The Israel Meteorological Service (, ''HaSherut HaMete'orologi HaYisra'eli'') is a unit of the
Israeli Ministry of Transportation responsible for forecasting weather, meteorological data and climate research in
Israel
Israel, officially the State of Israel, is a country in West Asia. It Borders of Israel, shares borders with Lebanon to the north, Syria to the north-east, Jordan to the east, Egypt to the south-west, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west. Isr ...
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It was founded in the 1930s as a meteorological unit during the
British Mandate, mainly supporting the evolving aviation needs. After establishing the state of Israel, it was incorporated into the Ministry of Transportation. Since 1949, it has been a member of the
World Meteorological Organization
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) is a List of specialized agencies of the United Nations, specialized agency of the United Nations responsible for promoting international cooperation on atmospheric science, climatology, hydrology an ...
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The Israeli Meteorological Service is headquartered near
Beit Dagan and operates over 150 measuring stations nationwide.
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Atmospheric dispersion modeling
Governmental meteorological agencies in Asia
Research institutes in Israel