The monsoon current finally rolled into Delhi, yielding the season’s first spell of heavy rain on Thursday and bringing down the National Capital’s maximum temperature to 29.4° C, the lowest in four months. Several parts of the city received moderate-to-heavy rainfall, with the Safdarjung observatory recording 116.6 mm precipitation between 8.30 AM and 5.30 PM. … Read more
To strengthen the country’s capability in forecasting severe weather events such as rainfall and thunderstorms at local levels, India Meteorological Department (IMD) will issue a tender to purchase 11 doppler weather radars. According to M Ravichandran, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Science, the met department currently has 33 such radars installed at various locations across the … Read more
The maximum temperature in the national capital on Sunday settled at 30.7 degrees Celsius, eight notches below the season’s average, the IMD said, adding light rain may hit the city on Monday. Delhi recorded 1 mm of rainfall in the past 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. … Read more
Southwest Monsoon set in over Odisha on Thursday touching southern parts of the coastal state, the Indian Meteorological Department said. Though the monsoon usually reaches Odisha between June 10 and June 12, its onset was delayed by at least four days this time. “Southwest Monsoon covered Malkangiri, Koraput, and Nawarangpur districts and some parts of … Read more
The southwest monsoon is likely to hit Jharkhand within 48 hours, weather officials said on Thursday. Parts of Jharkhand are experiencing a change in weather with cloudy sky and light to moderate rainfall from Wednesday, which makes conditions favourable for further advancement of the monsoon, officials said. The normal date for monsoon onset in Jharkhand … Read more
As monsoon rain pummelled the Northeast, Cherrapunji in Meghalaya recorded a massive 811.6 mm of rainfall in 24 hours ending 8.30 am on Wednesday, the highest in June since 1995, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. At an aerial distance of 10 km from Cherrapunji, Mawsynram, the wettest place in India, gauged 710.6 mm of … Read more
The maximum temperature in Delhi-NCR and other parts of northwest India will come down by a few notches over the weekend but no major relief is likely till June 15, the India Meteorological Department said on Thursday. It said moisture-laden easterly winds will provide significant relief from the searing heat June 16 onwards. Heatwave conditions … Read more
The minimum temperature in Delhi on Saturday settled at 28.7 degrees Celsius, a notch above normal, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The maximum temperature is expected to touch 44 degrees Celsius, it said. The national capital is likely to witness clear skies in the day and heatwave conditions are expected at a few places, … Read more
After a brief lull, the Bay of Bengal arm of the south-west monsoon has stirred into action and entered north-eastern parts of the country and is set to bring heavy rains over Assam and Meghalaya over the next two days, the IMD said Thursday. “Southwest monsoon has further advanced into some parts of northwest Bay … Read more
The southwest monsoon is expected to reach Kerala during the next two to three days, marking a sluggish start to the seasonal rains that are the lifeline of India’s agri-based economy. Earlier, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) had forecast the onset over Kerala on Friday (May 27) with help from the remnants of Cyclone Asani, … Read more