IMD On Rains

Many regions in South India are likely to receive more rainfall today as cyclone Ditwah moves towards Tamil Nadu-Puducherry coast. Also, cold wave will continue to dominate much of North

With 95 per cent deficit rain in November 2025, Himachal Pradesh recorded its ninth lowest rainfall for the month since 1901, the local meteorological station said on Monday. The state received 1 mm average rain in November 2025 against the month's normal of 19.7 mm. Barring some normal rain activity on November 5, the state witnessed dry weather throughout the month. Sirmaur district recorded 100 per cent deficit rain, followed by Shimla, Mandi, Kangra, Hamirpur and Chamba districts at 99 per cent, Kullu and Una at 96 per cent each, Solan at 95 per cent, Bilaspur at 94 per cent, Lahaul and Spiti at 92 per cent and Kinnaur at 92 per cent. The same amount of rainfall was recorded in 1983 and 2021, while the highest rainfall of 88.5 mm was recorded in 1925, the Met office said. It added that dense fog was observed for nine days in Mandi district and for seven days in Bilaspur in November. Meanwhile, dry weather prevailed in the state on Monday. The local Met station has issued a ye

The IMD forecast heavy rainfall across parts of Andhra Pradesh for four days from November 30 to December 3 under the influence of cyclonic storm Ditwah. According to the India Meteorological Department, the cyclonic storm over the southwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Sri Lanka moved northwards at a speed of 10 kmph during the past six hours and remained centred over the same region as of 11:30 am. Under its influence, Andhra Pradesh State Disaster Management Authority (APSDMA) managing director Prakhar Jain said isolated places in Tirupati and Chittoor districts are likely to receive heavy rainfall on Saturday. Heavy rain is also expected in parts of Prakasam, Nellore, Kadapa and Annamayya districts. The IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall, and extremely heavy rainfall at isolated locations over South Coastal Andhra Pradesh (SCAP) and Rayalaseema on November 30. "Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are likely at isolated places over SCAP, Rayalaseema, North ..

Delhi-NCR residents woke up to winter chill as the temperature saw a drop today, on Nov 25. IMD has also issued a yellow alert for Southern India, like Tamil Nadu, Kerala & Karnataka

IMD Alert: Northern India will be under a severe cold wave with fog in few areas and temperatures dropping sharply. Apart from this, IMD has also warned of rainfall across the Southern parts of India

IMD has issued severe cold-wave alerts for parts of central India, even as Tamil Nadu and coastal regions brace for light to moderate rain, thunderstorms and strong winds over the next few days

IMD Alert: According to the IMD, severe cold will continue its grip on northern and central India for at least another week. However southern India is getting ready for heavy rainfall and thunderstorm

IMD predicted widespread rain and thunderstorms in several regions until November 2 in India. Cyclone Montha has weakened but is staying over central Chhattisgarh, moving northwest

IMD predicts that Cyclone Montha will cross the coast off Andhra Pradesh, bringing rain to many states. Its impact will extend to more states, resulting in heavy rainfall alerts in these regions

Cyclone Montha is expected to trigger heavy rainfall today in parts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Odisha & more. Apart from this, Delhi's cloud-seeding trial for artificial rain failed

Director of the Indian Institute of Technology Kanpur Manindra Agrawal said the latest cloud seeding attempt was "not completely successful" because the clouds lacked enough moisture

IMD issues red and orange alerts across eastern and southern India as Cyclone Montha intensifies; Odisha, Tamil Nadu, and Andhra brace for heavy rains and strong winds

Thunderstorms with lightning are likely in Konkan, Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, and Chhattisgarh between October 14 and 17, coinciding with the Diwali festivities

The winter chill has already begun in northern India, even though the season hasn't officially arrived. IMD says La Niña could bring a colder-than-usual winter to many parts of the country

While Hyderabad and parts of South India brace for rain and thunderstorms this week, North India enjoys clear skies and a steady dip in temperature

A low-pressure area formed over the Bay of Bengal is likely to bring heavy rain in several districts in the southern part of West Bengal till September 24, the IMD said on Monday. Moderate rain is also likely to happen in the same region till September 27. The IMD said that heavy to very heavy rainfall (7-20 cm) is very likely to occur at one or two places over South 24 Parganas district and heavy rain (7-11 cm) will take place at one or two places over Purba and Paschim Medinipur, North 24 Parganas, Kolkata, Purba Bardhaman, Howrah and Hooghly districts of south Bengal till Tuesday morning. Heavy rainfall is likely to occur in Purba and Paschim Medinipur, South 24 Parganas, Jhargram and Bankura districts thereafter till Wednesday, it said. The IMD said that another low-pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of Bengal around September 25 and become a depression the next day. The Met office said that squally weather, with surface wind speed reaching 35 to 45 kmph gusting to

The IMD has stated that September is likely to experience above-normal rainfall. So, several parts of North India, including Punjab and Haryana, and others have been put on 'red' alert for a few days

Severe rainfall is seen in a few locations of Delhi today, as per the IMD. Also, it issued red and yellow alerts for many states. This comes after last month's severe rainfall in many parts of India

India has witnessed a heavy rainfall last month, with the IMD estimating constant rain in September. Severe rainfall is expected in Northwest India, including Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and more

The IMD has issued an alert for parts of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Mumbai for heavy rainfall. Meanwhile, the weather department has also issued a yellow alert for Delhi, NCR. Details inside