How do seasonal forecasts work? | Up in the air | Met Office | Learn About Weather
When the Met Office publish a three-month-outlook, it can attract a lot of attention. But second-hand reports of this outlook can oversimplify its content. In reality, a single outcome is not predicted. Different scenarios – wet, dry, warm, cold – are given different likelihoods. Why can't the Met Office say for certain what kind of weather a particular season will bring and why are probabilities given instead? Find out more in this video on seasonal forecasting.
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