IN THE AGE OF COMPUTERS AND IN THE 21ST CENTURY–COMPUTERS MAY SOON PREDICT WEATHER FORECASTS AND PRESENT THE REPORT IN HUMANOID FORM TO THE VIEWERS–HUMAN WEATHER CHANNEL BROADCASTERS MAYBE THE THING OF THE PAST

The days of the weather man could be numbered.

Researchers from London and Edinburgh are developing a computer that can collate meteorological information and then produce forecasts as if they were written by a human.

These computer-generated weather updates are being being tested by scientists at Heriot-Watt University and University College London.

Using Met Office data, the researchers are developing new algorithms for automatically generating detailed reports.

If the project is successful, a prototype system will be tested by generating local weather reports on the BBC's website.

Currently, the BBC website features 10 reports written by meteorologists. 

Each of these forecasts cover a large area of the country, such as London and South East England, but there are more than 20,000 individual locations that need tailored reports.

Using Met Office data, the researchers are developing new algorithms for automatically generating weather reports. If the project is successful a prototype system will be tested by generating local weather reports on the MailOnline's website (shown), which currently features just 10 reports for large areas of the country

NLG is the process of producing readable texts in English, or other languages, automatically on a computer.

Typically, the program starts with statistics and figures, or any information that isn't written in language. This includes tables of numerical data or a collection of entries in a database. 

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