological bodies
such as the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
The Framework document
(PDF, 1 Mb) contains our organisational mandate. It was last
revised and published in April 1996 when we became a trading
fund of the Ministry of Defence, and is currently under review.
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Structure
The National Meteorological Service Commissioning Group (NMSCG) is
responsible for overseeing the NMP on behalf of all customers of the
Met Office, reporting to and advising the Under Secretary of State
for Defence.
More about the
NMSCG
 Funding
The NMP is funded mainly by the Ministry of Defence on behalf of
Government, and the Civil Aviation Authority. Some research and development
projects receive additional funding from other sources, including
the EU. The current total NMP funding is approx. £77 million
p.a.
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