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  • Heavy Snowfall Hits J&K's Doda, Rajouri and Himachal Pradesh After Dry Spell

    Heavy Snowfall Hits J&K's Doda, Rajouri and Himachal Pradesh After Dry Spell

    J&K and Himachal Pradesh see heavy snowfall, disrupting travel. Lahaul-Spiti faces avalanche alerts, while Doda, Bhalesa, and Rajouri get relief from dry spells.

  • Deep depression makes landfall near Odisha's Puri, coastal districts brace for heavy rain

    Deep depression makes landfall near Odisha's Puri, coastal districts brace for heavy rain

    The weather office has issued a 'red alert’ (take action) of heavy to very heavy rainfall (7-20 cm) till 8.30 am of Tuesday for 10 districts – Ganajam, Kadhamal, Nayagarh, Khurda, Bolangir, Boudh, Malkangiri, Koraput, Nawarangpur, and Puri.

  • Weather Update: IMD warns of heavy rainfall in Jharkhand, Bihar, WB, and surrounding regions as depression advances

    Weather Update: IMD warns of heavy rainfall in Jharkhand, Bihar, WB, and surrounding regions as depression advances

    As of 5:30 a.m., the meteorological department reported that a depression was located approximately 70 km southwest of Gaya, Bihar, and 60 km east-northeast of Daltonganj, Jharkhand.

  • Heavy rain lashes Gujarat for the third day, IMD issues red alert

    Heavy rain lashes Gujarat for the third day, IMD issues red alert

    The weather patterns are influenced by two cyclonic circulations affecting the north and south regions of Gujarat, contributing to the ongoing wet spell.

  • Cyclone Remal Tracker: PM Modi reviews response and preparedness as landfall nears

    Cyclone Remal Tracker: PM Modi reviews response and preparedness as landfall nears

    The cyclonic storm will likely make a landfall around midnight today on the adjoining coastal areas of West Bengal and Bangladesh

  • Driest August since 1901, but revival likely from September: IMD

    Driest August since 1901, but revival likely from September: IMD

    Hit by strengthening El Nino, India had only 161.7 mm of rainfall this month. Never has the country received less than 190 mm of rainfall in August, as per IMD.

  • Delhi Rains Highlights: Delhi to receive moderate showers till August 6

    Delhi Rains Highlights: Delhi to receive moderate showers till August 6

    Delhi Rains Highlights: Very soon the system in the Bay of Bengal will be moving inland and there may be some moisture incursion along with which the monsoon trough will shift and oscillate giving rainfall over Delhi and NCR.

  • In Pics: Rain lashes North India — snippets from Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Delhi

    In Pics: Rain lashes North India — snippets from Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Delhi

    As constant rain soaks North India, landslides and flash floods ruined buildings and disrupted daily life. All major rivers, including the Ravi, Beas, Sutlej, Swan, and Chenab, are in spate. Flash floods were reported in Manali, Kullu, Kinnaur, and Chamba, causing some shops and vehicles to be washed away.

  • Weather News Highlights: Delhi government issues a flood alert due to heavy rainfall in North India

    Weather News Highlights: Delhi government issues a flood alert due to heavy rainfall in North India

    Weather News Highlights: All schools in Delhi would be closed today as a result of the capital's persistent two-day rain. By Tuesday, it is anticipated that the Yamuna River's water level will have risen above the 205.33-meter danger level.

  • IMD issues red alert in Gujarat’s Anand, Jamnagar and Kutch for July 7 & 8

    IMD issues red alert in Gujarat’s Anand, Jamnagar and Kutch for July 7 & 8

    Gujarat is one of the few states to have received excessive rainfall so far because of the vigorous monsoon season and Cyclone Biparjoy. The state received 303.1 mm of rain between June 1 and July 5, leaving it with a 102 percent excess.

  • Heavy rains lash parts of country, IMD issues alert in some states

    Heavy rains lash parts of country, IMD issues alert in some states

    The IMD has issued a 'red' alert for Goa, forecasting heavy rains in parts of both North Goa and South Goa districts on Thursday.

  • Monsoon Rains Highlights: IMD issues heavy rainfall alert in Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh

    Monsoon Rains Highlights: IMD issues heavy rainfall alert in Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh

    Monsoon Rains Highlights: The Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, recorded a minimum temperature of 27.8 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, and a maximum temperature of 36.3 degrees Celsius.

