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Explained: IMD's colour-coded alerts and what they mean for you

IMD's system uses green, yellow, orange, and red codes to warn citizens about rain, thunderstorms, and severe weather, helping them plan accordingly

Explained: What is the new Bharat Forecast System and how does it work?

Bharat Forecast System, developed by Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) in Pune, has now become operational after three years of testing since its launch in 2022

Mumbai on red alert as IMD predicts heavy rainfall; IndiGo issues advisory

Mumbai logged record May rainfall of 295 mm as the early southwest monsoon shatters seven-decade records; airlines warn of travel delays due to flooding

Centre unveils Bharat Forecast System with improved 6 km-grid accuracy

The new model offers 64 per cent better prediction accuracy and sharper 6 km-grid resolution, aiding village-level forecasts and faster extreme weather tracking

Monsoon hits Mumbai with fury; city sees its earliest onset in 75 years

Southwest monsoon arrives in Mumbai 16 days early, marking the city's earliest onset in 75 years; heavy rains trigger flooding and disrupt flights, trains, and road traffic across the city

Mumbai rains: Memes capture flooded streets, traffic jams and city spirit

Mumbai rains brought traffic snarls, flooded hospitals and office woes on Monday, while netizens found humour in the chaos, sharing memes on monsoon mayhem and the city's spirit

Unprecedented May rains in three Pune tehsils, says Dy CM Ajit Pawar

Maharashtra Deputy Chief Minister Ajit Pawar visited Baramati tehsil in Pune district on Monday to take stock of the rains, which he said were "unprecedented" for May. Heavy rains lashed Baramati, Indapur and Daunda tehsils on Sunday, prompting the National Disaster Response Force to deploy two specialised teams on the urgent request of the district collector. The May rain recorded in the three tehsils are unprecedented in the last 50 years, Pawar said while carrying out an inspection of affected areas with Collector Jitendra Dudi. "The average rainfall of these three tehsils was around 14 inches for the entire monsoon season but yesterday, in Shetfalgadhe in Indapur tehsil, 13 inches rainfall was recorded in a few hours. The havoc was due to such heavy rains and then a breach at Nira canal near Nimtek in Baramati tehsil. The IMD has issued a red alert for this region on May 28," said Pawar. During the inspection, the team is assessing damage to crops and houses, the NCP leader ...

Govt to unveil Bharat Forecasting System on Monday for weather prediction

The government will on Monday unveil a new 'Bharat Forecasting System' that will enable the weather office to provide more accurate and localised predictions. Developed by Pune-based Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), the Bharat Forecasting System (BFS) will provide forecasts with a 6 kilometre resolution --? the highest in the world --? that would allow forecasters to predict small-scale weather features more accurately. "We will now be able to issue more localised and accurate weather forecasts," M Ravichandran, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, told PTI. The new forecasting model, developed by researchers including Parthasarathy Mukhopadhayay, was made possible due to installation of the new supercomputer Arka at the IITM campus last year with a capacity of 11.77 petaflops and storage capacity of 33 petabytes. "The previous supercomputer 'Pratyush' used to take up to 10 hours to run the forecasting model. Arka performs the same data-crunching within four hours

Heavy rain alert issued for some districts of Konkan, western Maharashtra

The southwest monsoon is also expected to reach Madhya Pradesh early in the first week of June, an official from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said

Delhi-NCR struck by thunderstorm: IMD issues red alert, power cuts hit city

Earlier on Saturday, the India Meteorological Department issued a red alert for Delhi and nearby areas, warning of strong thunderstorms, rain, and high-speed winds over the next two to three hours

Monsoon arrives in Kerala, Indian mainland sees earliest onset since 2009

Southwest monsoon sets in over Kerala, marking the earliest arrival over the Indian mainland since 2009; IMD forecasts above-normal rainfall and widespread showers ahead

IMD issues warning of heavy to very heavy rain in 15 states for 6 to 7 days

Strap: The IMD has issued warning of heavy to very heavy rains along with strong winds in parts of 15 states across the country in the coming 6 to 7 days

IMD forecast: India braces for stormy weather, heatwaves, early monsoon

India braces for extreme weather: severe heat in the north and west, while eastern and southern states face heavy rainfall and early monsoon onset

Watch: Delhi receives gusty winds, heavy rainfall and hailstorm | Delhi-NCR storm | IMD | Indigo

Watch: Delhi receives gusty winds, heavy rainfall and hailstorm | Delhi-NCR storm | IMD

Delhi storm chaos: Power cuts, metro disruptions, and at least 2 dead

Trees snapped, electric poles toppled, and debris rained down on roads and railway tracks as a sudden and violent storm hit Delhi-NCR on Wednesday evening

IMD weather: Heavy rain likely in Mumbai, Bengal today; Delhi to see storms

IMD weather forecast predicts thunderstorms rainfall for the national capital today, May 21. Mumbai is to see heavy rainfall between May 21 and 24. Know more

Delhi weather: Why IMD keeps predicting rain but the heat won't quit

Despite new satellites, powerful models and 150 years of legacy, IMD often still fails to tell us when it's going to rain

Monsoon likely to hit Kerala in 4-5 days, says IMD in early onset alert

IMD predicts early arrival of southwest monsoon in Kerala, rules out El Niño risk; heavy rains continue to disrupt life in Bengaluru and Guwahati

IMD weather alert: Week-long heavy rainfall likely across india from 19 May

India will witness intense weather disruptions starting May 19 across many regions; as per IMD forecast update. The central, northeast, south, west, and east will experience wet weather

Cyclone Shakti brewing in Bay of Bengal; monsoon advances over Andaman sea

IMD says monsoon has advanced over south Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea; Cyclone Shakti may form between May 23-28, with Odisha, Bengal, Bangladesh coasts likely at risk