Weather

Monsoon hits northeast Bihar; to cover entire state in 4 days

The monsoon on hit Bihar on June 17, with rains drenching the northeast part of the state and it is expected to advance to other areas in the next three to four days

Arrival of southwest monsoon in Goa delayed further

After missing its normal arrival date of June 6, the setting of southwest monsoon over Goa has been delayed by another four to five days, a senior MeT department official said today.

Southwest monsoon making slow progress: MeT

The progress of southwest monsoon is relatively slow as it is not getting a favourable system to move forward, but days of heat wave condition in central and northwest India will soon be over as pre-monsoon showers will bring moisture in the air, Met department said on June 13

Monsoon to hit Goa in two days; no heat wave in the country

No heat wave was observed in the country with pre-monsoon torrential rains occurring in some parts as coastal state of Goa looks set to get its first monsoon showers this season in the next two days

Southwest monsoon likely to hit Kerala in next 2 days: IMD

The much-awaited southwest monsoon is expected to hit the Kerala coast in next two days

Rains, thunderstorms bring respite in UP

Rain and thundershowers occurred at some places in Uttar Pradesh providing respite from the scorching heat as temperatures mostly remained normal in the state

WB to get good rains, northeast may suffer from floods

West Bengal is expected to receive above normal rainfall this monsoon while north-eastern states face the risk of floods, a private weather forecasting agency predicted on June 1

Heavy rains halt Delhi, many flights cancelled

On Monday, 70 flights were cancelled, 67 domestic flights and four international flights were delayed at IGI airport because of the weather.

Drop in mercury, thunderstorms likely in several parts: IMD

After a long spell of "severe heat wave", India Meteorological Department has predicted maximum temperatures are likely to fall by 2-3 degrees Celsius over northwest and central India in the next 48 hours while forecasting thunderstorms in several parts of the country

Heat wave continues in Haryana, Punjab

The heat wave continued across Haryana and Punjab on May 19 with Hisar sizzling at 46 degrees Celsius.

Heavy rainfall expected in Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Telangana

Issuing alerts to the three states, the MeT said although the cyclone will make a landfall in Bangladesh on the intervening night of May 21 and 22 "heavy to very heavy rainfall" is expected in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Odisha.

Heavy rainfall forecast in Kerala over the next 2 days

According to IMD weather forecast, squally wind speed occasionally reaching 50-70 kmph, is likely along and off Kerala coast and over Lakshadweep area during the next 48 hours.

Chennai to get very heavy rain as deep depression moves closer

Quoting a latest bulletin from the MeT department that the deep depression, which was earlier 240 km from Chennai coast, has moved and is now located at 125 km south east of Chennai, an official release said it was expected to move between Chennai and Andhra Pradesh coast today morning.

Odisha experiences hot weather, Bolangir boils at 42 deg C

Though many parts of Odisha got a respite from heatwave conditions, the mercury level continued to remain above 40 degrees Celsius in the western region of the state today.

Goa likely to receive rains on May 11: MeT

The daily weather report for the state released today mentioned that rains or thundershowers are likely to occur at isolated places in Goa on May 11.

Odisha's Titlagarh hottest place in India at 47.5 deg C

Titlagarh in Odisha was today the hottest place in the country with maximum temperature recorded at 47.5 degrees Celsius even as severe heatwave conditions continued to prevail across the state.

Mercury soars: Allahabad remains hottest place in UP

According to Met office, heat wave prevailed at isolated places in the state and Allahabad was the hottest place.

Last month was hottest March in modern times: US

The report by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the globally averaged temperature over land and ocean surfaces for March 2016 "was the highest for the month of March in the NOAA global temperature dataset record, which dates back to 1880."

'India to receive a little more than normal rainfall this yr'

In June, the country is expected a receive 25 percent more rainfall than normal. Rainfall will start receding thereafter but will remain within the parameters of "normal monsoon", said Kanti Prasad, senior consultant (climate sciences), Weather Risk Management Services Ltd.

Above normal temperature this summer: IMD

According to the summer forecast issued by the India Meteorological Department, the first of its kind, for April to June, the seasonal temperature would be above normal by more than one degree Celsius over Northwest India.

Kashmir shivers as minimum temp dips below freezing point

Mercury nosedived across Kashmir last night as minimum temperature settled several degrees below freezing point at all places in the Valley.

Supercomputer to answer weather forecast issue: IIT Madras

Virgo enables researchers at IIT Madras to accurately study data from several past cyclones and monsoons. This data is then coupled with real-time satellite data to enhance the quality of weather forecasting.

Cold wave hits Punjab, Haryana; Amritsar touches 1.8 deg

Narnaul in Haryana and Amritsar in Punjab recorded their minimum temperatures at 1.8 degrees Celsius, both four notches below normal limits. Ludhiana (4.5 deg C) and Patiala (5 deg C) also experienced a cold night, the MeT Department said here.

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