With a low pressure area in the Bay of Bengal intensifying into a depression, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday forecast heavy rainfall across Odisha over the next four days. According to the IMD, the depression was centered at 8.30 am over Northwest and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal, situated approximately 70 km southeast of Puri (Odisha), 130 km east of Gopalpur (Odisha), 130 km south-southeast of Paradip (Odisha), and 240 km east-northeast of Kalingapatnam (Andhra Pradesh). "It is likely to move northwestwards and cross Odisha coast near Puri as a depression in the early morning hours of Saturday (July 20). Thereafter, it would move west-northwestwards across Odisha and Chhattisgarh and weaken gradually during the subsequent 24 hours," the bulletin said. The IMD also noted that squally weather with wind speeds reaching up to 60 kmph is likely to prevail over northwest and adjoining west-central Bay of Bengal and along and off North Andhra Pradesh, Odisha a
Isolated areas in Goa, Maharashtra, Telangana, Karnataka, Gujarat, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and South Odisha are expected to experience extremely heavy rainfall
The IMD has predicted heavy rainfall over several states, including Chhattisgarh, Saurashtra, Telangana, Madhya Maharashtra, and Coastal Karnataka during the following five days
IMD weather update: Temperatures in Delhi are likely to peak at around 36 degrees Celsius during the day, with nighttime lows potentially dropping to around 25 degrees Celsius
IMD issued a red alert for Tuesday in parts of Maharashtra, Goa and Kerala, anticipating severe rainfall and thunderstorms. Delhi-NCR will also get light downpours in the upcoming days
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its recent weather forecast informed that the Monsoon is anticipated to stay active in most parts of India over the next 4-5 days
IMD weather update: The IMD issued a red alert for several districts in Kerala, including Malappuram, Kannur, and Kasaragod indicating severe weather conditions
The Uttar Pradesh government has planned to set up an early lightning detection and warning system in a bid to prevent casualties caused by lightning strikes in the state especially during the monsoon season, officials said on Saturday. They said the Uttar Pradesh Lightning Alert Management System will be set up in three phases. According to the state's relief department, 84 people have died in lightning strikes so far this month across Uttar Pradesh. Of these, 43 people died in a 24-hour period from 6:30 pm on July 10. The toll is even higher than the number of fatalities caused by lightning strikes in the state during last year's monsoon -- which according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) was 41. Another IMD report said Uttar Pradesh ranks among the states with the highest lightning strike casualties in the country. "Considering the data points of lightning-related deaths in Uttar Pradesh, we were already working on setting up a lightning detection system," Dr Manish
IMD forecast today: Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Meghalaya, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand are also likely to experience isolated heavy rainfall
Mumbai rain today latest news: The Andheri subway between Andheri and Jogeshwari railway was waterlogged due to the intense rain spell
Noida authorities directed people to relocate to high areas from low-lying regions as the water level of the Yamuna river is expected to rise in the coming days
IMD has issued a red alert for West Bengal, Assam, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, and Meghalaya for July 10. IMD has also warned an orange alert in the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh
Mumbai rain forecast: Mumbai experienced its highest one-day rainfall since 2019 on Monday, with some areas receiving up to 300 millimetres of rain in just a few hours
The national capital will establish 50 new automatic weather forecast centres, with potential expansion to 100
University of Mumbai CDOE exams postponed: Due to heavy rain forecast in Mumbai and surrounding districts, the Mumbai University CDOE exams have been rescheduled
IMD weather update: The IMD has predicted heavy rain in isolated areas of Mumbai until July 12; two rain-related deaths have been reported so far from Mumbai
IMD issued a red alert for Goa today, and Orange alert for Meghalaya, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Maharashtra and Karnataka for heavy showers
As Mumbai witnessed heavy rainfall on Monday, many parts of the city reported waterlogging; local train service and flight operations affected due to heavy rainfall.
IMD estimates heavy rainfall in Northwest & East India over next five days with isolated severe rainfall in regions including Himachal Pradesh, Haryana-Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, and UP
Cloud cover enveloped Delhi as parts of the city received rain on Wednesday, bringing respite from the intense humidity that had gripped the city over the past few days. The weather department, in its notification at 3 pm, said that moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, with wind speeds of 40 to 60 kmph, and lightning, is likely to occur across Delhi and the NCR. "There is no warning for heavy rain in Delhi as of now," an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official told PTI. The IMD stated that their predictions analyse models and other measurements, which sometimes do not align. For instance, due to the shifting of the rainfall belt, heavy rain did not occur in Delhi as forecast last time. The minimum temperature in the city was recorded at 29 degrees Celsius, a notch above the normal, it said. According to the IMD, the sky will remain cloudy through the day and the maximum temperature is likely to settle around 35 degrees Celsius. The humidity level stood