Estonian Weather Service

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

Estonian Weather Service
Riigi Ilmateenistus
Department overview
FormedJune 1, 2013 (2013-06-01)
Preceding department
  • Estonian Meteorological and Hydrological Institute
JurisdictionGovernment of Estonia
HeadquartersTallinn, Estonia
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 departmentMinistry of the Environment
Websitewww.ilmateenistus.ee?lang=en

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

References
  1. "Kontaktid". Estonian Environment Agency. Retrieved 21 February 2016.
  2. "Contact". Estonian Weather Service. Retrieved 21 February 2016.



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