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PM expresses anguish over life lost in storms

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday expressed his anguish over lives lost in unseasonal rains and storms in various parts of Gujarat.

Pleasant Wednesday in Delhi, light rain expected

It was a pleasant Wednesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature dropping three notches to 19 degrees Celsius due to light rains and thunderstorm during the night.

Heat intensifies in Odisha, govt advances summer vacations for educational institutions

Heatwave sweeping across Odisha intensified Tuesday, with Bhubaneswar being the hottest place at 43.7 degrees Celsius, prompting the state government to advance the summer vacation for all educational institutions. The mercury in neighbouring Cuttack city stood at 41.1 degrees Celsius, up from 39 degrees Celsius on Monday. The maximum temperature in the state capital jumped four notches from the previous day. On Monday, the city recorded a high of 39.6 degrees Celsius. On Tuesday, the temperature soared above 40 degrees Celsius in at least eight places in the state, the Meteorological centre here said. In view of the prevailing heatwave, the Odisha government preponed the summer vacation for all educational institutions in the state to April 18 from May 6. "The state government has decided to advance the summer vacation in schools and other educational institutions in view of the prevailing heatwave condition," Special Relief Commissioner B P Sethi said. Bhubaneswar was closely ...

Delhi receives light rains

Cloudy skies, light rains and gusty winds gave some respite to Delhiities Tuesday from the scorching heat. The maximum temperature was recorded at 30.7 degrees Celsius, six notches above the normal, while the minimum settled at 20.5 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal, the Meteorological (MeT) office said. However, this was nearly 10 degrees lesser than what was recorded Monday. Several parts of the city received light rains and witnessed gusty winds at different intervals of the day. The MeT Department attributed the change in the temperatures to a western disturbance that impacted several parts of north India, including Delhi. While 1.1 mm rainfall was recorded till 8.30 AM, the MeT office registered 0.2 mm rainfall till 5.30 PM. The humidity levels oscillated between 83 and 47 per cent. The temperatures are expected to drop Wednesday as cloudy skies and gusty winds are likely during the day. "We can expect comfortable weather to persist on Wednesday as well. As per the ...

Maximum temp dips in HP after light rains

Maximum temperatures decreased by six to seven degrees Celsius in Himachal Pradesh after light rains in several parts of the state Tuesday, the Meteorological (MeT) Department said. Several parts of the state, including Shimla 6 mm, Kufri 11 mm, Manali 7 mm and Dalhousie 3 mm, witnessed light rains Tuesday, it added. The highest temperature in the state was recorded in Una at 32.3 degrees Celsius. However, there was change in the minimum temperatures, it said, adding that the lowest temperature was recorded in tribal district Lahaul and Spiti's administrative centre Keylong at 4 degrees Celsius. The MeT Centre here already issued yellow weather warning of thundershowers accompanied by hailstorm and gusty winds in the isolated parts of the state till Wednesday.

Delhi witnesses light rains in the morning, weatherman predicts thunderstorm at night

Gusty winds and light rains were witnessed by Delhiiites on Tuesday morning even as the mercury settled at six notches above normal with the weatherman predicting thunderstorm during night. "The maximum temperature was recorded at 30.7 degrees Celsius, six notches above normal while the minimum settled at 20.5 degrees Celsius, a notch below normal," a MeT office said. While 1.1 mm rainfall was recorded till 8.30 AM, the MeT office recorded 0.2 mm rainfall till 5.30 PM. The humidity levels oscillated between 83 and 47 per cent. The temperatures are expected to drop on Wednesday as the weatherman has forecast cloudy skies and the gusty winds to continue during the day. The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 36 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature may touch 28 degrees Celsius. The Met department attributed the change in the temperatures to a western disturbance that will have an impact over several parts of north India, including the national capital. According to .

