25 years of collaboration between RMI and MDK within the OMS! Today, the maritime meteorologists provide 4 daily forecasts, precise warnings and continuous support to pilots, ports and coastal authorities. More info on our website: [FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act... [NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...

Contrails' climate impact is due to their radiative forcing, the change in energy balance. At KMI-IRM @meteobe.bsky.social we do satellite observations of the radiative forcing of contrails! This news from @esa.int shows the cooperation between EarthCARE and the E-CONTRAIL project 🛰️☁️ CC @uc3m.es

The #climate report for October 2025 is now available! 🔹Temperatures ranged between 4.2°C and 18.4°C 🔹83.6 mm of precipitation fell in Uccle 🔹The second darkest October on record: 46h10min 🔗 Find the full report on our website: [FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act... [NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...

🌍🌐 Mark your calendars for the 5th User eXchange 2026! This annual event serves as a platform to share progress, exchange experiences, and strengthen collaboration within the growing #DestinE community. 📅 9–10 June 2026 📍 Brussels & Online More information ➡️ destine.ecmwf.int/5th-destinat...

The 5th User eXchange will be hosted by #ECMWF and co-organised by @esa.int , @eumetsat.int, and in collaboration with the @meteobe.bsky.social.

🏆Scientists affiliated with the RMI, VUB, UGent and FWO win the 2025 Annual Science Communication Award with their interactive and accessible workshop entitled “Instant urban climate model with AI”. 🔗 More info on our website: [FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act... [NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...

The #climate report for September 2025 is now available! 🔹Temperatures ranged between 6.8°C and 30.3°C 🔹29.4 mm of precipitation fell in Uccle 🔹September was gloomier than average: 143h 47min 🔗 Find the full report on our website: [FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act... [NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...

The RMI hosted a workshop on urban resilience to climate change, bringing together researchers, experts, and city representatives to discuss a shared challenge: making our cities more resilient to extreme heat events. 🔗More info: [NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu... [FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act...

WMO Ozone Bulletin says #ozone hole in 2024 is smaller than previous years. The RMI also contributes to the collection and sharing of ozone observations. More on our website: [FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act... [NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...

Calling all climate experts! The call for abstracts for the Belgian Science for Climate Action conference (17-18 March) is open. We're looking for research on achieving a just, climate-neutral Belgium. Deadline: 15 Oct Submit: events.spacepole.be/event/247 Conference: www.scienceforclimateaction.be

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐞𝐥𝐠𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐇𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞 (𝐦/𝐟/𝐱)! Lead at the crossroads of climate science & policy, in Brussels 📅 Deadline: 22 Sept 🔗 Details: www.climatecentre.be/post/job-opp...

As the climate warms, extreme events are becoming more frequent and intense worldwide. But who will be most exposed in the decades ahead and why? A new study answers this by comparing future exposure to floods, heatwaves, droughts and compound hot–dry events. More info: www.meteo.be/en/info/news...

Every year, European #meteorological services unveil the list of names that will be given to #storms likely to affect #Belgium and its neighbours. 2025-2026 season: a new set of names has been chosen. 🔗 More info on our website: [FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act... [NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...

Our #climate reports for August and summer 2025 are now available! 🔹A month of August that reflects the summer of 2025: very dry and hot... 🔗 Find the full report on our website: [FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act... [NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...

On Wednesday 13 August, the first #satellite in a new generation of polar #weather satellites was launched from the European Space Centre in Kourou, French Guiana. 🔗 More info on our website: [FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act... [NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...

The #climate report for July 2025 is now available! 🔹Temperatures ranged between 10.3°C and 35.9°C 🔹80.6 mm of precipitation fell in Uccle 🔹July was sunnier than average: 224h 53min 🔗 Find the full report on our website: [FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act... [NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...

Sara Top (Ghent University) received the Young Scientist Conference Award from the EMS for her research on the potential of machine learning to produce detailed #climate data on European cities. 🔗 More info on our website: [FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act... [NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...

RMI, Elia, PropheSea and GeoSphere Austria develop a pilot service combining on-demand weather forecasting and DLR technology. The objective: increase network capacity and efficiency to reduce long-term costs. 🔗 More info: [FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act... [NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...

Inondations de juillet 2021 : le début d’une longue série ? Des inondations comme celles du 14, 15 et 16 juillet 2021, sont-elles vraiment vouées à ne plus se reproduire de sitôt ? Rien n’est moins sûr, selon Josip Brakjovic, doctorant au département de géographie de l’ULiège et membre du…

A summer ice-free Arctic Ocean could become a reality as early as the 2030s. In the new IcyAlert project, researchers will use #climate models, causal methods and #AI to develop a new early warning system for ice-free summers in the Arctic and its impacts. 🔗 More info: www.meteo.be/en/info/news...

“𝘙𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 '76 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘸𝘢𝘷𝘦?” 🤔 That's weather, not climate! Science shows Belgian heatwaves are now more frequent, longer & hotter (+2 days & +1°C per decade!). Trust data, not just memory. #ClimateFacts #FactCheck @meteobe.bsky.social | ULiège Source (FR): dpa-factchecking.com/belgium/2507...

ECMWF released a 1st version of the probabilistic model of the AI Forecasting System (AIFS). AIFS ENS v1 provides an ensemble forecast and runs side by side with the traditional physics-based IFS to advance numerical weather prediction. 🔗 More info on our website: www.meteo.be/en/info/news...

