RA-I MTG Satellite Imagery Interpretation Course 2025
The online course on MTG Satellite Imagery Interpretation will take place 17 March-4 April 2025. It is offered in English language, by the ASMET instructors from IMTR Kenya, SAWS South Africa and EUMETSAT. This course helps you to improve skills in using MTG satellite imagery for identifying various weather and surface features in Africa. The […]
RA-I Interpretation de l’imagerie satellitaire MTG
Le cours en ligne sur l’interprétation de l’imagerie satellitaire MTG se déroulera du 31 mars au 18 avril 2025 en français par des instructeurs ASMET de la DGM Maroc, de l’EAMAC Niger et d’EUMETSAT. Ce cours d’interprétation d’images satellites MTG vous permettra d’améliorer vos compétences en matière d’accès et d’utilisation de la nouvelle génération, l’imagerie […]
The African Weather Online Briefing series continues in November – Playback available
South African Weather Service Regional Training Centre hosted the November weather briefing, with Kanyisa and Tshidi being the experts in walking us through the weather recent events and current satellite images. 🗓 Date: November 29, 2024 ⏰ Time: 09:00 UTC 🌍 Online (Zoom/Webinar platform) 🔗 Playback of the session The briefings are open to everyone, […]
Exciting changes coming to ASMET!
We’re thrilled to announce that ASMET is undergoing a redesign to bring you an improved experience on this website. Our goal is to make it easier for you to access the latest news, training and learning resources to support your work as a forecaster. During this time, you may notice changes to our website and […]
The African Weather Online Briefing series – October session recording and slides available
The African Weather Briefing, proudly hosted by the Kenya Meteorological Department/Institute for Meteorological Training and Research (KMD/IMTR), was held October 30, 2024, at 09:00 UTC. The presenter was Mirriam Mwende, who presented an intense precipitation case from Kenya. The audience appreciated this presentation. The presentation playback as well as the slides are available. Link to […]
Small cloud vortex over Western Cape
New case from South African Weather Service! An unusual cloud formation was detected through satellite imagery over South Africa’s Central Karoo in the morning of 23 April 2024, featuring a rotating low-level cloud with a vortex. This anomaly, typically observed in coastal regions, prompted further meteorological inquiry as it was now observed inland. This case […]
The African Weather Online Briefing series continues in September – Registrations open
We invite you to the next edition of the African Weather Briefing, proudly hosted by the South African Weather Service. 🗓 Date: September 26, 2024 ⏰ Time: 09:00 UTC 🌍 Online (Zoom/Webinar platform) During this session, we will be analysing the current weather situation across the continent, using satellite images and numerical weather prediction data. […]
Welcoming the ASMET team at EUMETSAT
ASMET welcome to EUMETSAT The ASMET team is back together for their yearly working meeting. Hosted by EUMETSAT and supported by our partners from the COMET Program(UCAS, USA), the meeting brings together the training partners from the four VLab Centres of Excellence in Africa, representing the African South African Weather Service (Pretoria), the Institute for […]
The African Weather Online Briefing series continues in July – Registrations open
We are excited to invite you to the next edition of the African Weather Briefing, proudly hosted by the South African Weather Service. 🗓 Date: July 4, 2024 ⏰ Time: 09:00 UTC 🌍 Online (Zoom/Webinar platform) During this session, we will be analysing the current weather situation across the continent, using satellite images and numerical […]
Your case: Hail over the highgrounds of Mauritius island, February 2022
This week in the series of African weather cases submitted by meteorologists across the African continent, we have a case by Yeshna Devi Parboteeah from the Mauritius Meteorological Services. Do you have a good case to share? Contact us at training@eumetsat.int with title ‘ASMET case’ and we will be happy to guide you and publish your […]