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Rain, thunderstorm in forecast in parts of UP
State capital Lucknow witnessed clear sky Friday, even as the meteorological department forecast that rain accompanied by thunderstorm is very likely at isolated places in the state. Issuing a warning, the meteorological department said that duststorm or thunderstorm accompanied with winds of up to 40 kilometres per hour and lightning are very likely at isolated places over the state. Banda was the hottest place in the state, where maximum temperature rose to 45 degrees Celsius, followed by Etawah, which recorded a high of 44.8 degree Celsius. Allahabad saw mercury reaching to 44.7 degrees Celsius.
Heatwave continues in HP, Una sizzles at 43 deg Celsius
There was no let up in heatwave conditions in most parts of Himachal Pradesh as the maximum temperature on Friday increased up to two degrees Celsius on Friday. Una continued to be the hottest place with highest temperature at 43 degrees Celsius, the Meteorological Department said. The maximum temperature in Bilaspur was 40.2 degrees Celsius, followed by 39.7 in Hamirpur, 38.9 in Kangra, 38.3 in Mandi, 38.1 in Sundernagar, and 35.9 degrees Celsius in Chamba. Shimla recorded a high of 28.5 degrees Celsius, Manali 27.8 degrees Celsius, Dalhousie 23.3 degrees Celsius and Kufri 20.4 degrees Celsius. The lowest temperature was recorded in tribal district Lahaul and Spiti's administrative centre Keylong at 2.5 degrees Celsius.
Plenty of sun, no rain push mercury up in Delhi
The mercury continued its upward trend in the national capital Friday in the absence of any pre-monsoon activity and crossed the 45-degree mark at some places. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides official figures for the city, recorded a high of 43.7 degrees Celsius and a low of 29.6 degrees Celsius. Humidity levels oscillated between 16 and 50 per cent, the weatherman said. The weather stations at Palam, Sports Complex, Delhi Ridge and Ayanagar recorded the mercury at 45.2, 45.1, 44.8 and 44.4 degrees Celsius. The city has recorded nil rainfall from June 1 to June 14, according to India Meteorological Department data. It is the only 100 per cent rain-deficient "state" in the country. Normally, the city would record 15 mm of rainfall in the first two weeks of June, the data shows. The lack of rainfall has pushed the temperatures in the national capital up, a MeT official said. The weather office has predicted a partly cloudy sky and dust-raising winds for Saturday. There is a ..
Delhi witness hot weather on Friday
There will be no rains in Delhi on Friday, thus providing no relief to people from lingering spells of intense heat from past few days. There is forecast of dust raising winds in the afternoon.
Monsoons in Maharashtra likely to be delayed due to cyclone Vayu: Director, RWFC, IMD
The monsoon in Maharashtra will be delayed as a result of the very severe cyclonic storm Vayu that skirted Gujarat coast on Thursday, said Bishwombhar, the IMD said on Friday."South-west monsoons will be affected by the very severe cyclonic storm Vayu and as a result, they will be delayed in Maharashtra by at least a week if the effects don't wane off in the days to come," said Bishwombhar, Director of Regional Weather Forecasting Centre (RWFC), India Meteorological Department (IMD).He added that the intensity of cyclone Vayu will become negligible completely by June 16."The intensity of cyclone Vayu will go down by June 16 and it will change to a cyclonic storm by then. The cyclone will decrease in strength without affecting the Gujarat coast. It is not going to land on the Saurashtra coast as it has turned westwards," Bishwombhar said.Earlier, the IMD said cyclone Vayu lay centred over the northeast and adjoining East Central Arabian Sea at 3:30 am on Friday."It remains ...
Hot day ahead in Delhi, max temp may reach 43 deg C
The national capital is in for a hot day Friday, with the weather office predicting that the mercury may touch the 43-degree mark. The weatherman also predicted dust-raising winds and a partly cloudy sky towards the afternoon, but that will not have any major effect on the temperatures. At 8:30 am, the Safdarjung Observatory, which provides official figures for the city, recorded the mercury at 29.6 degree Celsius. It is likely to soar to 43 degrees Celsius as the day progresses, a MeT official said. Humidity levels were recorded at 45 per cent , he said. A cyclonic circulation over western Rajasthan and a western disturbance is likely to start affecting weather in the desert state, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and western Uttar Pradesh Sunday onwards, the India Meteorological Department said. A dust storm and thunderstorm activity is likely on Sunday evening while Monday is expected to witness light rain and thunderstorm.
Thunderstorm, lightning alert issued for Coastal Andhra: IMD
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Sunday said that thunderstorm accompanied with hail and lightning (30-40 kmph) at isolated places are very likely over Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh tomorrow (June 15).Besides, the weather forecasting agency also predicted that some isolated places of Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal are likely to be hit by dust storm accompanied with lightning and gusty winds of 40-50 kmph tomorrow.States in Northeast India such as Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura are likely to receive heavy rainfall on Saturday.The weather forecasting agency also predicted that Gale winds speed of the order of 100-110 kmph gusting to 125 kmph very likely to prevail over north Arabian Sea and Gujarat coast till evening and decrease gradually thereafter."The Sea condition is very likely to be phenomenal over the north Arabian Sea and Gujarat coast. Strong winds, speed reaching 40-50 kmph, is very likely to prevail .
