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Today, Thursday, June 12, 2025, from 2:00 p.m. Central European Time, the third-generation European meteorological satellite Meteosat is the primary operational satellite.Satellite images of cloud cover over Slovenia from the third-generation Meteosat satellite (last image and display of cloud movement) At the Environment Agency, we receive, process, include in weather forecasts and display data from the third-generation European meteorological satellite Meteosat (MTG). The third-generation Meteosat satellite is the latest geostationary satellite of the European Organization for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites (EUMETSAT). MTG satellite data are important for professional services such as meteorological and hydrological forecasting, aviation meteorology, agrometeorology, data control, as well as for the general public for monitoring current cloud cover, especially during frontal passages and during severe storms. The third-generation Meteosat satellite is owned by 30 EUMETSAT member states, including Slovenia. Improved satellite measurements will enable earlier warnings of extreme weather phenomena, better monitoring of the formation and decomposition of fog, more accurate monitoring of the movement of air masses, aerosols and volcanic dust, etc. At the Environment Agency, we have already started upgrading the systems necessary for the use of MTG satellite data. The extensive upgrade will take place as part of the SOVIR project Upgrade of the system for warning and awareness of weather-related emergencies and adaptation to them in a changing climate. Since March 2025, we have been receiving, decoding, processing, displaying and transmitting data from the MTG satellite on a test basis. We obtain the data from three independent sources, ensuring reliability and continuous accessibility. We obtain real-time data in this way: via a satellite receiving antenna, via special telecommunications protocols in cooperation with ARNES and Geant, and additionally using the European Weather Cloud "cloud" technology. Later in the year, MTG satellite data will be published in real time on ARSO's web portals. We are available to all users who would like to have operational access to the third-generation Meteosat (MTG) satellite data in real time at the contact address: mho-prod@arso.gov.si with the note "MTG satellite - operational access in real time for users". Photos and videos from the satellite Meteosat third-generation meteorological satellite in geostationary orbit 36,000 km above Earth | Author: EUMETSAT 1 / 2
