African Weather Briefing 29 June 09 UTC
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. Please use the link below to register! https://eumetsat.zoom.us/meeting/register/I0BAmXnUR0i9qyzvfg664w
RA-I MTG Satellite Imagery Interpretation Course 2026 / RA-I Interpretation de l’imagerie satellitaire MTG 2026
Version en français ci-dessous The Satellite Imagery Interpretation courses are coming again in 2026. The online course on MTG Satellite Imagery Interpretation in English will take place 9-27 March 2026, the course in French will be held from 13 April to 1 May 2026. The course will be delivered by instructors from DGM Morocco, EAMAC […]
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, […]
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. […]
New African meteorological simulators
The Institute of Meteorological Training and Research in Nairobi (Kenya) has developed several meteorological simulators for online and classroom use. These simulator exercises cover various parts of Africa and various meteorological situations to allow you to practice forecasting. Going through the simulator exercise will give you an opportunity to work through the case as if […]
Two satellite courses for African forecasters delivered by IMTR
The Institute of Meteorological Training and Research in Nairobi, Kenya, recently organised two in-person training courses for African forecasters. Over the course of two weeks more than 40 participants improved their understanding & skills in using satellites in forecasting and nowcasting. The first course on Satellite Applications was delivered 26 February–1 March 2024 and gathered […]