06/24/2025 DWD Begins Meteodrone Testing to Improve Atmospheric Observations DWD is testing a Meteodrone system at the Meteorological Observatory in Lindenberg to collect more frequent vertical profiles and enhance short-term forecasts. The project is part of a broader vision to expand drone-based observations across Germany. The German Meteorological Service (DWD) is expanding its observational capabilities with the integration of a Meteobase-operated Meteodrone system at the Meteorological ...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
06/12/2025 Making Fog Visible Swiss Case Shows Meteodrone Networks Greatly Improve Forecast Accuracy in Challenging Conditions Meteomatics is leading a breakthrough in weather forecasting by combining a network of Meteodrones with high-resolution weather models. In Switzerland, ten Meteodrones collect vertical atmospheric profiles up to an altitude of 6 km (almost 20,000 ft) throughout the night. This real-time data substantially enhances forecasts for hard-to-predict events with benefits tha...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
09/05/2024 Showcasing Meteodrones at ISARRA 2024 Advancing Weather Research in Oklahoma Meteomatics is excited to participate in the 2024 International Society for Atmospheric Research using Remotely Piloted Aircraft (ISARRA) Conference. ISARRA 2024 is hosted by Oklahoma State University. This year’s event brings together global leaders in atmospheric and earth sciences and highlights innovative weather technologies like the Meteodrone. Our advanced weather drones are set to revolutionize m...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
09/03/2024 Meteomatics Secures EASA DVR Certification for the Meteodrone Emergency Rescue System Meteomatics receives EASA's Design Verification Report certification, affirming the safety and technical excellence of our Meteodrones and allowing greater flexibility in operating in populated areas or in complex airspace environments. Meteodrones are innovative, sustainable, and cost-effective tools designed to measure vertical profiles within the boundary layer of the atmosphere. They can fly u...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
06/03/2024 Meteomatics To Install a Network of 30 Autonomous Meteodrones in Norway In collaboration with the Norwegian Research Centre (NORCE), Meteomatics is undertaking a multi-million euro project in Norway. By the end of 2025, Meteomatics will install 30 Meteodrones and Meteobases across the entire country. This initiative is part of Norway’s efforts to future-proof its economy, people, and infrastructure against various weather-related challenges. In collaboration with the Norwegian Re...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
05/30/2024 NOAA Partners With Meteomatics To Enhance Weather Forecasting In partnership with NOAA, GrandSKY, Synoptic Data PBC and Meteomatics will deploy Meteodrones at the GrandSKY Aviation Park in North Dakota to gather observations at high altitudes to enhance forecasting. NOAA, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, is the United States' primary agency for providing critical environmental intelligence. It oversees the National Weather Service and plays a key role in weather...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
06/23/2023 Meteomatics Powers the US’ First Micro-Weather Service With Meteodrone Data and a High-Resolution Weather Model Together with our partner GrandSKY, we launched our first Meteodrone system at the GrandSKY aviation park, located at Grand Forks Air Force Base in North Dakota, along with the North Dakota 1K weather model. Our autonomous flight system is the first drone-based micro-weather service in the United States, capable of reaching altitudes of up to six kilometers above the Ea...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
04/27/2023 Meteodrone Demonstration in Ireland Thanks to a cross-border authorisation from the Irish aviation authority (IAA), the Meteomatics Meteodrone received an approval to fly up to 6 km during daytime. Met Éireann, The Irish Meteorological Service, has asked Meteomatics to conduct a Meteodrone demonstration in Ireland during daytime. Met Éireann is interested in evaluating the opportunities of replacing measurements by radiosondes with measurements by Meteodrones in the long term. Fo...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
02/13/2023 Meteomatics’ Rescue Parachute Approved as M2 Mitigation Drones are dotting the skies everywhere, doing all sorts of things, from policing and surveillance to landscape photography, from product delivery to weather data measurement. However, operating them can be complex as drone owners must adhere to strict local regulations and obtain the necessary licences. At Meteomatics, we have been operating our weather drones – the Meteodrones – for nearly a decade. We were the first c...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
10/24/2022 Meteomatics’ Meteodrone SUI-9999 displayed at the Swiss Museum of Transport In October 2022, Meteomatics handed over the SUI-9999 Meteodrone to the Swiss Museum of Transport at the Air & Space Days event. The Meteodrone is now part of the museum’s permanent Aviation exhibition. It was a very mild autumn Saturday when Christian Schluchter, Christopher Hartmann, and Daniel Schmitz from Meteomatics set off for Lucerne. Their destination was the Swiss Museum of Transport, where the...| Meteomatics Articles - EN
10/11/2022 ETH Zurich’s Researchers Are Flying Meteomatics’ Weather Drones Into the Clouds Clouds are one of the main elements that regulate Earth’s climate. Understanding cloud microphysics is thus paramount to more precise climate projections. In this story, we explain how ETH Zurich’s researchers are using Meteomatics’ Weather Drones – the so-called “Meteodrones” – to conduct cloud seeding experiments to study cloud-aerosol interactions and precipitation events. How Cloud...| Meteomatics Articles - EN