Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh inaugurated India’s first ‘SkyCast’ System at Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI), New Delhi.
SkyCast is a next-generation, integrated atmospheric remote sensing system designed for aviation weather monitoring. It brings together multiple real-time measurements of fog, aerosols, turbulence, moisture, and visibility into a single, comprehensive aviation weather intelligence framework.
The system was developed under the Government of India’s Mission Mausam initiative by the Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES).
The primary objective of SkyCast is to usher India into an era of fog-free, weather-smart aviation.
It aims to dramatically reduce flight delays, cancellations, and diversions caused by adverse weather conditions while maximizing safety during critical take-off and landing phases.
Key Features:
Multi-Sensor Integration: Combines state-of-the-art instruments including a Radar Wind Profiler, SODAR, Microwave Radiometer, Ground-based Fog Aerosol Spectrometer (GFAS), and a CL61 Lidar-based Ceilometer.
3-Kilometer Atmospheric Monitoring: The system continuously monitors and maps boundary-layer dynamics, wind speed, wind direction, vertical velocity, and turbulence up to an altitude of nearly 3 km.
Micro-Level Fog Tracking: Utilizes the GFAS to study droplet sizing and aerosol-fog interactions (crucial for Delhi’s pollution-heavy fog) and the Lidar Ceilometer to track the vertical structure and density of fog.
Short-Window Alerts: Provides precise nowcasting and real-time alerts to aircrews and pilots within a tight 3-hour window.
Data-Driven Scalability: The vertical profiles of temperature, humidity, and wind will feed directly into advanced forecasting models, AI-enabled decision support systems, and urban pollution management.
30/05/2026 Insights On India
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