Up until now, most projections have been at a sub-continental level – giving information at a regional level in squares of 300km on a side. Defra’s projections are among the first in the world to give information at a local level – to the scale of large cities of 25km square and, in some cases, projecting weather patterns to a village scale of 5km square. Read more here.

Jennifer Marohasy BSc PhD has worked in industry and government. She is currently researching a novel technique for long-range weather forecasting funded by the B. Macfie Family Foundation.