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October 31, 2026 2:59 PM

Cyclone Arnab’s aftermath may bring heavy rain to north Bengal

Even as Cyclone Arnab has moved away, its indirect impact may bring heavy rain to parts of north Bengal, the Meteorological Department warned on Saturday. The low-pressure area formed from the remnants of Cyclone Arnab is currently located over northern Chhattisgarh and adjoining eastern Madhya Pradesh. According to the Meteorological Department, several places in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Sikkim, particularly the sub-Himalayan regions, may receive rainfall. The system i...

October 31, 2026 2:12 PM

Heavy rain, thunderstorms to lash Bihar; red alert for Sitamarhi, Madhubani

Heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds is likely to affect several parts of Bihar on Saturday under the influence of a weather system originating in the Bay of Bengal, according to the Meteorological Department. The Patna Meteorological Centre has issued a yellow alert for Bhojpur, Saran, Siwan, West Champaran, East Champaran, Purnea, Araria, Kishanganj, Katihar, Khagaria, Munger, Banka, Bhagalpur, Lakhisarai, Begusarai, and Jamui, warning of thunderstorms, rain and gusty ...

October 30, 2026 12:28 AM

Uttarakhand shivers amid snowfall, persistent rain; IMD issues alert for thunderstorms, hail today

The cold intensified across Uttarakhand on Thursday amid snowfall at high-altitude places, including Kedarnath and Gangotri, and persistent rain in Yamunotri, Haridwar and Dehradun, among other districts, with Dehradun logging a minimum temperature of 16.7 degrees Celsius. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an ‘orange’ alert for Nainital, Champawat, Pithoragarh, Bageshwar and Chamoli districts for October 30, forecasting thunderstorms, hail and gusty winds accompanied by h...

October 29, 2026 11:49 PM

Cyclone Arnab: Over 55,000 evacuated across 9 districts in Odisha

The Odisha government on Thursday deployed over 300 teams from different disaster response agencies for rescue operations in flood-hit Ganjam and eight other districts, as cyclone ‘Arnab’ left a trail of destruction in several parts of the state, officials said. As many as 59,028 people, including 11,882 from Ganjam, have been evacuated to safety after their houses were inundated with floodwater, they said. State Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said 313 teams comprising nine fro...

October 27, 2026 10:50 PM

Andhra, Odisha rush to evacuate people before Cyclone Arnab’s early morning landfall

Andhra Pradesh and Odisha set up nearly 4,000 cyclone shelters and moved thousands of people to safety while the railways cancelled at least 50 trains in the region ahead of the "very severe" cyclonic storm Arnab's landfall near Visakhapatnam early on Wednesday. At least 21 flights were cancelled at Vijayawada and Visakhapatnam airports on Tuesday, affecting services to Chennai, Bengaluru, Visakhapatnam and Kadapa. For Wednesday, 15 flights at Vijayawada airport have been cancelled, an official...

October 27, 2026 10:40 PM

Cyclone Arnab: Aiming to avoid even single loss of life, says Andhra CM

Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N Chandrababu Naidu on Tuesday said the government aims to avoid the loss of even a single life in the face of very severe cyclonic storm Arnab threatening major damage to the state. The weather system is likely to cross the coast between 2 am-4 am on Wednesday, the Met Department has said. Addressing a press conference at his camp office in Undavalli, CM Naidu noted that saving all lives is the priority of the government, even as he cautioned people in the vulner...

October 23, 2026 4:27 PM

Cyclone brewing in Bay of Bengal; heavy rain in West Bengal’s coastal districts from Oct 28

A low-pressure area over the Bay of Bengal, which is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm, will bring heavy rainfall to the coastal and western districts of West Bengal from October 28, the weather department said on Friday. The weather system is likely to cause day temperatures to drop by two to three notches in the southern parts of the state, according to the India Meteorological Department. It said the low-pressure area over the south Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclon...

October 12, 2026 1:47 PM

Delhi records wettest October day in four years, minimum temperature drops to 18.7 deg C

Heavy rain and thunderstorms in Delhi early Monday made it the wettest October day in four years, bringing the temperature down to the lowest recorded so far this month, the weather office said. Delhi logged a minimum temperature of 18,7 degrees Celsius as the Safdarjung observatory logged 41.6 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours till 8.30 am. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) the last time the city recorded more rainfall in the month was on October 9, 2022, when Safdarjung log...

October 8, 2026 12:15 PM

TN: Heavy rain forecast for Coimbatore, Nilgiris for three days

Heavy rain is likely over Coimbatore and the Nilgiris for three days from Thursday, with the Meteorological Department forecasting thunderstorms in the hill areas and rainfall across several other parts of Tamil Nadu. According to the department, a low-pressure system prevailing over interior Tamil Nadu and southern Karnataka is influencing the weather. The forecast places the hill regions of Coimbatore district and the Nilgiris among the areas likely to receive heavy rain accompanied by thund...

October 7, 2026 3:43 PM

Nepal sees heavy rain in parts, flash flood risk rises in west

Heavy rainfall was recorded in parts of Nepal on Wednesday, prompting authorities to warn of rising water levels and possible flash floods in small rivers in several western districts. The Department of Hydrology and Meteorology's Flood Early Warning System said 84.4 mm of rain was recorded in three hours at the Simalpani water measurement centre in Arghakhanchi district, and warned that water levels in small rivers in the area and surrounding regions could rise. The department also said moder...