New Delhi: North India is sweating it out with the mercury touching over 44 degrees. The heat wave across UP, Delhi, Rajasthan and Punjab has intensified. And with the Met department predicting a further rise in temperatures, there seems to be no respite in sight.
Delhi saw its hottest day of the season on Sunday, boiling at a record temperature of 46 degree Celsius. But the situation was no better in the rest of the country. While Churu in Rajasthan remained the hottest with the maximum temperature at 48 degree Celsius Bhopal sizzled at 43 degrees. And Amritsar in Punjab recorded 45 degree Celsius.
Severe heat wave conditions prevailed across Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu. With the mercury rising - it is daily commuters who have to face the heat - quite literally.
As the maximum temperatures soar up to five to seven degrees above normal in many places the heat wave is likely to get more severe. This is the second time in the last 10 years that the temperatures have been so high for a sustained period of time and with the dry summer heat increasing, looks like the worst is yet to come....
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08:47 PM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: The heat wave has well swept across North India with national capital Delhi simmering at 44.6 degrees celsius on Sunday, making it the hottest day of this season. The mercury even soared to over 46 degree Celsius in some parts of the capital. Palam area recorded 46.1 degree Celsius while Ayanagar weather station recorded 45.8 degree Celsius and Ridge station recorded 45 degrees. The Met department has predicted...
08:16 AM, May 20, 2013
New Delhi: South-west monsoon on Friday made a debut in the Andaman Sea and parts of Bay of Bengal, setting the stage for the four-month rainfall season crucial for India's agriculture-based economy. "Southwest Monsoon has set in over some parts of south Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea," India Meteorological Department (IMD) said here. It said conditions were favourable for further advance of monsoon over some more parts of Bay...
06:42 PM, May 17, 2013
Monsoon rains may arrive on the southern coast around June 3, the weather office said on Wednesday, a late debut that will raise fears any revival for drought-hit tracts of southern and western farmland could be delayed. The rains, which run from June to September, are vital for the 55 per cent of farmland that is without irrigation in India, one of the world's largest producers and consumers of food....
07:22 PM, May 15, 2013
New Delhi: India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that Rajasthan has been the hottest this season, with Churu recording a maximum of 45 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, Delhi also hit 44 degrees on May 5. It is not going to get much cooler either, the Met department said that this is normal for summer with temperatures in Delhi to hover between 41 and 42 degrees Celsius. Uttar Pradesh is also facing...
08:32 AM, May 07, 2013
Rains and thundershowers lashed large parts of North India on Saturday leaving two persons dead in Uttar Pradesh while the hill states experienced fresh snowfall keeping the mercury down in the region. ...
08:00 AM, Feb 24, 2013
Light rain accompanied by wind greeted on Delhiites on Friday morning and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast more rain. Temperatures are likely to fall over the next two days. The minimum temperature recorded in the national capital was at 13.9 degrees Celsius. ...
09:57 AM, Feb 23, 2013
The chill continued in North India. The national capital has been witnessing heavy rains for two consecutive days now. The MeT department says more rain, thunderstorms and hail are likely during the day in the region. ...
01:36 PM, Feb 05, 2013
The chill continues in Delhi as heavy rains hit parts of the capital. The Met department recorded 1.6 mm of rainfall on Monday with rain and thunderstroms continuing overnight. Parts of Faridabad saw hail as well. Cloudy weather conditions are likely to continue on Tuesday as the Meteorological Department has predicted more rain, thunderstorms and hail. ...
06:21 AM, Feb 05, 2013
As heavy rains and snow continued to lash North India on Friday, the Meteorological department said the weather is expected to continue for the next 24 hours and fog will return. "This weather is likely to continue for the next 24 hrs. Fog condition in Delhi and northern parts will be back from Saturday morning," M Durai Swamy of the MeT department said. ...
01:09 PM, Jan 18, 2013
Light rains and hailstorm lashed some parts of the national capital on Thursday night. The city, which received light showers during the day, started getting rains again at around 11 pm. Some parts of Delhi also witnessed hailstorms, bringing the temperature down by a few notches. ...
11:20 PM, Jan 17, 2013
The temperature dropped to nine degree Celsius in the metropolis on Wednesday, the coldest day in a decade. "It is the coldest day in 10 years, it is going to remain at around 9 degrees in the next 24 hours," Met department officials said. ...
08:22 AM, Jan 10, 2013
With no respite from cold, Delhi saw it's coldest day yet this season, with a new low of 1.9 degrees Celsius. This is the lowest minimum for January in the past five years. In 2008, the minimum had plummeted to 1.9 degree Celsius. ...
06:39 AM, Jan 07, 2013
The capital got no respite from the bitter cold as the minimum temperature Saturday settled at 2.9 degrees Celsius - four notches below average. The Met office has forecast a clear day ahead. ...
10:41 AM, Jan 05, 2013
Delhi: A thick layer of smog continues to envelope the national capital on Thursday. The Supreme Court has expressed concern, but the Delhi government, unsure as to what has caused the smog, says it's because of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh. Delhi Chief Minsiter Sheila Dikshit says, "We are not responsible, neighboring states polluting." But activists say that Delhi's pollution level is at an all time high. According to a CSE...
07:57 PM, Nov 08, 2012
New Delhi: Smog has choked the capital ahead of Diwali with visibility in the city dipping to 700 meters, that is half the normal range at this time of the year, due to high pollution levels. The Met department said that the visibility has reduced by more than half to 700 metres. The met department also said that if visibility drops to 500 metres, then there will be cause for...
01:23 PM, Nov 08, 2012
Hyderabad: Residential areas in several places in rain-hit coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh remained under flood water on Wednesday though the heavy rains have stopped. The areas remained waterlogged because of poor drainage system in areas of Kakinada, Vijayawada and other coastal towns, official sources said. State Home Minister P Sabita Reddy, in-charge minister for East Godavari district, visited some rain-affected areas on Wednesday. Alleging that government had failed to...
07:49 AM, Nov 08, 2012
Andhra Pradesh is reeling under the after-effect of Cyclone Nilam. Heavy rains continue to lash coastal areas and the death toll has risen to 28. Over 68,000 people have been evacuated and post-cyclone Nilam, life has been hit hard along coastal Andhra Pradesh. Heavy rains have been reported in several areas over the past 48 hours. About 86 relief camps have been set up and the Navy roped in for ...
08:44 AM, Nov 06, 2012
