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The UK climate
UK Climate Projections (UKCP09)
About UKCP09
Using UKCP09
Key findings
FAQ
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The UK Climate Projections (UKCP09) give climate information for the UK up to the end of this century. Projections of future changes to our climate are provided, based on simulations from climate models.
The purpose of providing information on the possible future climate is to help those needing to plan how they will adapt to help society and the natural environment to cope with a changing climate.
The Projections show three different scenarios representing high, medium and low greenhouse gas scenarios – this can help to demonstrate the importance of reducing our greenhouse gas emissions (mitigation).
The types of climate information provided are:
- observed climate data (20th and 21st century historical information about temperature, precipitation, storminess, sea surface temperatures and sea level)
- future climate projections (for temperature, precipitation, air pressure, cloud and humidity)
- future marine and coastal projections (for sea level rise, storm surge, sea surface and sub-surface temperature, salinity, currents, and waves).
The information on this website gives the general reader a brief introduction to the UK Climate Projections. If you need more in-depth information than is provided here, please go to the UK Climate Projections website.
The UK Climate Projections are based on a new methodology designed by the Met Office, which allows a measure of the uncertainty in future climate projections to be included in the information.
All of the information available through the UK Climate Projections is provided free of charge.
For details of training and eLearning on the Projections, please see the Training pages.
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