Thu, 01 Jan 1970 01:00:00 +0100Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:07:00 +0200https://english.radio.cz/czech-hydrometeorological-institute-celebrates-50th-birthday-8084680© 2026 Radio Prague International Weather forecasts are something that most people take for granted these days. If you want to know whether to put on that extra jumper, you can turn on the TV, the radio, open any newspaper or search on the internet. But do we know where and how weather is being monitored? In the Czech Republic the institution responsible for weather monitoring and forecasting is the Czech Hydrometeorological Institute which has just celebrated its 50th birthday. But as director Ivan Obrusnik told me, its history dates further back. encr@radio.cz (Cesky Rozhlas)webmaster@radio.cz (CRo Webmaster) https://english.radio.cz/sites/default/files/images/duha1.jpg?timestamp=1591471613 https://english.radio.cz/czech-hydrometeorological-institute-celebrates-50th-birthday-8084680 Radio Prague International Radio Prague International radio.prague.int@gmail.com clean 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9