The monsoon hit Himachal Pradesh on June 20 and has already cost the state Rs 5,000 in damages due to cloudbursts, flash floods and landslides
Light to moderate rainfall was reported across east, west, south, and southeast Delhi, with the IMD forecasting wind speeds between 30 to 50 km/h in the coming hours
The alert comes as the region grapples with weak southwest monsoon winds and developing oligo cyclonic conditions, which are likely to trigger unstable weather patterns in the coming days
Over 1,000 people have been affected in 25 villages due to landslides, flash floods and power line collapse, say official
Baramati tehsil received 83.6 millimetres of rain during the day, while the figure was 35.7 mm for Indapur, they added.
The report, published on Tuesday by the New Delhi-based Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW) think tank, analysed climate, health, and infrastructure data to calculate a heat-risk score.
The IMD, in its 'District Forecast and Warning for the Next Five Days' also issued an 'orange' alert for some districts in Konkan, Marathwada, north Maharashtra and western Maharashtra, including the ghat sections, on specific days
According to the IMD, coastal and south interior parts of the state are expected to experience extremely heavy rainfall on May 19, along with the possibility of intense thunderstorms between 3pm and 1am.
The severe weather also led to a fatal incident in central Delhi’s Paharganj area, where a building under construction collapsed amid heavy rainfall, claiming three lives.
As per the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi recorded an average Air Quality Index (AQI) of 278 on May 16, categorizing it as “poor.”
PM10 level rose by nearly 145 per cent and was recorded at 337.6 µg/m3 (micrograms per cubic metre) at 3 pm while PM2.5 soared by over 200 per cent and read 196.1 µg/m3 at that point in time, Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) data showed.
Strong dust winds started blowing across several areas around 4 PM today, with Gurugram seeing storm-like conditions.
Western Rajasthan may see a decrease in thunderstorm and rain activities, and temperatures are predicted to soar by 2-3 degrees Celsius
According to the evening bulletin of the Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre, Sambalpur was the hottest place of the state on Sunday, recording a maximum temperature of 43.2 degrees Celsius, followed by Titlagarh (42.5 degrees Celsius) and Bolangir (42 degrees Celsius).
In its latest nowcast, the weather department said that light to moderate rainfall accompanied by light thunderstorm and lightning, with gusty winds of 30-50 kmph, is likely to occur across Delhi-NCR, followed by drizzle in South-west Delhi during the next two hours
An intense storm with heavy early-morning rain hit the national capital, causing a house collapse that killed a woman and her three children, and the city grappled with widespread waterlogging
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the capital's average maximum temperature for April this year was 39 degrees Celsius, 2.5 notches above the long-period average (LPA) – making it the hottest April since 2022, when the average was 40.4 degrees Celsius
The weather department forecasts that temperatures in Mumbai will rise from Monday to Wednesday, with maximum temperatures expected to reach 36 to 37 degrees Celsius.
The CAQM, which formulates air pollution control plans for Delhi-NCR, said the January-March period of 2025 saw the best air quality in the last five years
The region typically records five to six heatwave days in summers but is likely to experience 10 to 12 days of heatwave days this year.
The air quality in Delhi deteriorated sharply amid calm winds, smoggy situation and low mixing height with the 24-average AQI rising to 365 at 4 pm, prompting the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) to implement curbs under stage 3 of GRAP.
The Directorate of Education (DoE), in a notice dated January 17, said the Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM) had decided to lift measures under Stage III of the Graded Response Action Plan (GRAP) with immediate effect.
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The 24-hour average Air Quality Index (AQI) of the city was recorded at 178 at 4 pm, registering an improvement from 268 on Tuesday
Operations at the Chennai airport, which had been suspended on Saturday, resumed past midnight but many flights saw cancellations and delays initially, officials said. However, later in the day, operations were normal