The Meteorological Office at RAF Marham

The Meteorological Office at Marham is manned from 0530 hrs to end of flying Monday to Friday and on occasions at weekends or public holidays, to meet operational needs. Located in a building to the North of Air Traffic Control, it is part of the Operations Wing.

Staffed by 6 MOD civilians the Meteorological Office at Marham is established to meet the requirements of Service units at the Station and of visiting aircrew.

Working shifts, the office is manned from 0530 to end of flying by a forecaster and an observer. The forecaster analyses weather reports, observations, and satellite and radar information to produce various forecasts for our operational requirements. Slides are prepared by the forecaster for Sqn and Station Executive briefings.

Telephone enquiries are answered from various sections on the Station, usually from aircrew in connection with their specific missions. The observers' main job is to maintain a permanent watch on the weather. They produce hourly and special reports (consisting of wind direction/speed, visibility, weather, temperatures and pressure) which are passed to Air Traffic Control. These reports are also transmitted to the Met Office HQ at Exeter in Devon for onward transmission around the world.