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December 4, 2025 11:16 AM

Cyclone Ditwah: Heavy rain forecast for Chennai, Tiruvallur districts; schools closed

Heavy rainfall triggered by Cyclonic Storm Ditwah over the Bay of Bengal has led authorities to close schools in Chennai and Tiruvallur districts as a precautionary measure. Several coastal areas in Chennai, Tiruvallur and neighbouring districts witnessed intense downpours accompanied by strong winds as the weakened system lingered over the region. Citing persistent rain and widespread waterlogging, Chennai District Collector Rashmi Siddharth Jagde extended the school holiday for Thursday, mark...

December 4, 2025 11:18 AM

Intense cold wave sweeps across Kashmir; no forecast for snowfall till mid December

An intense cold wave continued to sweep across the Kashmir Valley on Thursday, with minimum temperatures staying several notches below the freezing point. Dense morning fog and clear night skies added to the chill in Srinagar, where pedestrians and motorists moved cautiously on slippery roads. According to the Meteorological Department, Srinagar recorded a minimum temperature of –4°C, while Pahalgam registered –4.8°C and Gulmarg –1°C. In the Jammu region, Jammu city recorded 8°C, Kat...

August 16, 2025 5:03 PM

IMD warns of intense rainfall in Maharashtra, Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh

The India Meteorological Department (IMD)A on Saturday forecast widespread heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in several parts of the country between August 16 and August 22, along with strong winds and thunderstorms. According to the weather department, Konkan, Madhya Maharashtra, Goa, Gujarat and Saurashtra will see very heavy rain on August 16 and again between August 18–20. Telangana is likely to receive extremely heavy showers on August 16–17, while Coastal Karnataka will see similar co...

May 19, 2025 5:44 PM

IMD issues alerts for heavy rainfall and heatwave across India

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a weather advisory forecasting intense rainfall over several regions of the country and heatwave conditions in parts of northwest India. According to the IMD, heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected along the west coast—including Karnataka, Konkan & Goa, and Kerala—as well as adjoining areas of Peninsular India between May 19 and 25. Karnataka is likely to witness extremely heavy downpours on May 20 and 21, while the Konkan region ma...

May 15, 2025 6:58 PM

Rain, thunderstorms expected over Northwest India this week

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday announced further advancement of the southwest monsoon into parts of the southeast Arabian Sea, Maldives and the Comorin area, as well as into more areas of the South Bay of Bengal, the Andaman Islands, and the Andaman Sea. According to the latest weekly update from May 15 to May 21, conditions remain favourable for the monsoon to progress further in the coming days. The IMD expects the southwest monsoon to continue advancing into additi...

June 16, 2024 10:47 AM

IMD predicts light to moderate rainfall in eastern, north-east region in next few hours

India Meteorological Department has predicted light to moderate rainfall over the eastern and north-east regions of Sub-Himalyan West Bengal, Sikkim, West Assam, Meghalaya, West Arunachal Pradesh for the next couple of hours. The met body has also said that occasional intense spells of rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are "very likely" in the region. In a post on X IMD said, "Light to moderate rainfall at most places with occasional intense spells of rainfall ac...

June 11, 2024 11:40 AM

IMD issues red alert for heatwave in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for a heatwave expected to affect Bihar and Uttar Pradesh over the next three to four days. This extreme weather alert underscores the imminent risk posed by soaring temperatures in these regions. Heatwave conditions are anticipated in various pockets across northern and central India. Affected areas include Jammu Division, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Rajasthan, Jharkhand, and Odisha, with the oppressive he...