  • Weather Updates: Mumbai is likely to receive heavy rainfall in the next few days, IMD issues orange alert

    Weather Updates: Mumbai is likely to receive heavy rainfall in the next few days, IMD issues orange alert

    Weather Updates: Mumbai's temperatures have dropped as a result of an increase in rain activity. Maximum temperatures at the Santacruz observatory were 29 degrees Celsius, which is two degrees below average.

  • Monsoon 2023 Highlights: Heavy rainfall expected in Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha over next two days

    Monsoon 2023 Highlights: Heavy rainfall expected in Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha over next two days

    Monsoon 2023 Highlights: The southwest monsoon storm reached the whole country six days ahead of it normal schedule on Sunday, July 2 according to the India Meteorological Department.

  • IMD predicts very heavy rainfall in north-eastern states over the next five days

    IMD predicts very heavy rainfall in north-eastern states over the next five days

    Up to 16 states and union territories experienced below-average rainfall in June, with Bihar and Kerala reporting deficits that were, respectively, 69% and 60% below average.

  • Monsoon 2023 Highlights: Landslide partially blocks Jammu-Srinagar highway

    Monsoon 2023 Highlights: Landslide partially blocks Jammu-Srinagar highway

    Monsoon 2023 Highlights: A landslide hit the Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district on Monday, disrupting traffic movement in one lane of the strategic road, officials said. The landslide occurred in the Kunfer area of Chanderkote, they said. The 270-km Jammu-Srinagar national highway is the only all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country.

  • Monsoon 2023 Highlights: IMD predicts overall LPA rainfall to be between 94 percent to 106 percent in July

    Monsoon 2023 Highlights: IMD predicts overall LPA rainfall to be between 94 percent to 106 percent in July

    Monsoon 2023 Highlights: The Konkan and surrounding Western Ghat regions of central Maharashtra are expected to experience high rainfall activity over a few locations during the next two days, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

  • Cyclone Biparjoy rapidly intensifies into severe cyclonic storm: See Pics

    Cyclone Biparjoy rapidly intensifies into severe cyclonic storm: See Pics

    Cyclone 'Biparjoy' is the first storm brewing in the Arabian Sea this year. Local local authorities have issued warnings to fishermen from venturing into the deep sea in view of severe cyclonic storm 'Biparjoy' over the Arabian Sea.

  • Scorching summer: Heatwave alert for Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and other states

    Scorching summer: Heatwave alert for Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and other states

    Fresh western disturbance may quell the heat in coming days, with rain expected in Delhi, Punjab, Haryana and some other parts of the country

  • Par or sub-par monsoon? — Bracing for the worst case!

    Par or sub-par monsoon? — Bracing for the worst case!

    Deficient rains can be a bane for agri- and rural-centric companies, while a boon for sectors that offer respite from scorching heat

  • In Pics | IMD Forecast: Normal monsoon predicted by govt, 96% of long-period average

    In Pics | IMD Forecast: Normal monsoon predicted by govt, 96% of long-period average

    The Indian Meterological Department (IMD) on April 11 said the country will receive normal rainfall this monsoon. "India to see normal rainfall during the southwest monsoon season (from June to September). It is likely to be 96 per cent (with an error margin of 5 per cent) of the long-period average of roughly 87 cm," M Ravichandran, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, told a press conference. Here what the IMD projects:

  • Delhi weather forecast: More rainfall unlikely, temperature set to rise

    Delhi weather forecast: More rainfall unlikely, temperature set to rise

    The temperature in Delhi NCR will rise over the next few days as the city gets a break from rainfall and thunderstorms.

  • Heatwave wrap: Unseasonal rains damage rabi crops, wet spell predicted across India

    Heatwave wrap: Unseasonal rains damage rabi crops, wet spell predicted across India

    Unseasonal rainfall and hail were reported in several parts of Maharashtra last week, damaging rabi crops at a time worries about a possible food inflation mount.

  • Heat Wave: A look at Govt's precautionary measures as scorching summer scare looms large

    Heat Wave: A look at Govt's precautionary measures as scorching summer scare looms large

    For instance, expecting a surge in demand for coal by power plants during the summer, the railways has increased its coal transportation by 11.92 percent in terms of tonnage.

  • Met Office forecasts heatwave in March-May, above-normal temperature across India

    Met Office forecasts heatwave in March-May, above-normal temperature across India

    The Met Department has cautioned that most parts of the country might experience above-normal temperatures, although, the southern peninsula and parts of Maharashtra are likely to escape the brunt of the harsh weather conditions.

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