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August 24, 2023 8:29 AM

IMD issues red alert for heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh during next two days

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh during the next two days. Shimla continued to receive heavy rainfall yesterday. During the past 24 hours, the state capital recorded 190 mm of rain. Water logging, landslides and uprooting of trees has disrupted normal life in the state. Cloudbursts and flash floods caused significant damage in the state. Himachal Pradesh government has declared the entire state as a 'natural calamity affected ar...

August 21, 2023 1:51 PM

IMD warns of very heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Northwest Uttar Pradesh and Northeastern States during next few days

India Meteorological Department IMD has predicted Heavy to very heavy rainfall spell likely over northeast India and Sikkim during next five days. It said, isolated heavy rainfall is also expected in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and northwest Uttar Pradesh during next five days and over East Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh in next two to three days. Heavy rainfall is expected in Tamil Nadu tomorrow. Bagidora in Banswara District of Rajasthan recorded highest 16 centimetres of rainfall and...

August 21, 2023 8:11 AM

IMD warns of heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sub Himalayan West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh during next four days

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall activity over Sub-Himalayan, West Bengal and Bihar and Sikkim during next 4 days. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to prevail in Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram till 24th of this month. According to the latest weather forecast by IMD the, similar weather conditions are likely to prevail in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and northwest Uttar Pradesh next two days. IMD has predicted isolated he...

August 18, 2023 8:33 AM

IMD forecasts heavy rain in East and adjoining central India during next two days

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forcast heavy rainfall activity over East and adjoining central India during next two days. Heavy rainfall activity is likely over Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Sub-Himalaya, East Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal and Sikkim. The weather office also forecast heavy rainfall activity over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Arunachal Pradesh during next four days. It said, subdued rainfall activity is likely to continue o...

August 17, 2023 8:46 AM

IMD predicted an increase in rainfall activity over East India & Central India

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted an increase in rainfall activity over East India and Central India from today, August 17. It said, very heavy rain falls is likely over Odisha during the next two days. The weather office also forecast heavy rainfall activity over Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Sikkim today. Heavy rainfall activity is also likely over Chhattisgarh, East Madhya Pradesh, and Vidarbha during the next three days. ...

August 11, 2023 8:28 AM

Heavy rainfall to continue in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim & Arunachal Pradesh over next 4 days

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that heavy to very heavy rainfall will continue over Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim and Arunachal Pradesh during next 4 days. Heavy rainfall is also likely over Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana during next three days. The weather office also forecast that heavy to very heavy rainfall activity is also likely over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura during next three days. It has also forecast that subdu...

August 5, 2023 8:47 PM

Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in Madhya Pradesh, says IMD

India Meteorological Department, IMD has said that Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in Madhya Pradesh on Saturday. Very heavy rainfall is expected in Eastern Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand from tomorrow till three to four days. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur during next four to five days. Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar and Jharkhand are likely t...

August 1, 2023 7:36 AM

IMD says rainfall during second half of this year's monsoon is likely to be normal

India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that the rainfall during the second half of this year's monsoon is likely to be normal. Releasing its rainfall outlook for second half of the monsoon, IMD said the rainfall in August-September is likely to be normal from 94 percent to 106 percent of long period average (LPA) - but in the lower end of the range. It however added that in August, countrywide rainfall is expected to be below-normal at around 92 percent of LPA. IMD said during A...

July 31, 2023 8:49 AM

Heavy to very heavy rainfall likely to continue over east, northeast & East central India during next 3-4 days

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that heavy to very heavy rainfall activity is likely to continue over east, northeast and east central India during next 3-4 days. The weather agency said that a low pressure area lies over north Odisha and adjoining West Bengal Coasts which could bring rainfall in the region. The IMD also forecast a moderate to heavy rainfall in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh Konkan and Goa. In North India, IMD predicted light to moderate fairly widesprea...

July 27, 2023 8:52 AM

IMD issued orange alert for Mumbai and adjoining districts Palghar, Thane and Raigad

The India Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert for Mumbai and adjoining districts Palghar, Thane and Raigad. The IMD has sounded a red alert indicating heavy to extremely heavy rainfall for Pune, Satara and Ratnagiri. In view of the weather situation concerned districts authorities have declared a holiday today for all the schools, colleges and educational institutes in Mumbai. Incessant heavy rain lashed Mumbai yesterday, slowing down road traffic but services of sub...