Late withdrawal of monsoon among reasons for phenomenon; many scientists feel events such as floods and cloudbursts, among others are growing due to adverse impact of climate change
Southwest monsoon withdraws from India; northeast monsoon rains commence over extreme south peninsular India, says IMD
The orange alert denotes rainfall of 6-20 cm while a yellow alert means 6-11 cm of heavy rains.
There will be rainfall activity over Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, coastal and south interior Karnataka during October 20-24, the IMD said.
The weatherman has put 12 districts on orange alert on Thursday also.
This news pours in after torrential rainfall wrecked the state of Uttarakhand over the past few days.
The month of October this year has been the wettest in the city since 1960, when the national capital had recorded 93.4 mm of rainfall.
There were extreme floods in at least three districts of Kerala, heavy to very heavy rainfall in eastern states, and moderate to heavy rainfall in several states of northwest India on Sunday
Uttarakhand is likely to receive very heavy rainfall on 18 October, said the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday.
The Uttarakhand govt on Sunday ordered the closure of all schools in the Uttarkashi district after India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued red alert for heavy rain in the state on October 18.
Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 20 degrees Celsius on Saturday, a notch above the season's average, and is likely to receive light rains on Sunday, the India Meteorological Department said
Under the influence of cyclonic circulation formed in the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal, heavy rainfall is expected in Kerala for the next five days
Warm weather conditions prevailed in the national capital on Monday with the maximum temperature settling at 36.8 degrees Celsius, three notches above the season's average
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Sunday issued an orange alert for six districts in the state for October 12, 13 and 14, predicting heavy rains.
More than two days after Severe Cyclonic Storm Shaheen moved well away from Dwarka on India's western coast, the IMD continues to issue advisory/bulletin giving its latest location, predicted track.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said that Cyclone Shaheen is likely to intensify into a severe cyclonic storm during the next 12 hours.
Extreme weather events during the monsoon comprises lightning, heavy rains which could lead to floods and other incidents.
Delhi is likely to witness cloudy skies with light rains or drizzle over the next three days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.
Many areas in Gujarat are likely to receive rainfall due to the remnants of Cyclone Gulab.
It also asked fishermen who were out in the sea to return to the coast by Wednesday evening