The monsoon disappeared from across northern and northwestern India in September, and the heat and humidity that the region is witnessing may last the rest of the season, with experts blaming the traveling Bay of Bengal monsoon trough. heading west. rather than the usual Northwest for this. The muggy conditions …
Read More »IMD issues heavy rain warning for mainland India
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rains off the coast of Andhra Pradesh (AP), Telangana, Maharashtra, parts of Gujarat, the coast and inland northern Karnataka, Kerala and Mahe for the next four o five days. A well-marked low-pressure area extends over the west-central Bay of …
Read More »Monsoon to increase in peninsula and west-central India: IMD
The monsoon retreat from far northwest India is unlikely to begin in the next two weeks, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its weekly forecast on Friday. IMD had said on Monday that although there were indications that the monsoon would begin to withdraw from western parts of Rajasthan …
Read More »Heavy to extremely heavy rain warning for Kerala and the Karnataka coast
It is likely to rain extremely hard over many places on the coast and southern interior of Karnataka on Friday, the India Meteorology Department (IMD) warned. It is also likely that it will rain very heavily on Kerala, the coast and the interior of southern Karnataka between Thursday and Saturday. …
Read More »Monsoon likely to continue, more rain from 3rd week of September: IMD
The country is likely to experience normal to above normal rains in September, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday. In the second week of September, monsoon rains are likely to be poor in most parts of the country, including northwestern and central India. But it is likely to …
Read More »IMD predicts heavy rains in South India for the next three days
Heavy and widespread rains are likely in mainland India for the next three days, according to the Sunday morning bulletin from the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The monsoon trough is north of its normal position, from Ganganagar of Rajasthan to the Bay of Bengal. A low pressure zone extends over …
Read More »IMD updates rain warning to orange alert, heavy rain likely in Mumbai, Thane and Raigad
On Saturday afternoon, the meteorological bureau updated its rain warning to an orange alert (heavy to very heavy rain in isolated areas) for Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad and Ratnagiri for the remainder of Saturday. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert (heavy rain in isolated areas) for Thane, …
Read More »Wettest August in 44 years, 25% more than usual
India this year recorded the wettest August in 44 years, data from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) show, filling agricultural reservoirs and recharging groundwater in large parts of the country, which could help farmers’ prospects for the next agricultural season. According to the data, there was an overall 25% excess …
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