Amid predictions for above than normal temperatures this summer, farmers are concerned about the impact of heatwaves on their crops, particularly in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar that face the brunt of heatwaves.
Earlier also the the schools and colleges in Nagapattinam declared a holiday because of the unseasonal rainfall in Tamil Nadu owing to a depression off the coast of Tamil Nadu and Sri Lanka.
Under the Western Disturbance's influence, light to moderate rain and snowfall is likely over Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on January 20 to 22. The intensity and distribution are likely to...
IMD had earlier attributed the unusual heat to the lack of rainfall due to the absence of active western disturbances over north India and any major system over south India.
According to the India Meteorological Department, a depression had formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal, around 80 km away from the Sri Lankan coast and 400 km away from Tamil Nadu’s Karaikal.
The city has logged eight cold wave days in January so far, the most in the month in at least 12 years, according to data available on the IMD website.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) had attributed the unusual heat to the lack of rainfall due to the absence of active western disturbances over north India and any major system over south India.
When a western disturbance, a weather system characterised by warm moist winds from the Middle East, approaches a region, the wind direction changes. The chilly northwesterly winds from the mountains stop blowing, leading to...
The minimum temperature in the capital is likely to rise to 9 degrees Celsius on Thursday amid cloudy weather and light rain. Cold wave conditions are...
Five flights were diverted and 30 delayed due to the foggy conditions, officials at the Indira Gandhi International Airport said. As per media reports, some...
The maximum temperature dropped five notches below normal at many places in the national capital including Lodhi Road, Palam, Jafarpur and Mayur Vihar, the IMD...
Dense to very dense fog engulfed the Indo-Gangetic plains, including Delhi, for the second morning on the trot
Cyclone ‘Mandous’ is set to cross the coast near Tamil Nadu starting midnight, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The well-marked low pressure area over southeast Bay of Bengal intensified into a depression on December 6 evening over the same region and further intensified...
IMD (India Meteorological Department) said there could be variations in the temperature on a day-to-day basis and the impact on the wheat crop depends on the...
The minimum temperature of 6.3 degrees Celsius was recorded at Malajkhand town in Balaghat district, while hill station Pachmarhi in Narmadapuram district...
As low pressure develops over the southwest Bay of Bengal on November 22, the depression will likely weaken gradually.
Delhi's 24-hour average air quality index (AQI) stood at 303 on Sunday, as was on Saturday. It was 346 on Friday and 295 on Thursday. An AQI between 201 and...
Officials at the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said winds gusting up to 18-20 kmph barrelled through the city during the day, improving air quality and...
The moderate earthquake was experienced at 8.43 am in parts of Jabalpur, Dindori, Mandla, Anuppur, Balaghat and Umaria districts, IMD scientist Ved Prakash...
Northeast monsoon rains commenced over coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal and adjoining areas of south Coastal Andhra Pradesh today, the 29th October...
The Met Department said the cyclonic storm is likely to cause widespread light to moderate rainfall in Gangetic West Bengal, with isolated heavy to very heavy...
The low pressure area is very likely to move west-northwestwards and develop into a depression over east-central and adjoining southeast Bay of Bengal around...
The low pressure area, which has been formed over southeast and east-central Bay of Bengal, is likely to deepen into a depression by October 22 and into a...
Weather officials said on Wednesday that a cyclonic storm was brewing in the Bay of Bengal and would move ashore late Sunday.
