IMD Director, Manish Ranalkar, announced on Jan 3 the launch of a special webpage dedicated to providing real-time weather updates for the upcoming Mahakumbh Mela.
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The Indian Meteorological Department office has predicted the possibility of rainfall and hailstorms in isolated parts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh in the next 2 hrs.
Indian Air Force recently signed a contract with an Indian manufacturer for the procurement of Automatic Weather Stations at 82 IAF locations, according to an official statement from the IAF.
Gujarat has been reported to witness very heavy rains , with isolated extremely heavy falls for the day. Maximum temperatures above 40°C may impact isolated places over West Rajasthan.
The provision of the Anupam App to Troops deployed on our Northern Border will boost up the capabilities of Commanders/Field Commanders to Forecast Weather in Advance, thereby, negating the possibility of Operations failing/suffering Set Back due to Changes in Weather in High Altitude.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah launched the 'Vibrant Villages Programme' at Kibithoo - a border village in Arunachal Pradesh. The visit was timed perfectly after China's provocative act of renaming several villages of Arunachal Pradesh.
According to IMD scientist Sushma Nair, the heatwave condition is happening mainly due to the presence of strong easterly wind, which is delaying the sea breeze. The easterlies make the weather hotter and more humid. However, she added the situation may improve from Monday onwards due to the possible favourable change in wind patterns.
The water level of streams of the Brahmaputra rose in Assam's Dibrugarh on Monday due to incessant heavy rainfall causing waterlogging in several parts of the city. Visuals from Dibrugarh earlier today (Oct 11) showed parts of the city waterlogged.
Indian Coast Guard (ICG) rescued 32 Bangladeshi fishermen and handed over to Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) today in accordance with existing Memorandum of Understanding between the two Coast Guards.
The Search and Rescue teams in Arunachal Pradesh recovered five decomposed bodies of the Assam-based labourers who went missing from BRO road, Huri in Arunachal Pradesh's Kurung Kumey district on July 5, Arunachal Pradesh police informed on Friday.
The change of weather led to spatial disorientation of the pilot resulting in a controlled flight into terrain
Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa reviewed the disruption caused by heavy rains in Bengaluru with the officials of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike officials after Bengaluru receives widespread rain on Friday.
Storm Alex is responsible for severe flooding in France and Italy
Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways and MSMEs Nitin Gadkari today reviewed the Chaardham road project in the State of Uttarakhand via Video Conference. He gave a nod for expeditious disposal of all pending issues and for completing land acquisition at the 'earliest' in a meeting held via video conference.
The strategically place region of Gilgit-Baltistan, which legitimately belonged to Bharat, is under illegal and forcible occupation of Pakistan and China. The Modi government hs made some moves that surprised the Pakiastanis most.
As climate change pushes global temperatures to record highs, Year 2019 was the hottest ever registered in Russia. Moscow's average temperature for 2019 had hit 7.6 to 7.7 degrees Celsius, beating the previous record by 0.3 degrees.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has today warned that the ongoing ‘cold days’ will intensify into a ‘cold wave’ conditions from December 25 in several parts of north and north-west India, including Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh as well as Rajasthan.
It's a time for Indian's to enjoy as the cold wave has gripped many parts of north India including Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana and Delhi. However, considering it's intensity, Inidans need to be careful as well.
Heavy rain lashed several parts of North India, including the national capital last night. Under the influence of a western disturbance, Delhi experienced rain with strong winds, which is expected to improve the city's air quality.
Boosting connectivity, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) Lt Governor Girish Chandra Murmu dedicated a new 72-metre-long Multi Cell Box Type Load Class 70 bridge to the nation in Rajouri. The bridge spans over Draj nallah and connects Draj Area to Tehsil Kotranka area under District Rajouri. He praised the Border Roads Organisation (BRO) for their dedication and nation building through infrastructure development and war preparedness through construction of roads, bridge and tunnels.
