The National Meteorological Service of Belize is the leading governmental authority on weather and climate. It provides meteorological and climate-based products and services to the Belizean public through systematic and accurate data monitoring and collection, reliable data analyses and forecasts, and timely dissemination of user-friendly reports and forecasts on all weather and climate related events and hazards. This is undertaken in order to contribute to the safety and well-being of the people of Belize and the sustainable development of the nation.

To fulfill this mission, the department maintains a network of weather observing stations, a Doppler Weather Radar and an upper air observing station. The Weather Forecasting / Synoptic section of the department comprises a staff of well-trained Meteorologists and Forecasters equipped with telecommunication equipment, data analysis and display workstations, satellite receiving equipment and numerical weather prediction models.

The National Meteorological Service is responsible for providing aviation weather information and forecasts, and specialized weather forecasts for the agriculture, forestry, marine, military, and tourism sectors. It also provides public weather forecasts for the media, which then distributes this information via newspapers, radio and television. Forecasts are also regularly distributed and updated on the department’s website.

The Chief Meteorologist serves on the committees of the National Emergency Management Organization (NEMO) and provides advice on hurricanes, floods and other forms of severe weather conditions which could provoke a national emergency. All phases of the National Hurricane Emergency Plan are declared by NEMO, on the advice of the Chief Meteorologist.

The National Meteorological Service is the National Focal Point for Belize on the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The IPCC is a scientific body whose function is to review the most recent scientific, technical and socio-economic information produced worldwide, relevant to the understanding of climate change.

The Service has representation on several national committees including the National Environmental Appraisal Committee (NEAC) which reviews Environmental Impact Assessments (EIAs). The Service also has representation on the Belize National Climate Change Committee.

Belize is a member of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), particularly the Regional Association IV of WMO. The Chief Meteorologist serves as Permanent Representative of Belize with the WMO. The Senior Climatologist serves as Regional Association IV Core Member of Expert Team- Agromet Risk Management in the Standing Committee on Services for Agriculture (SC-AGR) of WMO. Through the National Meteorological Service, Belize is also a member of the Caribbean Meteorological Organization (CMO) and the Comité Regional de Recursos Hidráulicos (CRRH), an arm of la Sistema de la Integracion de Centroamerica (SICA).