The weather center is the main operational division of RSE "Kazhydromet", the most important task is the prediction of dangerous and natural hydrometeorological phenomena with the aim of warning government bodies, sectors of the economy and the population about these phenomena as far in advance as possible, preventing loss of life and reducing economic losses, preparation of short, medium and long-term weather forecasts in Kazakhstan.
The hydrometeorological center is headed by the Director
The structure of the hydrometeorological center includes three Departments:
- Department of Short-Term Weather Forecasts;
- Department of Long-Term Weather Forecasts
- Central dispatch service.
The office of short-term weather forecasts operates around the clock, online 24/7. Issues weather forecasts for various periods, storm warnings about dangerous, natural weather events, sudden weather changes, which are evaluated daily according to the guidance documents of RSE "Kazhydromet".
The office currently issues the following forecasts:
- short-term weather forecast for 1, 2-3 days;
- medium-term weather forecast for 7 days;
- storm warnings about dangerous, natural weather events and sudden weather changes;
- daily weather Bulletin.
In the preparation of short and medium term weather forecasts, storm warnings forecasters use synoptic weather maps, satellite images, European center, China Meteorological Administration and meteorological research center "Planeta", the mesoscale numerical model WRF, a global numerical model of the European centre for medium-range weather forecasts.
The office of long-term weather forecasts issues long-term weather forecasts based on the analogue-year method and numerical hydrodynamic models of 13 global forecasting centres, products of hydrodynamic models of the Regional North-Eurasian climate center, the Main Geophysical Observatory and the hydrometeorological center of Russia.
The Department issues the following forecasts:
- for a decade
- for a month
- for a season: the warm half-year (April–October) and the cold half-year (November–March)
The main task of the Central Dispatch Service is to promptly provide state bodies and institutions, mass media, interested organizations, as well as the population of the Republic of Kazakhstan with information about dangerous weather events, current weather conditions and weather forecasts.