For greater detail and accuracy in local forecasting, the British Meteorological Office employs the Limited Area Model, covering the North Atlantic and European sectors. It uses grid points spaced at intervals of about 30 miles [50 km].
द वर्ल्ड बुक एन्सायक्लोपिडिया यात सांगितल्याप्रमाणे “संगणकांत वापरली जाणारी सूत्रे वातावरणात घडून येणाऱ्‍या बदलांचे केवळ मोघम वर्णन करतात. ”