Summer vacation for educational institutions in Odisha from Apr 18 due to heatwave conditions

The Odisha government Tuesday announced summer vacations for all educational institutions in the state from April 18 in view of the prevailing heatwave. "The state government has decided to prepone the summer vacation in schools and other educational institutions in view of the prevailing heatwave condition," Special Relief Commissioner B P Sethi said. Summer vacation in schools was earlier scheduled to start from May 6, he said. On Monday, as many as 12 places in the state recorded maximum temperatures of above 40 degrees Celsius. The coal town of Talcher was the hottest at 43.8 degrees Celsius. Several parts of the state, particularly the western districts, are witnessing heatwave conditions since the last couple of days. The regional meteorological office has said that no major change in day temperatures across the state is likely in the next two days.

Thunderstorm, rainfall likely in Delhi-NCR in next two hours: IMD

The India Meteorological Department has forecast thunderstorm and light rainfall in Delhi and NCR areas during the next two hours. According to the nowcast issued by IMD's Regional Meteorological Centre here, several parts of the Delhi-NCR, including Noida and Gurgaon, are likely to witness thunderstorm, light rainfall and gusty winds with a speed of up to 50kmph. The forecast is valid till 8:30pm, the IMD said. Earlier Tuesday, several of the national capital witnessed light rainfall with gusty winds.

Pleasant Tuesday in Delhi, light rain expected

It was a pleasant Tuesday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature dropping five notches to 20.5 degrees Celsius due to light rains and thunderstorm during the night.

UP: Rain, thunderstorm likely in the next one hour, says IMD

Moderate thunderstorm and lightning accompanied by rain are likely to occur during the next one hour in, over select areas in Uttar Pradesh, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) confirmed on Tuesday.The IMD said Baghpat, Meerut, Hapur, Amroha, Muzaffarnagar, Lalitpur, Unnao, Hardoi, Sitapur, Lucknow, Raebareli and adjoining areas are likely to witness light spells of rain, thus keep temperatures under control."The cyclonic circulation over northern parts of East Uttar Pradesh and neighbourhood extending up to 0.9 km above mean sea level persists," stated IMD.According to Skymet, a private weather forecasting agency, "Southeasterly winds from the Bay of Bengal would affect the eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh. Hence, on April 16, the intensity of rains will be light to moderate over West Uttar Pradesh and light in eastern parts."The minimum temperature in the state will be 25.4-degree Celsius, while the maximum temperature is expected to be around 41 degree Celsius. The relative ...

Normal monsoon this year as El Nino conditions to weaken after June, says IMD

The monsoon will be in normal in the country as El Nino conditions will weaken after the month of June, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted here on Monday.Dr Madhavan Nair Rajeevan, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, said: "In the month of June there will be some effect of El Nino, but in July-August, we will see in the reduction in El Nino conditions and subsequently normal monsoon."Dr Rajeevan said: "Quantitatively, the monsoon seasonal (June to September) rainfall is likely to be 96 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA). The forecast has a model error of 5 per cent."When asked to clarify what is near normal rainfall, Rajeevan said, "There is not much difference in terminology as anything from 96 to 104 per cent can be called near normal or normal...The forecast is 96. So there is some probability of monsoon being below normal as we also take into account 5 per cent correction.""Overall, the country is expected to have well-distributed rainfall scenario ...

Air quality likely to deteriorate in Delhi from Tuesday

The quality of air over the national capital area is likely to deteriorate marginally over the next three days, according to a bulletin issued by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on Monday.A brief respite is expected from the heat on Tuesday with Delhi NCR region predicted to see dust storm and thunderstorm and rain and thundershowers on Wednesday, the bulletin said.However, long range transport of dust is not expected over Delhi and north-west India, the CPCB said.

Delhi records 40 deg Celsius; thunderstorm expected on Tuesday: Met

Delhi continued to witness rising mercury, with the maximum temperature on Monday hovering around 40 degrees Celsius, three degrees above normal, the Met department said. The minimum temperature was recorded at 25 degrees Celsius, five notches above normal. However, temperature is expected to drop on Tuesday as the weatherman has forecast cloudy skies, gusty winds and thunderstorm towards the night. The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 36 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature could touch 28 degrees Celsius. The Met department attributed the change in the temperature to a western disturbance that will have an impact over several parts of north India, including the national capital.

