Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur city faces severe waterlogging after heavy rainfall

Uttar Pradesh’s Hapur city faces severe waterlogging after heavy rainfall

According to the IMD, the southwest monsoon has further advanced into the remaining parts of Rajasthan, western Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana, covering the entire Delhi region. A scene at an arterial road in Delhi on June, 29, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI ) The Hapur city of Uttar Pradesh is facing severe waterlogging after incessant … Read more

Southwest monsoon to reach Maharashtra soon, conditions favourable for 2 to 3 days: IMD

Southwest monsoon to reach Maharashtra soon, conditions favourable for 2 to 3 days: IMD

Thunderstorm lights up the sky above the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus during pre-monsoon rains, in Mumbai, on May 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI The southwest monsoon is likely to advance to Maharashtra soon, as the climatic conditions are favourable for the next two to three days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Saturday (May … Read more

Southwest monsoon advances over coastal Karnataka

Southwest monsoon advances over coastal Karnataka

A woman and a child walk as rains continued in Udupi. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu The crucial southwest monsoon has set in over Kerala on Saturday (May 24 2025), earlier than anticipated and the normal date of June 1, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Bengaluru. This is the earliest date … Read more

Low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal moves northeast wards, likely to become a depression

Low pressure area over the Bay of Bengal moves northeast wards, likely to become a depression

According to the Regional Meteorological Centre, the low pressure area is likely to move northeastwards, intensify further and reach northeast & adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal by Friday, May 23 evening. File photo | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Low Pressure Area (LPA) over southwest and adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal moved northeastwards and lies over westcentral … Read more

Explained | How a changing monsoon is challenging forecasters and disaster managers

Explained | How a changing monsoon is challenging forecasters and disaster managers

The story so far: With a delayed start for the southwest monsoon, which wreaked havoc in parts of the country when it finally arrived, discussions are rife on whether India will continue to see erratic monsoons in future as well. Catastrophic flooding events due to extremely intense spells of rainfall have become a norm in … Read more

Monsoon picks up pace, deficiency down to 2% of benchmark LPA

Monsoon picks up pace, deficiency down to 2% of benchmark LPA

Thanks to a low-pressure area over central India, the southwest monsoon has been on an an active phase since the beginning of the month, reducing the deficiency in rains since its onset to only 2% of the benchmark long period average (LPA) on Tuesday. This is expected to boost sowing of kharif crops — paddy, … Read more

Monsoon in active phase, cuts overall deficit to 2%, says IMD

Monsoon in active phase, cuts overall deficit to 2%, says IMD

Monsoon in active phase, cuts overall deficit to two pc: IMD New Delhi, Jul 5 (PTI) Aided by a low-pressure area over central India, the southwest monsoon has picked up pace, bringing bountiful showers to the region in time for the sowing of Kharif crops. The weather office on Tuesday said central India and the … Read more

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

From Kerala to Uttarakhand, what’s causing October rains across India: Know the reason

From Kerala to Uttarakhand, what’s causing October rains across India: Know the reason

The 24-hour rainfall crossed the 200-mm mark at some places in Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, and Kollam districts. (PTI) The June-September monsoon season has long past its sell-by date but several parts of India continue to receive heavy rainfall. Kerala, Delhi, Uttarakhand, and Madhya Pradesh received very high rainfall over the past few days, causing loss … Read more