New Delhi: Parts of north India, including Delhi, received heavy showers on Saturday as the southwest monsoon advanced further into central and northern India, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The monsoon this year had set over Kerala on schedule June 1 and advanced fast, covering the southern, eastern and central states within two weeks.
In northern India, pre-monsoon showers for the last three days have brought respite from the sweltering heat.
The southwest monsoon reached Himachal Pradesh Saturday, 10 days in advance, with most of the hill state experiencing moderate to heavy rainfall, the meteorological office in Shimla said.
Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir and parts of Delhi have also been receiving showers....
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05:34 AM, Jun 16, 2013
New Delhi: In a good news for farmers, monsoon has hit North India a week ahead of its schedule and it is likely to cover the entire country before the slated date of July 15. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the country will receive 101 per cent of the long-term average rainfall in July and 96 per cent in August. For the country as a whole, monsoon has...
09:28 AM, Jun 15, 2013
New Delhi: Delhi will receive monsoon showers within next five days, way ahead of the expected June 29 date, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Friday. "Monsoon has been progressing well over the country and is likely to reach the northern India ahead of the schedule. Monsoon is most likely to reach Delhi within next five days from today (Friday)," IMD director BP Yadav said. He declined to give an...
11:31 PM, Jun 14, 2013
New Delhi: The south-west monsoon, crucial for the country's agriculture-based economy, is likely to hit the Kerala coast by June 2, the IMD said on Thursday. "Conditions are becoming favourable for the onset of south-west monsoon over Kerala during the next three days," DP Yadav, Director of the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), said. After arriving over Kerala, monsoon moves gradually to cover the entire country by mid-July. While the normal...
07:50 PM, May 30, 2013
Hyderabad: People of Andhra Pradesh, which has been reeling under severe heat wave conditions for the past many days, today got some respite as the mercury level dipped slightly due to a low pressure area created over the Bay of Bengal. The highest temperature of 43.5 degrees Celsius was recorded at Kavali in Nellore district, Met officials said. Light showers were also experienced at many places, they said. The maximum...
11:05 PM, May 27, 2013
New Delhi: Delhiites on Monday got some respite from the intense heat after few parts of the city experienced dust storms which brought down the temperature. The temperature which had been registered at 42.6 deg C earlier in the day dropped to 36.4 deg C in the evening after dust storms were witnessed in areas neighbouring IGI and Safdarjung airports. "Dust storm of moderate intensity, with the wind speed of...
09:59 PM, May 27, 2013
New Delhi: As temperatures zoom northwards, the wait for south-west monsoon could be a bit longer with the weatherman saying the annual rains would arrive in Kerala only next week. "There is no further progress as yet," India Meteorological Department's (IMD) chief forecaster D Sivananda Pai told reporters when asked about the progress of monsoon. Weather scientists said conditions were becoming favourable for further advance of monsoon over some parts...
10:14 AM, May 26, 2013
New Delhi: A day after Delhi recorded its hottest day in May in the last 10 years, the mercury is expected to rise further Friday, the India Meteorological Department said. "The heatwave conditions will prevail over the city Friday. The maximum temperature is expected to be around 46 degrees Celsius," an IMD official said. The minimum temperature early Friday was three notches above average at 29.5 degrees Celsius, while the...
12:00 PM, May 24, 2013
New Delhi: Mercury levels continued to rise across North India, with the national capital registering a record breaking 45.7 degrees Celsius on Thursday, the hottest in a decade for the month of May. Amritsar in Punjab faced its hottest day in three decades with a maximum of 48 degrees Celsius. In Rajasthan, Sri Ganganagar continued to be the hottest place with a maximum of 48.6 degrees Celsius, followed by Churu,...
07:44 AM, May 24, 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
Delhi saw massive traffic jams and water-logged streets as it received the highest rainfall in February since 1942. ...
07:13 PM, Feb 05, 2013
The Dal Lake in Kashmir is completely frozen. Poonch has witnessed the lowest recorded temperature in 35 years. And across north India, the weather became bone-chilling. In Chandigarh, the mercury dipped to -2.1, Delhi shivered at 1.9 and Hissar in Haryana was cold at -0.8 degree centigrade. ...
07:26 PM, Jan 07, 2013
The death toll due to the intense cold wave currently enveloping north and east India has risen to 40. Even though the Meteorology Department has forecast a slight improvement in the weather condition on Friday, with officials predicting a clear sky and light mist in the morning, cold winds are expected to sweep parts of the region. ...
07:56 AM, Dec 28, 2012
Jaipur: A low intensity earthquake hit Jaipur and adjoining areas this evening. The quake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale struck at 6:32 PM and lasted for about three seconds. According to the India Meteorological Department, the epicentre of the quake was located at Jaipur. The tremor struck several areas of Jaipur including Bapu Nagar, Khatipura and Civil Lines. There were no immediate reports of any loss of life or...
09:19 PM, Dec 20, 2012
Bhubaneswar: A deep depression over east-central Bay of Bengal, which moved westwards and lay centred about 520 km south-east of Paradip in Odisha on Sunday, is likely to take the shape of a cyclonic storm. The system would intensify further into a cyclonic storm and move slowly west-north westwards by Monday, the meteorological centre here said. The system is then expected to move west/west-southwestwards towards South Andhra Pradesh and North...
02:15 PM, Nov 18, 2012
New Delhi: A severe smog-cover is threatening to take the sheen out of Diwali in the national capital. The Meteorological Department has warned that the smog could return on Monday due to a possible weakening of winds. Experts say the situation could worsen after Diwali with the rise in pollution levels, thanks to fire crackers. Asthma patients in the city are already feeling the brunt. Delhi's Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit...
08:27 AM, Nov 12, 2012
New Delhi: The Met Department on Tuesday confirmed that the depression over the Bay of Bengal had intensified into a cyclone and that it would hit land by Wednesday afternoon. "Cyclone Nilam will hit the area between Nellore and Nagapattinam by Wednesday evening," IMD Deputy Director MR Ramanan said. The IMD has put the coastal areas in Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh on high alert. Meanwhile, on Tuesday, Chennai and...
01:03 PM, Oct 30, 2012
Chennai: A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal, which would further intensify into a cyclonic storm, on Tuesday brought heavy rains in many parts of Tamil Nadu, especially in coastal areas, prompting the government to declare a holiday for schools. Chennai, Kancheepuram, Cuddalore and Villupuram received heavy rains in the morning, inconveniencing office-goers. The cyclonic storm would cross between Nagapattinam and Nellore on Wednesday, Met Department said. "The deep...
10:40 AM, Oct 30, 2012
New Delhi: A major cyclone fear looms over Tamil Nadu after a deep depression in the Bay of Bengal, the Met office in Chennai said on Monday. "There is no cyclone alert. However, if the depression intensifies, it could turn into a cyclone," the Met office said. Heavy rains have been forecast in the state on Tuesday. Schools and colleges in Chennai have decided to remain shut while fishermen have...
07:39 AM, Oct 30, 2012
New Delhi: Monsoon rains will not be enough to save the country from its first drought in three years, the weather office said on Thursday as it forecast that the El Nino weather pattern would reduce rains again in the second half of the June to September season. India, one of the world's largest food producers and consumers with a population of 1.2 billion, last suffered a drought in 2009,...
07:16 AM, Aug 03, 2012