The seventh tropical cyclone, named ‘Bulbul’, of this year has emerged in the Bay of Bengal. The low pressure over North Andaman sea over Bay of Bengal has now turned into cyclonic storm and it is moving at a speed of 11kmph towards west-northwest direction.
With an aim to improve forecast accuracy significantly, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has offered to establish 100 Automatic Weather Stations (AWSs) in Kerala. The State government has issued orders approving the proposal. The government had pressed for more AWSs in the aftermath of the 2018 floods.
For the first time, NASA has combined and remastered the satellite measurements from two of our precipitation spacecraft to create our most detailed picture of our planet’s rain and snowfall. This new record will help scientists better understand normal and extreme rain and snowfall around the world and how these weather events may change in a warming climate.
Although the rains have long back said adieu, the showers are still making the weather unconditional. In a latest, the India Met Department (IMD) has declared the formation of tropical cyclone 'Kyarr' over the East-Central Arabian Sea and has immediately put it under watch for intensification as a severe cyclonic storm by Saturday.
Aiming to streamline and strengthen water resources management in the state, the state of Gujarat on Friday announced that 82 new automatic weather stations would be installed across the state.
The Cyclonic Storm ‘Hikka’ over northeast and adjoining east central Arabian sea moved nearly westwards with a speed of 17 kmph during past 6 hours and lay centred today morning over the region of about 490km west-southwest of Veraval (Gujarat), 520 km south-southwest of Karachi (Pakistan) and 710 km east-southeast of Masirah (Oman).
Amid heavy downpour and an intense spell of rains in Mumbai and around areas, seventeen inbound flights were diverted from the Mumbai airport on Friday as confirmed by the Airport authorities.
Weather is in no mood to be pleasant as heavy to very heavy rain is predicted in some parts of India for four days. According to the meteorological department, these following days can be a warning bell for these states.
Amid severe cyclonic warnings having been given to the states bordering Arabian sea as Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra and Kerela, the following preparatory actions have been initiated by Headquarters, Western Naval Command, Mumbai to respond expeditiously to the developing situation in view of #CycloneVayu:-
After a delay of a week, monsoon hit the Kerala coast today, marking the official commencement of the four-month rainfall season in the country. India Meteorological Department's Director General-designate Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said Monsoon has made an onset over Kerala today. Several parts of Kerala have started receiving a good amount of rainfall.
As per the latest report by Indian Meteorological Department, the southwest monsoon is likely to set in over Kerala in the next 24 hours.
Prevailing heat wave conditions are over parts of the country can cause adverse effects on human health. Keeping this in mind, a health advisory has been issued for people to stay safe during the heat wave. At present, heat wave conditions are prevailing over East U.P, West Rajasthan, Vidarbha, West Madhya Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, East Rajasthan, West U.P and East M.P.
The Extremely Severe Cyclonic Storm ‘FANI’ lies about 150 km East South East of Visakhapatnam and about 300 km south-southwest of Puri (Odisha) as on 5:30 pm on Thursday. The Cyclonic Storm FANI is moving slowly in a Northerly direction and expected to cross Odisha Coast between Gopalpur and Chandbali, around Puri during today forenoon with a maximum sustained wind speed of 170-180 kmph gusting to 200 kmph.
Beware! Weather is no mood to be pleasant as the Cyclone Fani in South East Bay of Bengal is expected to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm by this noon. India Meteorology Department said it will further intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm by tomorrow morning. It is moving in a north westwards direction at a speed of 21 kilometres per hour.
The Shimla Meteorological Department, MeT centre forecast thunderstorm accompanied with hailstorm at isolated places in high and low hills of the Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday. The MeT Department has issued a fresh yellow weather warning for a thunderstorm in Himachal Pradesh on April 24, an official said Tuesday.
Mercury in some parts of India is increasing day by day due to approaching summer; also the arrows of thunderstorms in some parts are expected. So the India Meteorological Department has issued a warning bell via issuing weather forecast of the upcoming 5 days.
