Weather update: Orange alert in Delhi as monsoon hits north India, heavy rain lashes Mumbai

Weather update: Orange alert in Delhi as monsoon hits north India, heavy rain lashes Mumbai

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

Monsoon floods kill 42 people, millions stranded in Bangladesh, India

Monsoon floods kill 42 people, millions stranded in Bangladesh, India

At least 25 people were killed by lightning or landslides over the weekend in Bangladesh while millions were left marooned or homeless in low-lying northeastern parts hit by the worst monsoon floods in the country’s recent history, officials said. In the neighbouring Indian state of Assam, at least 17 people were killed during the wave … Read more

Monsoon arrives in Gujarat; heavy rains in Mahisagar and other areas

Monsoon arrives in Gujarat; heavy rains in Mahisagar and other areas

The southwest monsoon arrived in Gujarat on Monday, two days ahead of schedule, bringing heavy showers to Mahisagar district and some other parts of the state, an official from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The conditions were favourable for further advancement of the monsoon in some parts of Gujarat, the IMD centre at Ahmedabad … Read more

Monsoon enters Goa, parts of Konkan and Karnataka

Monsoon enters Goa, parts of Konkan and Karnataka

After a break of more than a week, the southwest monsoon has progressed into Goa and parts of Konkan and Karnataka, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. The met department has forecast that monsoon will move into south Maharashtra, Karnataka, parts of Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu in the next two days. Rains would … Read more

Monsoon enters northeast, heavy rainfall likely in Assam, Meghalaya

Monsoon enters northeast, heavy rainfall likely in Assam, Meghalaya

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

Monsoon to hit Kerala coast in 2-3 days: IMD

Monsoon to hit Kerala coast in 2-3 days: IMD

The southwest monsoon is likely to hit the Kerala coast in two to three days marking the start of the three-month season of rainfall across the subcontinent, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast on Friday. “There is an increase in cloudiness over Kerala coast and adjoining southeast Arabian Sea. Hence, conditions are becoming favourable for … Read more

Monsoon in India: After six-day pause, south-west monsoon starts lingering towards Kerala

Monsoon in India: After six-day pause, south-west monsoon starts lingering towards Kerala

After a six-day pause, the south-west monsoon has started lingering towards Kerala, having covered southern Sri Lanka on Thursday, the weather office said. “Conditions are favourable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon over some more parts of South Arabian Sea, entire Maldives and adjoining areas of Lakshadweep and some more parts of Comorin area during … Read more