# Source: Height levels collection Met Office UKV 2km deterministic forecast
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  id: planetary-computer-met-office-uk-deterministic-height
  name: Height levels collection Met Office UKV 2km deterministic forecast
  type: cog
  url: https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/api/stac/v1/collections/met-office-uk-deterministic-height
  description: "This collection offers 4 parameters at 33 available height levels\
    \ (5m to 6000m) from the Met Office UKV 2km deterministic forecast. This is a\
    \ high-resolution gridded weather forecast for the UK, with a resolution of 0.018\
    \ degrees, projected on to a 2km horizontal grid. The data is available as NetCDF\
    \ files.\n\n## Height Levels\nAvailable height levels, in metres (m) above ground,\
    \ are: \n* 5.0 10.0 20.0 30.0 50.0 75.0 100.0 150.0 200.0 250.0 300.0 400.0 500.0\
    \ 600.0 700.0 800.0 1000.0 1250.0 1500.0 1750.0 2000.0 2250.0 2500.0 2750.0 3000.0\
    \ 3250.0 3500.0 3750.0 4000.0 4500.0 5000.0 5500.0 6000.0\n\n## Coverage area\n\
    The forecast covers the UK and Ireland, with the following latitude and longitude\
    \ coordinates for each corner of the included area:\n* Southwest: 48.8643°N, 10.6734°W\
    \ \n* Northwest: 61.3322°N, 13.7254°W \n* Northeast: 61.6102°N, 4.3408°E \n* Southeast:\
    \ 49.0594°N, 2.4654°E \n\n## Timesteps\nThe following time steps are available:\n\
    * every hour from 0 to 54 hours\n* every 3 hours from 57 to 120 hours \n \n##\
    \ Update frequency\nThere are three lengths of model run, each with its own update\
    \ frequency: \n* Nowcast: forecasts the next 12 hours and are at 0100, 0200, 0400,\
    \ 0500, 0700, 0800, 1000, 1100, 1300, 1400, 1600, 1700, 1900, 2000, 2200 and 2300\
    \ UTC. \n* Short: forecasts the next 54 hours and are at 0000, 0600, 0900, 1200,\
    \ 1800 and 2100 UTC. \n* Medium: forecasts the next 120 hours and are at 0300\
    \ and 1500 UTC.\n\n## Archive length and latency\n\nAs of December 2025, the archive\
    \ contains data from December 2023 onwards. Forecasts will continue to be available\
    \ for at least two years from their data date.\n\nThe data is typically available\
    \ 3-6 hours after the model run time.\n\n## Technical specs\nThe data is available\
    \ as NetCDF files. NetCDF (Network Common Data Form) is an interface for array-orientated\
    \ data access and a library that supports the interface. It is composed of 3 components:\n\
    * variables store the data\n* dimensions give relevant dimension information for\
    \ the variables\n* attributes provide auxiliary information about the variables\
    \ or dataset itself\n\nNetCDF is used within the atmospheric and oceanic science\
    \ communities and is network transparent, allowing for it to be accessed by computers\
    \ that store integers, characters and floating-point numbers.\n\nIris supports\
    \ NetCDF files through reading, writing and handling. Iris implements a model\
    \ based on the CF conventions, giving a format-agnostic interface for working\
    \ with data.\n\n[Find further support on using Iris with NetCDF files.](https://scitools-iris.readthedocs.io/en/stable/)\
    \ \n\n## Help us improve the data services we offer\n\n[Join the Met Office research\
    \ panel](https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=YYHxF9cgRkeH_VD-PjtmGdxioYGoFbFIkZuB_q8Fb3VUQkoxRVQzTFdUMzNMVzczWVM5VTc3QTY3MC4u)\
    \ to help us understand how people interact with weather and climate data, uncover\
    \ challenges and explore opportunities.\n\n## How to cite\n\nUKV 2km deterministic\
    \ forecast was accessed on DATE from the Microsoft Planetary Computer (https://zenodo.org/records/7261897).\n\
    \n## License\n\nBritish Crown copyright 2023-2025, the Met Office, is licensed\
    \ under [CC BY-SA](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/deed.en).\n\n\
    ## Providers\n[Met Office](https://www.metoffice.gov.uk/)\n\nSee all datasets\
    \ managed by [Met Office.](https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/catalog?filter=met+office)\n\
    \n## Contact\n[servicedesk@metoffice.gov.uk](mailto:servicedesk@metoffice.gov.uk).\
    \ Service desk is only available Mon – Fri, 09:00 until 17:00 UTC (-1 hour during\
    \ BST). \n\nAs a non-operational service we aim to respond to any service support\
    \ enquiries within 3-5 business days.\n"
  provider: Met Office
  license: proprietary
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    connector_id: planetary-computer
    tags:
    - Met Office
    - Weather
    - Forecast
    - UK
    - Cloud
    - Temperature
    - Wind
    - Height
    dataset:
      tier: 2
      thematic_group: Climate & Weather
      format: raster
      crs: EPSG:4326
      temporal:
        range: 2023-12-15/..
        type: snapshot
        default_range: latest
      quality:
        coverage: global
      layout:
        type: tiled
      stac_collection_id: met-office-uk-deterministic-height
      homepage: https://planetarycomputer.microsoft.com/api/stac/v1/collections/met-office-uk-deterministic-height