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Cloudy skies, light rain, shallow fog expected in Delhi on voting day

As Delhi prepares for polling today, the city is likely to experience a drizzle and foggy conditions, according to IMD

Light rain improves Delhi's air quality, cold conditions likely to return

The IMD predicts light showers for the next two days with increasing levels of fog expected in Delhi. Dense fog conditions still continue in isolated parts of the city

Rains in Delhi expected to bring back cold weather, IMD issues yellow alert

A significant change in temperature is expected, with light rainfall at night, IMD has issued a 'yellow alert' for the national capital for February 3

Delhi's air quality improves after rainfall, but remains in 'poor' range

Despite the improvement, the AQI still falls under the 'poor' category, marking the fourth consecutive day of the week where the AQI has remained within this range

'Unseasonably warm' Delhi faces flight & train delays due to morning fog

Delhi is experiencing an unusual weather pattern this January, with temperatures higher than usual, alongside dense fog and poor air quality

Light rain to bring back winter chill to Delhi, IMD issues yellow alert

As the cold conditions are likely to return to Delhi-NCR with light showers reducing the temperature, IMD has issued an alert for dense fog

Delhi records warmest January Sunday in six years; IMD rules out cold wave

Delhi weather: Sunday's high of 26.1 degrees Celsius reminded people of January's previous six-year peak of 28.7 degrees Celsius, recorded on January 21, 2019

Delhi shrouded in thick fog amid cold spell, rain to intensify the chill

Delhi-NCR grappled with zero visibility as thick layers of fog engulfed the region with intense cold wave conditions, disrupting traffic movement

Symbol of India's scientific journey: PM Modi on IMD's 150th foundation day

PM Modi announced that a postage stamp and a special coin have also been released to celebrate the achievements of IMD

Climate change, extreme weather key challenges: DG Mrutyunjay Mohapatra

Says 'weather management's technologies could evolve in next 50 years

IMD looks to use data from CubeSats, IoT devices for better forecasts

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) is looking to access data from CubeSats, crowdsourcing, and Internet of Things devices besides conventional weather satellites to improve it forecast accuracy, a former official said. The IMD has also sent a dedicated meteorological satellite in orbit and installed a new high power computing system (HPCS) last year that would allow it to issue more accurate forecasts. "IMD will soon move to an ensemble prediction system with a horizontal resolution of 6 km, which is an improvement over the current resolution of 12 km," Madhavan Rajeevan, Ministry of Earth Sciences' former secretary, said in article penned on the occasion of the 150th Foundation Day of IMD. "The improvement of observation networks incorporating state-of-the-art technologies such as crowdsourcing, CubeSats, IoT devices and unmanned platforms will significantly improve data quality and forecast efficiency," he said. Rajeevan said the IMD was also setting up separate research .

Delhi AQI remains in 'very poor' category as mercury dips under 10 degrees

Delhi's air quality remains 'very poor' for the eighth day while cold wave grips the national capital with the temperature falling to 5 degrees Celsius in early morning on Thursday

Rain to intensify Delhi's chill today; IMD predicts drop in temperature

IMD forecasts indicate a decline in temperatures as the week progresses. The maximum temperature is expected to fall to 16 degrees Celsius by January 8

Cold wave engulfs Delhi; dense fog disrupts flights for 3rd straight day

Train services at New Delhi Railway Station also suffered, with several trains running behind schedule

IMD says 2024 warmest year in India since 1901; China also heating up

The annual mean temperature in 2024 was 25.75 degrees Celsius, 0.65 degrees above the long-period average, making it the highest recorded since 1901

Delhi struggles amid dense fog, cold wave conditions; IMD issues warnings

Cold wave to continue in Delhi-NCR with visibility issues because of dense to very dense fog conditions, as per the IMD warnings

Early morning rain intensifies cold wave in Delhi; dense fog expected

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted thunderstorms, hailstorms, and moderate rainfall across northwestern and central India on December 27th and 28th

10 flights diverted at Delhi airport as dense fog envelops capital

The flight diversions in the national capital occurred as a dense layer of smog enveloped Delhi and surrounding regions, including Noida, Ghaziabad, and Gurugram, on Wednesday morning

India sees hottest October in 124 yrs; November won't be much different

Minimum temperatures for October reached unprecedented levels, the highest since the IMD began keeping records in 1901

Warmer days ahead as IMD predicts above average temperature in November

Weather office said India experienced its warmest October since 1901