Estonian Weather Service

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Estonian Weather Service
Riigi Ilmateenistus
Department overview
FormedJune 1, 2013;10 years ago (2013-06-01)
Preceding department
  • Estonian Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
Jurisdiction Government of Estonia
Headquarters Tallinn, Estonia
59°25′26″N24°41′59″E / 59.423985°N 24.6997°E / 59.423985; 24.6997
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
  • Taimar Ala [1] , Director of the Estonian Environment Agency
Department executive
  • Svetlana Pudova [1] , Vice Director of the Estonian Environment Agency
Parent departmentEstonian Environment Agency
Parent department Ministry of the Environment
Website www.ilmateenistus.ee?lang=en

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 the Environment. [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 you 4day forecast (also in Russian and English), week forecast and month forecast (only in Estonian). Page also has a radar, model forecast and warnings.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Kontaktid". Estonian Environment Agency. Archived from the original on 16 May 2021. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  2. "Contact". Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 21 February 2016.