The Cabinet has approved the Memorandum of Understanding between India and the USA to access tipline reports on Missing and Exploited Children. The MoU has been signed between the National Crime Record Bureau, India and the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children, NCMEC, USA.
The Indian Air Force acted as a rescuer as they airlifted almost 538 people, including 319 GATE aspirants, between the twin capital cities of Jammu and Srinagar. The IAF came to the rescue of the many people who were stuck in the twin capitals due to the closure if Jammu-Srinagar national highway.
In a quest to protect the citizens of the country, the armed forces have been ever ready to help the masses. In a similar context, the Indian Armed Force, airlifted around 700 stranded people which included students, locals and tourists in Jammu and Kashmir. Dwelling under the chilling blanket, Jammu and Kashmir is reeling under heavy snowfall interrupting traveling for people.
Astonishing enough, Scientists have found that Earth’s North Magnetic pole have traveling so fast in last few decades that earlier estimates are no longer accurate.
We have heard that due to severe cold lakes freeze, small ponds freeze but this is a bit new to eyes that the whole waterfall freeze. One of the biggest waterfalls, Niagara Falls of has frozen out due to extreme weather conditions.
Uttarakhand received the seasons' heaviest snowfall on Tuesday. Nainital, Kedarnath, Gangotri, and Yamunotri received heavy snowfall; Mussoorie received nearly half-foot snow, while Dhanaulti is covered with snow since Monday night.
If you are the one who is going to visit Kumbh Mela which is going to be held from January 15 then you will be safe from weather side as a special weather service for Kumbh Mela has been launched.
Embracing the snowy blanket, Kerala’s hilly region Munnar witnessed a thin blanket of frost on Saturday morning as the temperature dipped to -3 degree Celsius. The first week of January brought in some good news for the Southern state of Kerala as several parts of the hills and tea plantations in Munnar, which is known as ‘Kashmir of South India’ was covered under snow.
The temperature in Ladakh region of Jammu and Kashmir dropped several degrees below freezing point. Leh town recorded a minimum temperature of minus 15.1 degree Celsius. Cold wave in Ladakh region continues to disrupt the normal life and there seems no sign of relief from the bone-biting cold weather conditions.
Squalls of dust with heavy rainfall braces the state of Andhra Pradesh signaling Cyclone Phethai making landfall across its coast later in the afternoon. With signs of low depression in the south of Bay of Bengal, the arrival of cyclone has kept the state on high alert.
The southern states of India are under the cover of deep depression over the south of Bay of Bengal which is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm over the next 24 hours. The Indian Meteorological Department stated that the cyclonic storm is expected to move towards Andhra Pradesh and adjoining north Tamil Nadu coast over the next 72 hours and the regions could witness heavy to very heavy rainfall.
The cold wave has intensified in most parts of Uttarakhand after a fresh bout of snowfall and rains in the past 24 hours, an official said on Wednesday. Rains in the plains and snowfall in the hill tracts of the state have caused a fall in the temperature in most places. Intermittent rains in the state capital since morning and gutsy winds have forced people to stay indoors.
With the cyclonic storm Gaja ripping through Tamil Nadu and Puducherry becomes severe, at least 45 people have been killed and around 250,000 people were evacuated to relief camps in the last two days. It has been noted that cyclone Gaja has been the worst cyclone to hit Tamil Nadu since Vardah in 2016, and the worst to affect the Cauvery delta since the cyclone in 1993.
With intensifying into a severe cyclonic storm, Cyclone Gaja centered over Bay of Bengal is likely cross Tamil Nadu coast between Pamban and Cuddalore on Thursday evening or night. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red warning, the highest category which denotes "take action", for the eastern coastal regions on November 15, stating that the cyclonic storm that originated in the Bay of Bengal will likely intensify into a severe one in the next 24 hours.