Plus d'info en images au JT @rtbf-info.be de 19h30: auvio.rtbf.be/media/journa... (12 minutes 55 secondes). CC @belspo.be @eumetsat.int @esa.int #Meteo

The #climate report for June 2025 is now available! 🔹Temperatures ranged between 9.3°C and 32.7°C 🔹Only 31.6 mm of precipitation fell in Uccle 🔹June was much sunnier than average: 248h 35min 🔗 Find the full report on our website: [FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act... [NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...

‪MTG-S1 satellite will help us refine weather forecasts. The new generation of Meteosat weather satellites represents a major step forward for the space industry and meteorology in Europe. 🔗 More info on our website: [FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act... [NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu... @belspo.be

Le rôle du changement climatique dans les flambées de pollens Au moins 10% de la population belge est susceptible de développer des réactions allergiques ou une rhinite due au pollen de bouleau et au moins 15% au pollen de graminées. De plus, dans un pays densément peuplé et industrialisé comme la…

🎉 Happy #WorldSocialMediaDay! 🎉 You are now 147 subscribers to this page, which means 147 times THANK YOU! Thank you for following us, liking, commenting, sharing and interacting with our posts, because the weather and climate affect us all! 🫶 👉 Follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn and Instagram too.

#ShowYourStripes Day spotlights climate change using warming stripes to visualise 190+ years of data. Belgian stripes are based on robust records from the Royal Meteorological Institute of Belgium: www.climatecentre.be/post/2025-sh... #ClimateAction #Belgium | meteobe.bsky.social

Calling Belgian climate experts! 🇧🇪 The #IPCC seeks nominations for two workshops (early 2026) on diverse knowledge systems & assessment methods. A key chance to shape the next global report. Apply via the Belgian IPCC Focal Point by 11 July 2025: www.climatecentre.be/post/call-fo... #ClimateScience

Our #climate reports for May and Spring 2025 are now available! 🔹A dry and sunny May with the first hot day of the year in our country 🔹The driest Spring for the current reference period 🔗 Find the full report on our website: [FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act... [NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...

Only 38.91 mm of precipitation fell in Uccle between 1 March 2025 and 25 May 2025. Forecasters are already predicting a hot and dry summer in Belgium this year, but can we predict it accurately? 🔗 More info on our website: [FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act... [NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...

In Belgium, extreme rainfall will become more intense and frequent by 2100, with peaks exceeding 100 mm of rain per day every 20 years. 🔗 More info on our website: [FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act... [NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...

[FR] La ministre Vanessa Matz a annoncé l’intégration du Centre belge du climat (BCC) à l’IRM. Cette intégration offrira une base juridique au BCC dans le cadre de l’AR régissant l’IRM. Le BCC conservera son autonomie et ses missions. Les services de soutien continueront d'être assurés par l’IRM.

#EuropeDay: we highlight two European projects within the RMI. - EURO-CORDEX: cooperation for better local climate projections - Machine Learning: training and running AI-based weather models 🔗 More info on our website: [FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act... [NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...

Thanks to the RetroPollen project, the impact of weather conditions, air quality and birch and grass pollen on our health in Belgium has been quantified for the first time. 🔗 More info on our website: [FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act... [NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...

A new study published in Nature finds that today’s vulnerable youth will be most affected by continued greenhouse gas emissions. 🔗 More info on our website: [FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act... [NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...

Our climate report for April 2025 is now available! 🌡️ The earliest first day of summer in the history of Belgian weather records ☔ Low rainfall ☀️ A very sunny month 🔗 Find the full report on our website: [FR] www.meteo.be/fr/infos/act... [NL] www.meteo.be/nl/info/nieu...

La saison du rhume des foins a commencé ! Les premières concentrations élevées de #pollens de graminées ont été enregistrées, ce qui signifie que les personnes allergiques courent un risque accru de développer des symptômes pendant une période de 8 à 12 semaines. 🤧

The Royal Meteorological Institute is now on Bluesky! 💙 Follow our news about weather and climate on this platform. Want more? You can also follow us on Facebook, LinkedIn, Instagram, and our website.

[NL] 🌌👋 We verlaten X en landen op BlueSky [FR] 🌌👋 On quitte X pour atterrir sur BlueSky [NL] Ruimtewetenschappen, biodiversiteit, klimaat… en nu ook het gedecentraliseerde web. [FR] Sciences de l’espace, biodiversité, climat… et maintenant, le web décentralisé. 🛰️ www.belspo.be

[FR] 🌍🌧️ Visite de @vanessamatz.bsky.social nouvelle ministre chargée de la politique scientifique à l'IRM [NL] 🌍🌧️ Bezoek van Vanessa Matz, nieuwe minister van Wetenschapsbeleid aan het KMI

Eindelijk nog eens een zonnige dag, wat betekent dat de zonnetelescoop van de Sterrenwacht eindelijk nog eens in actie kon komen! Geniet mee van deze #timelapse van 29.11 gemaakt vanuit KMI (@meteobe.bsky.social) met een weathercam in test.

Prachtige krul van storm #Conall! De BS meerwaardezoeker is zeker geïnteresseerd in het ffmpeg cmd 🤓 ffmpeg -framerate 18 -pattern_type glob -i "*.png" -vf "minterpolate='mi_mode=mci:mc_mode=obmc:me_mode=bidir:vsbmc=1:fps=30'" -r 30 -c:v libx264 -preset veryslow -crf 23 -pix_fmt yuv420p anim.mp4

Nog 'n laatste van storm #Conall: laatste 24u GeoColour RGB van FCI-instrument op nieuwe MTG-I1 satelliet van @eumetsat.bsky.social, nu rechtstreeks te bekijken bij de bron view.eumetsat.int! Overdag zie je de natuurlijke kleuren van de aarde, 's nachts wordt achtergrond met verlichting toegevoegd.