Met Office and Microsoft to build weather-forecasting supercomputer

System will be among top 25 supercomputers in world and twice as powerful as any other in Britain

The Met Office and Microsoft are to build a world-leading supercomputer capable of providing more accurate warnings of severe weather as part of a multimillion-pound agreement.

It was expected to be the most advanced machine of its kind dedicated to weather and the climate, ranking among the top 25 supercomputers in the world and twice as powerful as any other in the UK, the Met Office said.