TheUkrainian Hydrometeorological Center (Український гідрометеорологічний центр, УкрГМЦ) is the nationalhydrometeorological service ofUkraine.

Early scientific weather observation and forecasting in Ukraine was carried out by various observatories located in the territory of Ukraine between the 17th and 19th centuries.^[1] In 1844,Kyiv University designed a plan to establish its own meteorological observatory, which was eventually built in 1855.^[2] In 1921, the Ukrmet (Укрмет) was founded as a centralized hydrometeorological service for providingweather forecasts andweather warning services, with local departments in each region of Ukraine.^[2][3][4]

In 1948, Ukrmet joined theInternational Meteorological Organization, and then become a member of it successor — theWorld Meteorological Organization, established in 1950. In 1953, theUkrainian Hydrometeorological Institute [uk] (Український гідрометеорологічний інститут, УкрГМІ) was established as a scientific and educational institution forclimate research and ameteorology,^[5] independent from Ukrmet. In 1964, the Kyiv meteorological observatory moved to a new building, and in 1996 it transformed into the independentCentral Geophysical Observatory [uk] (ЦГО), operating its own network of weather stations.^{[citation needed]} On19 November 2003, theDay of Meteorology worker [uk] (also known as Meteorologist Day) was introduced in Ukraine as an annual professional holiday, as opposed to theWorld Meteorological Day celebrated on23 March.^{[citation needed]} In 2010, the Ukrainian State Hydrometeorological Service (УкрДГС) launched its official website.^[6] In preparation forUEFA Euro 2012, a «Weather EURO2012» page was launched on official website.^[7]

In 2011, the Ukrainian State Hydrometeorological Service was transformed into the Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Center and released its strategy up to 2020. That same year, the Ministry of Emergencies of Ukraine (МНС) was transformed into theState Emergency Service of Ukraine (ДСНС), which since then curates the UHMI, UHMC and CGO independently from each other (UHMI co-curated by theNational Academy of Sciences of Ukraine).^{[8][9][10][11]}

Ukrainian hydrometeorological center:We observe. We predict. We warn.
State Emergency Service of Ukraine:Prevent. Save. Help.

Since 2014, due theRusso-Ukrainian War, many of UHMC's local weather stations have been occupied, damaged or totally ruined.^{[citation needed]}

In 2021, UHMC celebrated its 100th Anniversary.^{[4][12][13][14][15]} The same year UHMC released its strategy up to 2030.^[16][17]

Due to theRussian invasion of Ukraine since 2022, many local weather stations in Kherson, Mykolaiv, Kharkiv Zaporizhzhia and other regions were lost or damanged. The war also impacted the nature and weather conditions in Ukraine,^[18][19][20] such as thedestruction of the Kakhovka Dam,^[21] the destruction of many populated places,power plants and factories, massivewildfires and deforestation.^[22][23][24] All together this may influence global climate changes,^[25] unpredicted by earlier designedweather models.^[26]

As of 2023, UHMC operated a network of around 250 weather stations,^[27][28] one half being classic stationary stations.^[29]

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  2010
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  2012
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  2024^[30]

• 1992—2011:Mykola Kulbida [uk] (executive director)
• 2011—2024: Mykola Kulbida (director-in-chief)^[31][32]
• 2024—present: Veronika Filonenko (acting director)^[33]

UHMC represents Ukraine and is a member of varios international organizations and projects:

• World Meteorological Organization^[34][35][36]
• EUMETSAT inviates UHMC for trainings^[37][38]
• Meteoalarm^[39]
• Danube monitoring (DanubeHIS,^[40][41] DAREFORT,^[42] LAREDAR)
• Dniester monitoring^[43]

Since 2022, collaboration established with theFinnish Meteorological Institute on modernizing hydrometeorology infrastructure and operations in Ukraine.^[44]

UHMC, together with UHMI, is an exclusive weather service and data provider for all subdivisions of theMinistry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine,Energoatom,Ukrhydroenergo, and theHydrometeorological service of the Armed Forces of Ukraine [uk] (military meteorologists of the Hydrometeorological Center of theAFU (ГМЦ ЗСУ) operates own small network of weather stations^[45][46][47]).^[28] For the aeronautical weather UHMC cooperates with the State Enterprise «Ukrainian Aviation Meterorological Center» (ДП «УАМЦ»), independently curated by SESU.^[48][49]

