About Us

Kuwait Meteorological Department of the Directorate General of Civil Aviation was established in 1953 and has been a member of World Meteorology Organisation since 1962. The departments goal is to monitor, observe and study weather and climate in Kuwait. The department consists of five superintendents who oversee Forecast, Climate, Stations, Communications-Met Info and Instrumentation Maintenance sections.

The Meteorological Department employees are around 223 specialized and qualified in meteorological and atmospheric sciences in which they study and analyze the weather maps, satellite and radar images to predict short-term weather forecast and long-term climate changes that are expected to affect the country. Additionally, engineers and specialized technicians operate the most advanced devices and systems that related in meteorological equipment and systems which are essential to the department's operation.

The Department operates 27 land and marine automatic weather observation stations (which are located throughout the State of Kuwait), 14 wind-shear alert systems and 6 independent automatic weather stations at Kuwait Airport runways which are used primarily for improving safety during aircraft operations. Additionally the department operates a fully manned 24x7 weather observing station at Kuwait Airport. Separately, the Department operates specialised systems to measure the radiation and elements of the upper atmosphere/Ozone layers up to 16 Km in vertical height and one latest generation Doppler Weather Radar which is used primarily to detect clouds, height and density and areas that effected by dust.

It is worth mentioning that the MET Department, with the Directorate General of Civil Aviation, is preparing for the implementation of several new projects to upgrade its current systems over the next two years to improve the efficiency of the MET services.

Kuwait Meteorological Department is the official source and provider of weather information in Kuwait. The Department provides 5 day weather and marine forecast twice a day, weather warnings and watches for extreme weather events such as thunderstorms, dust storms and flooding at least 72 hours prior the expected event. Current weather condition reports are provided automatically to all airplanes crossing Kuwait airfield to ensure the safety of all inbound and outbound aviation traffic. The automated reports includes weather alerts and areas that are effected by storms or volcanic aches.

The department serves government sectors such as Air Force, National Guard, Ministry of Transportations, Ministry of Interior, Ministry of Electricity and Water, Navy, Cost Guard, Kuwait Ports, Marine Operations and Fire Department. Also climate statistics and studies are provided by the Meteorological Department to educational institutes and other sectors.