Federal duties

The legal duties of MeteoSwiss are the following

• to collect meteorological and climatological data on Swiss territory, permanently and comprehensively 
• to take part in the recording, exchange and analysis of meteorological and climatological data on an international scale 
•  to warn of dangerous weather conditions 
•  to provide meteorological information for aviation and aviation security on Swiss territory 
•  to provide climate information and implement measures as a contribution to ensuring a healthy environment in the long term 
•  to guarantee the monitoring of radioactivity in the atmosphere and to provide the meteorological basis for the calculation of the spread of air pollutants 
•  to further theoretical meteorology and climatology and to carry out applied research and development projects 
•  to provide further meteorological and climatological services for the benefit of the general public