I've been quite into weather and forecasting for a few years now. I run a private weather station locally and run my own forecasts for the local area. I often find, quite understandably, that the Met Office forecasts are too general. Broadstairs in particular has a micro climate all its own, my local forecasts run at something like 80% accurate for the first 48 hours of each 5 day forecast which compares favourably with the UKMO and others.
This UKMO page is interesting but they are really playing catch up with other commercial forecasters.