Career In Meteorology

Hey everybody! How to get a job in any airport in your country as a meteorology observer?

Public Comments

1. It doesn't happen much these days. Most airports no longer employ observers, they use automatic weather stations.
2. As weatherman writes, it doesn't exist any longer. If you land at an airfield that says it has MET service, you no longer talk to a person but sit in front of a terminal and you read what is is distributed by the national weather office, aviation division. I know, I am a private pilot. Of course, the tower will always help you to give you e.g. the present wind direction and force, or visibility. But that's not something that requires a meteorologist. You'll also get the ATIS, which is an automatic speech notice on a VHF frequency, including weather and even braking indice of the runway in freezing conditions, but that's the present observation, not a forecast like what is known as TAF. It a bit of a shame, though, because in some conditions, like a high pressure, a local person with local knowledge will know better if there are chances to see local phenomenon such as early morning fog, etc. Note that the same thing happens with the coastal radio stations; seafarers and yachtsmen are no longer talking with local stations but with centres that are miles away. In case of emergency, giving your position in relation to a local landmark doesn't help, the people at the center don't know the entire coast. Mind you, it is still better than seeing those services outsourced to India! :-)
3. I believe all service level A airports have to have human augmenters signed on to their ASOS 24/7. These personnel are employed by private contractors. See the link below for one company that employs weather observers to augment the Automated Surface Observing Systems.