Rain, thunderstorms expected over Northwest India this week

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...

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

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...

IMD issues red alert for heatwave in Bihar and Uttar Pradesh

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...