Introduction

 

The Regional Meteorological Center, Brewery Road, Quetta was established in 1951. Previously it was named as Geophysical Centre (GC), Quetta. The basic objective of GC, Quetta was to record seismic and Geomagnetic activities in the Balochistan region, as the north-western part of Balochistan region lies at high seismic active zone.

Gradually, the role of the office was extended, and it received the status of Regional Meteorological Center. RMC Quetta in 2016. Now, the centre controls various observatories all around the province and provides services related to Weather, Weather Forecast, Climate, Seismic activities and Ozone Layer Monitoring etc.