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World Service,1 min

How do forecasters predict the weather?

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Weather forecasting has become more accurate over time, with models now working at a one kilometre scale. Prof Liz Bentley, the chief executive of the Royal Meteorological Society, explains how it works. (Image: Weather forecast, Credit: Getty Images.)

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