Vehicular and rail traffic in Mumbai resumed Thursday after heavy rains battered the city, inundating low-lying areas, halting local trains in their tracks and forcing the diversion of at least 14 incoming flights. The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for Mumbai and its adjoining districts Thane, Palghar, and Raigad for Thursday morning. The extremely heavy rainfall in Mumbai prompted the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to announce a holiday for all schools and colleges on Thursday. Schools and colleges in Thane, Palghar, Pune and Pimpri-Chinchwad will also be closed on Thursday following heavy rains. The Mumbai civic body and police have advised all people in the city and surrounding areas to stay indoors as much as possible. Mumbaikars, if not required, avoid stepping out of home, the BMC posted on X. A 45-year-old woman drowned in a nullah overflowing due to heavy rains in suburban Andheri on Wednesday, police said. After Wednesday's heavy rains,
Schools and colleges were directed to shut on Thursday following heavy rains in the city
Most Indian states have witnessed above-normal monsoon rainfall. The Southwest monsoon is likely to persist in Gujarat and Rajasthan. IMD department expects heavy rainfall across India
Country sees rainfall surplus of 5% but there's 13% deficit in east and northeast
IMD monsoon update: The IMD predicts that widespread rainfall will continue over parts of Gujarat and western India throughout the week, which could delay the withdrawal in those areas
There is no alert for severe rainfall for today, Sept 20, as per the IMD. But as the monsoon comes to an end; light to moderate rainfall is predicted nationwide over the next four to five days
IMD weather forecast: By early September, Delhi had already surpassed its annual and seasonal rainfall averages, with the total rainfall exceeding 1,000 mm
According to the IMD, no alert has been issued for heavy rainfall on Sept 19 and 20 across India, as the monsoon season nears its end. However, moderate rain is expected in many regions until Sept 25
On September 13, the IMD issued an orange alert for multiple states and a red alert for severe rain in Uttarakhand. The northeastern states are predicted to see intense rainfall
Delhi rains: Heavy rainfall caused significant traffic disruptions and waterlogging in Delhi and the NCR region on Friday, leading the IMD to issue an 'orange' alert
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast moderate to heavy rainfall, along with thunderstorms and gusty winds, for the day in Delhi
A depression that originated over central India is expected to bring heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand, Delhi, parts of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh over the next two to three days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday. According to the latest IMD update issued at 8:50 am, the system was located near Gwalior, around 50 kilometres north of the city and 60 kilometres south-southeast of Agra. It is expected to continue moving towards the north-northeast direction over the next 24 hours. The IMD said Uttarakhand is likely to experience light to moderate rainfall from September 12 to 14, with heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in isolated areas. Haryana and Delhi are expected to see light to moderate rain, with heavy rainfall at times between September 12 and 15. East and west Uttar Pradesh may experience heavy to extremely heavy rainfall during this period. In Madhya Pradesh, heavy rainfall is expected on September 12, followed by ...
IMD weather update: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted more rainfall for Delhi, east Haryana, west Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and northern Madhya Pradesh from September 11 to 14
Additionally, Kullu, Mandi, Shimla and Solan districts are expected to receive light rainfall for the next two to three hours
The IMD has predicted severe rain on Monday, Sept 9, in many states and issued red alert for Andhra Pradesh and Odisha, and an orange alert for states like Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and others
Meanwhile, the seasonal cumulative rainfall from June 1 to September 9 is 908.6mm that against its normal value of 1001.1mm
The well-marked low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal has turned into a depression, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. As per an IMD bulletin, the depression was located at a distance of about 310 km east of Kalingapatnam (Andhra Pradesh), 260 km east-southeast of Gopalpur (Odisha), 290 km south-southeast of Paradip (Odisha) and 410 km south of Digha (West Bengal). The weather system is expected to move towards north Odisha-West Bengal coasts and intensify into a deep depression during the next 24 hours, it said. Thereafter, it is very likely to move across north Odisha-Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand and adjoining north Chhattisgarh during the subsequent two days, it said. The weather office issued an 'Orange' warning (be prepared) for heavy to very heavy rain at one or two places over Ganjam, Gajapati, Rayagada, Malkangiri, and Koraput districts of Odisha for Sunday. A 'Yellow' warning (be updated) for heavy rain has also been issued for one or two places
IMD weather update: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Punjab and Chandigarh face a 23 per cent rainfall deficit, while Haryana has an 11 per cent shortfall, below expected levels
IMD monsoon update: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light to moderate rain across Delhi-NCR through September 14 and issued a 'yellow' alert for the national capital
The IMD issued an orange alert for Telangana and Andhra Pradesh on September 5. The IMD likewise cautioned that the two states may get more downpour in the following five days