The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC)

May 12, 2026 9:33 AM

IMD issues heavy rain alert for 10 Tamil Nadu districts

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the low-pressure area formed over the southwest Bay of Bengal near the Sri Lankan coast is likely to intensify further over the next 48 hours, raising the possibility of increased rainfall activity across several parts of Tamil Nadu in the coming days. In a weather bulletin issued on Tuesday, the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) stated that the system, which developed over the southwest Bay adjoining Sri Lanka, is expected to strengthe...

January 8, 2026 7:27 PM

Rainfall, rough sea conditions forecast for Tamil Nadu; orange, yellow alerts issued

The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai, said that a well-marked low-pressure area over the southeast Bay of Bengal has intensified into a depression and is moving west-northwestwards at a speed of around 18 kmph. The RMC said the system is likely to intensify into a deep depression within the next 15 hours, increasing the chances of widespread rainfall and rough sea conditions along parts of the Tamil Nadu coast. Due to the influence of the system, a yellow alert has been issued for...

January 7, 2026 2:43 PM

Cold Spell to Continue in West Bengal for Next Few Days

Cold conditions are expected to persist in West Bengal over the next few days, the Meteorological office said on Wednesday, with minimum temperatures likely to drop further. Tuesday was recorded as the coldest day in Kolkata in the last 13 years, with the city’s temperature falling to 10.2 degrees Celsius. Similar weather continued on Wednesday, when the minimum temperature was 10.3 degrees Celsius, 3.6 degrees below normal. The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Kolkata’s Alipore sai...

December 27, 2025 2:03 PM

Cold Grips Bengal as Kolkata Records Season’s Lowest Temperature

The unusual dip in minimum temperatures continued across West Bengal as cool northerly winds swept the state, with Kolkata recording its coldest day of the season on Saturday at 12.8 degrees Celsius. Winter has firmly set in across the state during the final week of December, with minimum temperatures in Kolkata and other parts of South Bengal steadily declining over the past few days. Saturday’s mercury reading marked the coldest day of the season so far. On Thursday, Kolkata recorded a min...