Low-pressure area in Bay of Bengal good for monsoon's progress
Indication of a low-pressure area developing in the Bay of Bengal is a good news for the advancement of monsoon, a senior official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Thursday. Thursday evening report of the IMD confirmed that the outer line of monsoon had reached across Kannur in Karnataka and Madurai in Tamil Nadu. Cyclone Vayu had slowed down monsoon's progress, the IMD had said earlier. "A couple of days back, we were solely dependent on Vayu getting weakened as it had pulled all the required winds and slowed down the southwest monsoon's progress in the country," the official said, requesting anonymity. "Today, we noticed indication of a low-pressure area getting developed in the Bay of Bengal, which always helps in the advancement of southwest monsoon towards northern part," he told PTI. "Generally, by this date southwest monsoon is supposed to arrive in Maharashtra, but it is still far away. Earlier observations had indicated that Vayu would take a couple of more .
Weather mostly dry in UP; Etawah hottest at 44.8 deg C
The weather was mostly hot and dry in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, with Etawah being the hottest place in the state, even as capital city Lucknow saw some respite from the intense heat. The maximum temperature in Lucknow settled at 36.4 degrees Celsius, three degrees below the normal, the Meteorological Department office said. Etawah recorded a maximum temperature of 44.8 degrees Celsius, the highest in the state, the Met office said. The weather is likely to remain dry over most of eastern Uttar Pradesh till Saturday and rain and thunderstorm is likely at a few places in the region on Sunday, it said. The Met office said rain and thunderstorm is very likely at isolated places in western Uttar Pradesh on Saturday and at a few places on Sunday.
Light rains, winds bring some respite from sweltering heatwave conditions
Light rains and windy conditions brought a little respite from sweltering heat in some parts of north India on Thursday, though no major change in temperatures is expected till the weekend, according to the MeT Department. A man riding a motorcycle was killed after a tree fell on him due to high speed winds in Haryana's Ambala city. In Delhi, hot and dry weather prevailed with the MeT office predicting similar conditions for another two-three days. The city recorded a high of 41.2 degrees Celsius, two notches more than normal, and a low of 29 degrees Celsius. Humidity levels oscillated between 31 and 61 per cent, a MeT official said. Similar conditions are likely to prevail for another two-three days. Dust-raising winds gusting up to 40 kilometers per hour would keep the maximum temperature between 41 and 43 degrees Celsius, Kuldeep Srivastava, a senior scientist at the India Meteorological Department, said. The city may witness a partly cloudy sky but there would be no rain activity .
After respite, Delhi remains hot on Thursday
Although the temperature fell by 7-8 degrees Celsius to 33 on Wednesday evening following a dust storm, Delhi on Thursday witnessed intense heat, providing no relief to its people from the scorching sun.
Rain brings mild relief from sizzling conditions in Rajasthan
Light to moderate rain in parts of Rajasthan brought relief from the scorching heatwave conditions on Thursday, the MeT department said. The temperatures fell due to the light to moderate rains accompanied by duststorm that occurred at few places in the east and at isolated places in west Rajasthan on Wednesday, the weatherman said. Churu and Ganganagar recorded the maximum temperatures in the state at 44.5 degree Celsius, followed by Bikaner and Jaisalmer at 43.1 degrees and 41.2 degrees respectively, the MeT said. The maximum temperature in other areas was below 40 degrees on Thursday, officials said. According to the MeT department, east Rajasthan received heavy rainfall with Mount Abu in Sirohi district receiving 7 cm rain and Mount Abu Tehsil 5 cm till Thursday morning. Several other areas in Alwar, Dausa, Sirohi, Bharatpur, Rajsamand, Jaipur and Dungarpur recorded 2 cm to 4 cm rain during this period, they added. The department has predicted duststorm, thunderstorm and gusty ...
Hot, dry weather in Delhi; no relief till Sunday evening
Hot and dry weather prevailed in the national capital Thursday, with the Met office predicting similar conditions for another two-three days. The city recorded a high of 41.2 degrees Celsius, two notches more than normal, and a low of 29 degrees Celsius. Humidity levels oscillated between 31 and 61 per cent, a Met official said. Similar conditions are likely to prevail for another two-three days. Dust-raising winds gusting up to 40 kilometers per hour would keep the maximum temperature between 41 and 43 degrees Celsius, Kuldeep Srivastava, a senior scientist at the India Meteorological Department, said. The city may witness a partly cloudy sky but there would be no rain activity for the next two days. A cyclonic circulation over western Rajasthan and a western disturbance is likely to start affecting weather in the desert state, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and western Uttar Pradesh Sunday onwards. A dust storm and thunderstorm activity is likely on Sunday evening and light rain and ...
