{{more citations needed|date=May 2025}} {{infobox government agency | parent_department = Ministry of Transport and Road Safety | website = https://ims.gov.il/en | image = מכשירים מטאורולוגיים 10.jpg | formed = 14 March 1937 | headquarters = Beit Dagan, Israel | chief1_name = Amir Givati <ref>{{cite news|title=Snow in Jerusalem? There's a good chance|url=https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404023}}</ref> | name = Israel Meteorological Service | native_name = השירות המטאורולוגי הישראלי }} The '''Israel Meteorological Service''' ({{langx|he|השירות המטאורולוגי הישראלי}}, ''HaSherut HaMete'orologi HaYisra'eli'') is a unit of the Israeli Ministry of Transportation responsible for forecasting weather, meteorological data and climate research in Israel.
It was founded in the 1930s as a meteorological unit during the British Mandate, mainly supporting the evolving aviation needs. After establishing the state of Israel, it was incorporated into the Ministry of Transportation. Since 1949, it has been a member of the World Meteorological Organization.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Israel Meteorological Service |url=https://www.gov.il/en/departments/units/israel_meteorological_service1 }}</ref>
The Israeli Meteorological Service is headquartered near Beit Dagan and operates over 150 measuring stations nationwide.<ref>{{Citation |last1=Druyan |first1=L.M. |title=The Impact of Satellite Observed Temperature Profiles on Numerical Forecasts of the Israel Meteorological Service |date=1978 |work=Space Research |pages=47–50 |url=https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-08-022021-5.50011-2 |access-date=2025-05-05 |publisher=Elsevier |isbn=978-0-08-022021-5 |last2=Ben-Amram |first2=T. |last3=Alperson |first3=Z. |last4=Ohring |first4=G. |doi=10.1016/b978-0-08-022021-5.50011-2 |url-access=subscription }}</ref>
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