Good news – the new ASMET website is now live!
We’re pleased to share that the new ASMET site is officially online. We hope the redesign makes it easier for you to find training opportunities and learning resources. Here’s what you can explore right away: Check out the Training Calendar for a full overview of upcoming satellite training courses, workshops and weather briefings across Africa. […]
Forecasting Marine Conditions in the Strait of Gibraltar
This lesson focuses on the challenges of forecasting and monitoring for strong winds and dangerous waves within the Strait of Gibraltar, an area well-known for complex weather patterns and critical marine conditions. The lesson provides guidance to learners on forecasting these meteorological and oceanographic phenomena. Learners are provided with guidance on the background of these […]
An Approach to Impact-based Weather Forecasts in Africa
Learn about the basic steps to follow when compiling an impact-based weather forecast in Africa. The learner first takes on the role of a forecaster during a dust storm event over Kenya, followed by a separate tropical cyclone event in the Mozambique Channel. In both cases the forecaster will need to recognize user needs and […]
Prévision Immédiate des MCS
Cette leçon offre aux apprenants des compétences pratiques et des connaissances avancées pour une prévision immédiate des MCS grâce aux produits satellitaires tels que l’IR10.8 renforcée et le RVB Convection de jour. Vous apprendrez à : Identifier les MCS et leurs différents éléments caractéristiques ; Analyser la tendance spatio-temporelle des caractéristiques des MCS ; Prévoir […]
Training event on EUMETSAT data access held in Casablanca
EUMETSAT’s new generation satellite products are providing a large amount of new, valuable satellite data for operational users in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Now Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) products are being operational, it is important to make these products available for forecasters. To facilitate this, the Direction General de la Meteorologie (DGM) in […]
African Weather Briefing
Every Quarter, the South African Weather Service, in collaboration with EUMETSAT organises an African Weather Briefing. It is open to everyone to discuss interesting weather events using various satellite products and NWP models. In the first briefing of this year, we looked at the identification of potential turbulence areas using various satellite products. Listen to […]
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 […]
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 […]