Aizawl records highest temp in 20 years, cyclone hits

The capital city of Mizoram on Monday experienced its hottest day in 20 years as the mercury soared to 34.2 degrees Celsius, an official said. Temperatures are being recorded in the state since 1999, and the maximum temperature that was recorded before Monday, was on a day in April 2015 when it rose to 34.1 degrees Celsius, the Chief Scientific Officer of the Mizoram Directorate of Science and technology, Dr R K Lallianthanga, said. While the maximum temperature recorded in Aizawl on Monday was 34.2 degrees Celsius, the minimum temperature was 17.8 degrees Celsius, Lallianthanga said, adding, the maximum and minimum temperatures in the city on Sunday were 34.1 degrees Celsius and 17 degrees Celsius respectively. The city virtually turned into a boiling cauldron on Sunday and Monday, an official said, adding, the people of Aizawl are not used to such weather conditions since they live on hilltops. The official also said that the sweltering heat would be much more in ...

Mercury soars above 40 degrees at 12 places in Odisha

The searing heat wave conditions intensified across Odisha Monday with the mercury soaring above 40 degrees Celsius in at least 12 places, the weatherman said. Talcher was the hottest place in the state with the maximum temperature rising to 43.8 degrees Celsius. It was closely followed by Angul which recorded 43.7 degrees Celsius, while the mercury stood at 43 degrees Celsius in Titlagarh. The state capital Bhubaneswar recorded a maximum of 39.6 degrees Celsius, while the mercury touched 39 degrees in the neighbouring city of Cuttack, the meteorological centre here said. Jharsuguda recorded a maximum temperature of 42.6 degrees Celsius, Balangir 42 degrees and Sambalpur and Hirakud 41.1 degrees Celsius, it said. The mercury touched 40.1 degrees Celsius at Keonjhar, 40.8 degrees at Bhawanipatna and Malkangiri, 40.5 degrees at Sundargarh and 40 degrees at Sonepur, it said. Heat wave conditions are likely to continue in most parts of the state for the next couple of days, the Met ...

Monsoon to be 'near normal' this year: IMD

The country is likely to have 'near normal' monsoon this year with a well distributed rainfall which could be beneficial for the agriculture sector, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced Monday. The seasonal rainfall is likely to be 96 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA) with a model error of plus or minus five per cent, Secretary Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) M Rajeevan said. The LPA of the season rainfall over the country as a whole for the period 1951-2000 is 89 centimetres. Significantly, this year the IMD has introduced a category of 'near normal' for rainfall between 96-104 per cent of the LPA. In its forecast last year, the rainfall between 96-104 of the LPA was classified as "normal" category. Rainfall of 90 to 96 per cent of the LPA is below normal. Ninety-six per cent rainfall borders on below normal and normal category. Weak El Nino conditions are likely to prevail during the monsoon season with reduced intensity, Rajeevan said. There could some ...

Mercury rising in Himachal, but showers in store

Widespread rains and thundershowers have been forecast over the next few days in Himachal Pradesh, even as the state witnessed a rise in mercury on Monday and recorded temperatures one to five degrees above the average.

IMD predicts near-normal moonsoon this year

Monsoon will ne near-normal this year with an expected rainfall of 96 per cent, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday

Monsoon to be 'near normal' this year: MeT Department

The southwest Monsoon, which brings rainfall to India during the months of June to September, is likely to be "near-normal" this year with weakening El Nino weather pattern predicted.The Indian Metrological Department (IMD) on Monday predicted that quantitatively, the monsoon seasonal (June to September) rainfall is likely to be 96 per cent of the Long Period Average (LPA).The forecast has a model error of 5 per cent, according to the weather department."Weak El Nino conditions are likely to prevail during the monsoon season with reduced intensity in the later part of the season.""Overall, the country is expected to have well-distributed rainfall scenario during the 2019 monsoon season, which will be beneficial to farmers in the country during the ensuing Kharif season," added the weather forecastor.The monsoon is critical to India's agriculture as it accounts for more than 70 per cent of the country's annual rainfall.The IMD defines average, or normal, rainfall as between 96 percent .

IMD predicts near normal southwest monsoon season rainfall for 2019

IMD will issue the second stage Monsoon-2019 Forecast during the first week of June 2019