Hardik leading Men In Blue, regular captain Rohit Sharma once again opted to sit out from India's Playing 11. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Jaydev Unadkat came in for Umran Malik and Axar Patel in India's XI
As per the IMD forecast, heavy rainfall is likely to take place across multiple states from 1-4 August in places such as Uttarakhand, West UP, East MP, Odisha, Jharkhand, Sub Himalaya WB among others
The India Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for most of Delhi-NCR, indicating heavy to very heavy rainfall and heavy thunderstorms
IMD predicts heavy to very heavy rainfall with gusty wind speeds of 50-60 kmph till July 25. Maharashtra CM says no waterlogging in low-lying areas in Mumbai city
As the monsoon is wreaking havoc in various parts of India, let us have a look at the colour-coded weather warnings issued by the IMD
The monsoon is likely to be normal in July across the country, barring parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh and south Bihar, with above normal temperatures expected throughout the month, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. Addressing a virtual press conference here, IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said the July rains will help wipe out rainfall deficiencies witnessed in June. As many as 16 states and union territories received deficient rainfall in June, with Bihar and Kerala reporting large deficits at 69 per cent and 60 per cent below normal respectively. Large states such as Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana also received less rainfall than what is normal for June, the first month of the south-west monsoon season. "The monthly rainfall averaged over the country as a whole during July 2023 is most likely to be normal (94 to 106 per cent of LPA) and most probably within the positive side of the normal," Mohapat
Overcast skies with light rain are expected on Friday in the national capital which recorded a minimum temperature of 25 degrees Celsius, according to India Meteorological Department. The relative humidity in the city was 92 per cent around 8:30 am. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 36 degrees Celsius, the weather office said. The air quality index (AQI) of Delhi was in the satisfactory (92) category around 8:40 am, data from the SAFAR showed. An AQI between zero and 50 is considered good, 51 and 100 satisfactory, 101 and 200 moderate, 201 and 300 poor, 301 and 400 very poor, and 401 and 500 severe.
As per the official statement, the impact of the incessant rainfall would cause several issues such as water logging and inundation over most parts of low-lying areas and river banks
Delhi residents are expected to get some relief from the scorching heat in the next few days with light rains and thundershowers in the offing, the weather office said on Thursday. The national capital is expected to receive light rains under the influence of Cyclone Biparjoy, which is gaining steam in the Arabian Sea, private forecasting agency Skymet Weather had said earlier this week. Delhiites woke up to an overcast sky as the minimum temperature settled at 29.1 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average. The maximum temperature settled at 37.7 degrees Celsius, one notch below the normal. The relative humidity was 51 per cent at 5.30 pm, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The city is likely to receive light rains or thundershowers, accompanied by gusty winds, on June 18 and 19. Parts of Delhi, including Dwarka, received rainfall on Wednesday, despite there being no forecast for rains. The maximum temperature is expected to be between 35 degrees .
CEA Nageswaran said that India is 'well covered' in handling the impact of monsoon on output and prices
Nino 3.4 index value jumped from minus 0.2° Celsius to 0.8° Celsius between March and June this year; meteorologists say such accelerated rates of warming were unusual
A deep depression over the southeast Arabian Sea had intensified into cyclonic storm 'Biparjoy' on Tuesday evening. The name 'Biparjoy' was given by Bangladesh
According to IMD on Tuesday, the current depression over the southeast Arabian Sea is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm in the next 24 hours
The threshold for a heatwave is met when the maximum temperature of a station reaches at least 40 degrees Celsius in the plains
Air quality continues to remain at moderate levels, with temperatures expected to rise by 2-3 degrees Celsius over the next two days
Met advises farmers to monitor crops regularly, resort to light irrigation
Union Minister of State for Science and Technology Jitendra Singh said that under the leadership of PM Narendra Modi, the number of radars has increased from 15 to 37 in the last eight years
Union minister Jitendra Singh on Sunday said the Met department's severe weather prediction accuracy improved by around 40 per cent in the last eight to nine years. Addressing the 148th foundation day of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the minister said disaster-related mortality has dropped to single digit with improvement in forecast. He said the number of doppler radars in the county has increased from 15 in 2013 to 37 in 2023. India will add 25 more radars in the next two to three years, taking the number to 62, he added. "The entire country will be covered by doppler radars by 2025," he said. The IMD on Sunday commissioned four doppler weather radars (DWRs) in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Jammu and Kashmir which will bolster its weather monitoring capabilities in the western Himalayan region. The four DWRs have been installed at Banihal Top in Jammu and Kashmir, Jot and Murari Devi in Himachal Pradesh and Surkanada Devi in Uttarakhand.
Six flights, scheduled to depart from Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport (IGI), were delayed due to fog, informed airport authority on Sunday
The costliest natural disaster in 2022 was Hurricane Ian in the US, which caused losses of around $100 billion, Xinhua news agency cited the report as saying