India Meteorological Department

August 21, 2024 7:06 AM

IMD issues orange alert warning for rainfall over Eastern, Northeastern & southern parts of the country

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued orange alert warning for rainfall over Eastern, Northeastern and southern parts of the country for the next few days. According to IMD, heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected over West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura till 25th August. Isolated heavy rainfall is also very likely over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Lakshadweep, Coastal Karnataka, Coastal Andhra...

June 13, 2024 2:27 PM

IMD issues Red alert for heatwave in UP, Bihar & Jharkhand

India Meteorological Department has issued Red alert for heatwave in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand. In Bihar, the Red Alert has been issued for the next two days while in Jharkhand it will be for the next three days and in Uttar Pradesh it is for the next three to four days. Speaking to media, Senior IMD Scientist Soma Sen informed that there will be heatwave alert in other areas of North India including Punjab, Haryana, north Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh an...

October 4, 2023 8:15 AM

Heavy to very heavy rainfall to continue in Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Sikkim & North Odisha during next two days: IMD

India Meteorological Department IMD has forecast that heavy to very heavy rainfall will continue in Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Sikkim, North Odisha during next two days. It said, North-Eastern part of the country also expected to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall during next three days. The IMD said, Southwest Monsoon has withdrawn from some more parts of Uttarakhand, West Uttar Pradesh and West Madhya Pradesh, remaining parts of Rajasthan, and some parts of Gujarat....

September 21, 2023 11:33 AM

IMD forecasts moderate to widespread rainfall over interior Tamil Nadu

In Tamil Nadu, the India Meteorological Department - IMD has forecast moderate to widespread rainfall, with isolated heavy rainfall very likely over interior Tamil Nadu today and tomorrow. The Vellore district administration has suspended school for classes 1 to 5 today due heavy rainfall. Waterlogging was witnessed at the Chennai-Bengaluru National Highway in Konavattam in Vellore. Earlier on Tuesday, the IMD said that the southwest monsoon has been active over Tamil Nadu, with rainfall occu...

September 8, 2023 7:31 AM

IMD predicts light to moderate rainfall and thunderstorms in north Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh

The India Meteorological Department - IMD has predicted light to moderate rainfall, with likelyhood of severe thunderstorms in several parts of the country including north Maharashtra, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh for next three days. It has also issued a Yellow alert for today in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Dhule, Jalgaon and Nashik districts of Maharashtra. ...

September 7, 2023 8:06 AM

IMD installs additional automatic weather station near Pragati Maidan in New Delhi

In view of ensuing G-20 Summit in New Delhi, India Meteorological Department IMD is monitoring the weather round the clock. It will issue current weather and forecast information for different locations of Delhi from today morning. The weather information will be available through a dedicated webpage in the IMD website. In addition to existing automatic weather system AWS network of IMD, an additional AWS has been installed near the venue of G20 summit to provide real time live weather data of A...

September 1, 2023 8:18 AM

IMD says, monthly rainfall in September is most likely to be normal

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted increase in rainfall activity over East and adjoining central India from tomorrow. Heavy rainfall activity is likely over Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha and Chhattisgarh. IMD has also forecast heavy rainfall activity over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Andaman and Nicobar Islands during next four days. The weather office has also predicted subdued rainfall activity likely over remaining parts of the country during next four days. ...

August 29, 2023 8:23 AM

IMD predicts heavy rainfall in Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura & Meghalaya till 31st August

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in the Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya till 31 of August. The IMD said the monsoon trough continues to run along the foothills of the Himalayas and it is likely to remain along the foothills of Himalayas during next 5 days. In Southern part of the country, IMD predicted isolated heavy rainfall activity very lover Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal for today. The agency said subdued...

August 28, 2023 2:01 PM

IMD predicts heavy rain in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya today

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted continuation of heavy to very heavy rainfall spell over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya today. It said Subdued rainfall activity is likely over rest parts of the country during next five days. Isolated heavy rainfall activity is also expected over Andaman and Nicobar Islands today and tomorrow. The weather agency forecast that Hot and Humid weather likely to prevail over Kerala and adjoining Tamil Nadu during next three days. IMD ...

August 27, 2023 9:13 AM

IMD predicts heavy rain in northeast India and adjoining Sub Himalayan West Bengal during next two days

India Meteorological Department, IMD has predicted that heavy to very heavy rainfall spell is likely to continue over northeast India and adjoining Sub Himalayan West Bengal during the next two days. Heavy rainfall activity is also expected over South Konkan and Goa tomorrow. The weather office has forecast subdued rainfall activity over rest of the parts of the country during next one week....