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  UHMCSESU
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  SE «UAMC»
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  HMCAFU

For the general public, UHMC provides plenty of weather services for free via official website and its pages on social media:

• Warnings^[50] (State Emergency Service of Ukraine responsible for notifing public via FM/AM-radio, TV andcivil defense sirens^[51])
• Current weather and forecast values, chart and maps (as base usesVisicom Maps [uk], based onOpenStreetMap Data)
• Weather Widget (for site owners)
• Cloud coverage animation (based onEUMETSAT/Meteosat imagery and data processed by UHMI^[52][53])
• Radiology situation and forecast
• Hidrology situation and forecast^[54]
• Agrometeorology situation and forecast
• Aeronautics situation and forecast
  • Weather radar (operated by SE «UAMC» and relaunched in 2019,^[55] it was destroyed in 2022 duringRussian invasion)
• Air pollution and quality situation

While UHMC is a non-profit organization, it provides some paid services on request, such as raw data access and custom forecasts.^[56]

For decades UHMC had a monopoly on weather data collecting, processing and providing for the public in Ukraine. With the rise of cheapautomatic weather stations and widespread mobile Internet access, many amateurs and private companies, such as urban developers and agricultural holdings, constructed grids ofpersonal weather stations in Ukraine and launched own weather services (SaveEcoBot [uk],LUN [uk],^[57]OpenWeatherMap,Weather Underground,Blitzortung, etc.).^[58]

• National Antarctic Scientific Center of Ukraine
• Sich-1 andSich-1M
• Alerts.in.ua

• Стратегія розвитку гідрометеорологічної діяльності в Україні на період до 2020 року (in Ukrainian) = Strategy of hydrometeorology operations development in Ukraine for the period up to 2020. Kyiv: UHMC, 2012. (Archived from theoriginal)
• Skrynyk, Oleg; Luterbacher, Jürg; Allan, Rob; Boichuk, Dmytro; Sidenko, Vladyslav; Skrynyk, Olesya; Palarz, Angelika; Oshurok, Dmytro; Xoplaki, Elena; Osadchyi, Volodymyr (2021)."Ukrainian early (pre-1850) historical weather observations".Geoscience Data Journal.8 (1):55–73.doi:10.1002/gdj3.108.ISSN 2049-6060.
• Osadchyi, V.I.; Khilchevskyi, V.K.; Manukalo, V.O. (2021)."NATIONAL HYDROMETEOROLOGICAL SERVICE IN UKRAINE - CENTURY OF SYSTEM OBSERVATIONS AND FORECASTS (1921-2021)".Ukrainian Geographical Journal (3):03–11.doi:10.15407/ugz2021.03.003.ISSN 1561-4980.
• Kulbida, M. I.; Manukalo, V. O.; Kutzyi, A. V. (2022-11-15)."How the Russian Federation is Destroying the Hydrometeorological Service of Ukraine".16th International Conference Monitoring of Geological Processes and Ecological Condition of the Environment.2022. European Association of Geoscientists & Engineers:1–5.doi:10.3997/2214-4609.2022580097.

• Meteorology. Hydrology. Environmental monitoring (by UHMI)
• Ukrainian Hydrometeorological Journal (byOdessa State Environmental University, co-edited by UHMC)

• ПАМ’ЯТКА керівникам та працівникам гідрометеорологічних організацій щодо дій в умовах воєнного стану (in Ukrainian) = MEMO BOOK for admins and workers of hydrometeorological organizations on operating under martial law. УкрГМЦ, 2022.
• Гайд з МЕТЕОграмотності (in Ukrainian) = Guide for METEOawareness. УкрГМЦ, 2024.
• Все, що треба знати про погоду (in Ukrainian) = All You Need to Know About weather. УкрГМЦ, 2024.

• Official website (in Ukrainian)
• UHMC's Educational projects (in Ukrainian)
• Channel onYouTube

• Governmental meteorological agencies in Europe
• Government agencies of Ukraine

• CS1 Ukrainian-language sources (uk)
• All articles with unsourced statements
• Articles with unsourced statements from August 2025