On Sunday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a warning on the possibility of heatwave conditions developing on April 7 and 8 over Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Telangana. IMD also predicted that east, central, and peninsular India will likely have mild to moderate rainfall. It said, “Light to moderate rainfall spell accompanied with … Read more
India Meteorological Department (IMD) today issued an updated Seasonal outlook for hot weather season (April to June) 2024 and Monthly outlook for April 2024 for rainfall and temperature at Mahika Hall, Prithvi Bhawan, New Delhi. In a press conference held in a hybrid mode, IMD today said that during the upcoming hot weather season (April … Read more
India will take a leading role in weather forecasting and climate studies, Union Minister of Earth Sciences, Shri Kiren Rijiju, said yesterday. “Department of Earth Sciences has a short-term plan already and now the Department is drawing up a plan for the Amritkaal to make Bharat Atmanirbhar @ 2047,” he said. Shri Rijiju was addressing the gathering … Read more
The cyclonic storm ‘Michaung’ over the Bay of Bengal is active and expected to build further into a severe cyclonic storm by Monday, according to the IMD, as certain portions of Odisha got mild to moderate rain. The IMD issued a Yellow Warning (be updated) of 7 cm to 11 cm rainfall on Monday in … Read more
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Cyclonic Storm Hamoon was centered over the coastal region of Bangladesh on October 25. It is expected to travel northeastward and weaken into a deep depression during the next six hours, then into a depression again during the next six hours. In a post on X, it said, … Read more
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) upgraded the ‘orange’ signal to ‘red’ for the financial capital from Wednesday night until Thursday afternoon due to the continuous rain that pounded sections of Mumbai and its suburbs on Wednesday. The weather service had earlier in the day issued an orange signal for the city as well as Thane, … Read more
As the summer heat intensifies, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a heatwave warning for specific districts in West Bengal until June 7. Residents in areas such as West Bardhaman, South 24 Parganas, East Midnapore, Purulia, Malda, and North and South Dinajpur should brace themselves for hot and humid weather conditions. In light of the … Read more