Met Éireann

Our Vision

Making Ireland Weather and Climate Prepared.

Our Goals

Enhance support for impact-based decision making for weather events

Provide climate information services which promote the safety of citizens and supports economic and environmental resilience

Deliver a high quality national flood forecasting service

Continue to provide an effective authoritative voice on meteorology in Ireland

Maintain and support an expert, professional workforce

Lead a modern, integrated meteorological infrastructure and support an enterprise environment for weather and climate services

OUR HISTORY

The first ‘real time’ weather observation was transmitted from Valentia Island in Co. Kerry on the 8th October 1860 under the auspices of the Meteorological Committee of the British Board of Trade. Indeed for many years after Independence weather matters continued to be met by the British Meteorological Office. It was not until 1936 that the Irish Meteorological Service was established to provide accurate weather information for transatlantic aviation.

COLLABORATIONS

Throughout its history, the Meteorological Service and its staff played an active role in the development of meteorology on the international scene. Ireland became a full member of the World Meteorological Organisation shortly after its establishment in the early 1950’s and was later a founder member of both the European Centre for Medium Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and the European Meteorological Satellite Organisation (EUMETSAT). More recently, the Service has been active in the formation of other co-operative agencies like EUMETNET and ECOMET. Particularly beneficial to the organisation has been its membership since 1989 of HIRLAM, a co-operative venture between the Scandinavian countries and several other European Meteorological Services for the development of a numerical model for short-range forecasting.

LOOKING FORWARD

Proud of its record of public service, its development of the national meteorological infrastructure and its contribution to the science of meteorology, Meteo Éireann looks forward with confident optimism to the challenges that lie ahead.