Brainstorm: Your eyes provide our data

Attention weather enthusiasts: we need you!

Digitalisation has certainly revolutionised meteorology – but despite a dense network of monitoring stations and state-of-the-art technology, there are still gaps in the data. This is because the actual effects of extreme weather events – such as storm damage, hail, avalanches, mudslides or even tornadoes – are almost impossible to measure directly.

This is exactly where you come in: with wettermelden.at, you can easily send us your observations and help improve our forecasts and warnings in real time.

So: open the web app, submit a report and become part of Groundtruth. Have a listen – and join in!

5 large hailstones in one hand

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Hailstones with a diameter of around 2 cm or more are typically considered to cause damage. © wettermelden.at / GeoSphere Austria.