Nowcasting, forecasting and operational monitoring of space weather at the UK Met Office

The UK Met Office Space Weather Operations Centre (MOSWOC) provides continuous monitoring, nowcasting, and forecasting of space weather to support critical infrastructure and national resilience. Operating 24/7, MOSWOC integrates real-time observations from ground- and space-based assets with advanced models and expert analysis to deliver guidance for sectors including satellite operations, aviation, and power distribution.

This presentation will describe the current operational capabilities of MOSWOC and will share lessons learnt from recent space weather events. It will also highlight recent advances in developing a collaborative framework that bridges research and the operational communities. This framework enables the UK research community to implement space weather models on Met Office systems, facilitating the transition from research to real-time service delivery. Finally, the talk will outline the Met Office space weather research strategy, emphasising the role of rigorous verification, data assimilation, model coupling and impact forecasting to further improve MOSWOC services.