The IMD has issued heavy rain alerts for eastern and central India, including UP, Bihar, MP, and Odisha, while monsoon activity slows down across Delhi-NCR.
Congress MP Brijendra Singh criticized the Modi government after getting stranded in a waterlogged Dwarka Expressway tunnel during heavy rain that paralyzed Delhi-NCR.
The India Meteorological Department has issued heavy rain and thunderstorm alerts for Delhi-NCR, central, and northern India as a low-pressure system drives widespread monsoon activity.
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IMD has forecast below-normal rainfall for September, raising the likelihood of a deficient monsoon season amid strong El Niño conditions and continued rainfall shortfalls across several parts of India.
Cyclone Mocha was gaining strength and set to intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm by Friday morning.
Starting April 21-22, large parts of the country, experienced a prolonged wet spell and not a single place in India has reported a heatwave since then.
Schools in Kota and Bundi districts of Rajasthan will be closed today, August 23, 2022 The IMD has also issued a warning about heavy rain in isolated areas in Rajasthan's eastern and western regions Extremely high rainfall was recorded in isolated regions of Kota and Jhalawar over the 24-hour period
Holiday for students has been announced in numerous Madhya Pradesh districts today August 22 The decision was made in response to the district's severe rainfall Traffic on all such routes where water is filling has been halted by police and administration
Relief from soaring mercury was seen in Delhi today. IMD has predicted rainfall till May 5 in several northern regions. J&K is likely to witness cloudy weather till May 2, IMD said.
Temperature is expected to fall by 2-3 degrees in northwest India. Max temperature will remain below 40-degree on Wednesday in Delhi. Punjab, Rajasthan will also see relief from heatwave conditions.
An orange alert for moderate rain has also been sounded in Delhi for Monday (August 2) The water discharged from the barrage normally takes two-three days to reach the capital A flood alert is declared when the Yamuna crosses the "warning mark" of 204.50 metres
The weather department has predicted heavy rainfall in the Konkan region of Maharashtra The Regional Meteorological Centre, Mumbai has issued a red alert for Ratnagiri district on Monday (July 12)
Subdued rainfall is likely over the northwest, central and western parts of peninsular India during the next five days. The monsoon’s northward journey has weakened due to several local conditions.
Thunderstorm with light to moderate rain and gusty winds is likely in parts of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Bihar. Delhi also witnessed a sudden change in the weather on Friday, when several parts of the Capital witnessed a spell of light rainfall
IMD said that Delhi and parts of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan will have to wait till July for the first monsoonal rains. The weather department also said India has received 28 percent excess rainfall during the monsoon season so far. IMD also added that isolated light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning is very likely over most parts of northwest India in the week ending June 30.
The string of inaccurate weather forecasts, being made by the Met department, began from June 11, which was predicted as the set date for the arrival of monsoons in Delhi. The Met officials stated that this string of wrong short-term and long-term predictions turned out to be inaccurate due to some “volatile” and unforeseen weather conditions unique to northwest India this year.
The national capital is likely to witness a partly cloudy sky with a maximum temperature of 40 degrees Celsius. Met department also issued a rainfall alert for several parts of Uttar Pradesh.
No heatwave is expected in the country over the next five days, says IMD. Several parts of the country are witnessing a good spell of rainfall. The IMD said the Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into the remaining parts of Northwest Bay of Bengal, parts of Odisha, West Bengal and Bihar.
The south-west monsoon is set to reach Delhi and most of north-west India by June 15, almost a fortnight ahead of schedule. "Conditions are favourable for an early onset. It (monsoon) may reach Delhi by June 15 this time," IMD official said.
IMD has predicted heavy rains in Mumbai and adjoining areas from June 9 to June 14 IMD has also issued an orange alert for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar and Raigad The Department says that the first monsoon rains in Mumbai will be very strong
The usual date of the monsoon's arrival in Kerala is June 1, while Goa gets first showers on June 6, IMD said.