Estonian Weather Service Explained

Estonian Weather Service
Native Name:Riigi Ilmateenistus
Type:department
Preceding1:Estonian Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
Jurisdiction:Government of Estonia
Headquarters:Tallinn, Estonia
Chief1 Name:Taimar Ala
Chief1 Position:Director of the Estonian Environment Agency
Chief2 Name:Svetlana Pudova
Chief2 Position:Data Management And Monitoring Function Manager of the Estonian Environment Agency
Parent Department:Estonian Environment Agency
Parent Agency:Ministry of the Environment

The Estonian Weather Service (Estonian: Riigi Ilmateenistus) is the Estonian national meteorological service.

Estonian Weather Service is a department part of the Estonian Environment Agency, which in turn is under the responsibility of the Ministry of Climate.[1]

Estonian Weather Service is a member of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT).

Before 1 June 2013, the department was a separate agency on its own known as the Estonian Meteorological and Hydrological Institute (EMHI).[2]

Estonian Weather Service's webpage offers a 4-day-forecast (also in Russian and English), week forecast and month forecast (only in Estonian). Page also has a radar, model forecast and warnings.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kontaktid. Estonian Environment Agency. 21 February 2016. 16 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210516084113/https://www.keskkonnaagentuur.ee/et/kontaktid. dead.
  2. Web site: Contact. Estonian Weather Service. 21 February 2016.