Most areas in Odisha get respite from sweltering heat wave
Most parts of Odisha experienced considerable respite from the sweltering heat wave on Thursday with sharp fall in the temperature following norwester rains. The temperature breached 40 degree Celsius in only seven places, much lower than 15 towns where the mercury had jumped the 40 degree mark on Wednesday, according to the Meteorological Centre here. As a few areas in western Odisha recorded high temperature, Titlagarh and Sundargarh in the region were the hottest places in the state with 43 degree Celsius, it said. The temperature in both Talcher and Malkangiri stood at 41.8 degree Celsius, while it was 40.5 degree in Bolangir, 40.2 degree in Sonepur and 40 degree in Jharsuguda. The temperature in state capital Bhubaneswar was 34.7 degree Celsius on Thursday from 42.4 degree measures on Wednesday. However, relative humidity in the city stood at 98 per cent, it said. In Cuttack city, the maximum temperature dropped to 36 degree Celsius from 40.5 degree recorded on ...
Max temp increases in HP; Una continues to be hottest at 42.2 deg Celsius
After slight relief, heatwave conditions continued to prevail in Himachal Pradesh as maximum temperatures rose by 3 to 4 degrees Celsius Thursday with Una continuing to be the hottest place at 42.2 degrees Celsius, the Meteorological Department said. However, the minimum temperature decreased by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius after the rainfall accompanied by hailstorm lashed several parts of the hill state on Wednesday night, the Met department said. Dalhousie received 44 mm rain on Wednesday night, followed by Kufri 21 mm, Kalpa 18.8 mm, Manali 18.2 mm, Keylong 15 mm, Bilaspur 9 mm and Kangra 4.2 mm. The maximum temperature in Bilaspur was recorded at 39.9 degrees Celsius, followed by 39.2 degrees in Hamirpur, 38.4 degrees in Kangra, 36.6 degrees in Sundernagar, 36.1 degrees in Mandi and 35 degrees Celsius in Solan. The state capital Shimla recorded a maximum temperature of 27 degrees Celsius, while tourist place Manali recorded 24.8 degrees Celsius, Dalhousie 22.6 degrees Celsius and Kufri
Hot weather conditions prevail at most places in Haryana, Punjab
Hot weather conditions continued to prevail at most places in Haryana and Punjab on Thursday even as overnight light rains lashed some parts of both the states. Chandigarh, which was hit by high-velocity winds accompanied by brief spell of rain on Wednesday night, recorded a maximum temperature of 41 degrees Celsius, up by two notches against normal limits, a Meteorological Department report said here. Hisar in Haryana registered a high of 43 degrees Celsius, up by two notches while Ambala's maximum settled at 40.9 degrees Celsius. Narnaul recorded a high of 41 degrees Celsius. Ludhiana in Punjab registered a maximum of 41.6 degrees Celsius, up by three notches against normal. Patiala recorded a high of 41.6 degrees Celsius, up by three degrees while Amritsar's maximum settled at 41.4 degrees Celsius, two more than normal limits.
Cyclone Vayu has delayed monsoon in Goa: IMD
Cyclone Vayu has passed from the state's coastline and is heading towards the Gujarat coast, but the cyclone has further delayed the arrival of the monsoon in Goa, state Indian Meteorological Department Director K.V. Padgalwar said on Thursday.
Wet outfield delays start of India-New Zealand game
Inclement weather and wet outfield has delayed the start of the ICC World Cup game between India and New Zealand here Thursday. An inspection was scheduled for 3 pm IST but was put off after it started raining again. The outfield is pretty wet and is expected to take time to dry up as there's no sunshine. After heavy showers in the past two days, Thursday has been relatively drier although it remains overcast. Even if the match happens, it is expected to be a curtailed one as there is forecast of intermittent showers through the day.
After respite, Delhi to remain hot on Thursday
Although the temperature fell by 7 degrees Celsius to 33 on Wednesday evening following a dust storm, there will be no rains and no relief on Thursday in Delhi from the intense heat.
Light rains, duststorm bring mercury down by 10 degrees in Delhi
Duststorm and light rain brought mercury down by 10 degrees in the national capital, giving much-needed relief to Delhiites who were reeling under intense heat since the last few days. Air quality, however, continued to remain in the poor category. Flight operations at the Delhi International Airport were suspended for around 35 minutes in the evening due to poor visibility, airport officials said. A 15-year-old boy was injured after a wall of his house collapsed due to the duststorm in northeast Delhi's Usmanpur. The boy, Sagar, has been shifted to GTB hospital where he is being treated. The maximum temperature at Safdarjung observatory was recorded at 41.6 degrees Celsius, two notches above season's average. However, the mercury fell sharply to 29.8 degrees Celsius at 7.30 pm after the thunderstorm hit the city. In the morning, the minimum temperature was recorded at 31 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average. According to MeT department officials, the temperature .
