Northeast Monsoon

Southwest monsoon withdraws from India, northeast rains set in: IMD

The southwest monsoon withdrew from the entire country on Thursday, a day after the usual date of October 15, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. At the same time, the northeast monsoon has set in over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, south interior Karnataka and Kerala-Mahe, the IMD said. This year, the monsoon reached Kerala on May 24, its earliest onset over the Indian mainland since 2009, when it arrived on May 23. It covered the entire country nine days before the usual date of July 8. This was the earliest the monsoon has covered the entire country since 2020 when it did so by June 26. The primary rain-bearing system usually makes its onset over Kerala by June 1 and covers the entire country by July 8. It starts retreating from northwest India around September 17 and withdraws completely by October 15. India recorded 937.2 mm of rainfall against the normal of 868.6 mm, a surplus of 8 per cent, in the entire four-month mons

Massive floods & landslides in Northeast India | 38 dead; latest updates | Assam | Sikkim | Manipur

Northeast India has been hit hard by floods and landslides that have claimed at least 38 lives with lakhs displaced. Watch the video for the latest updates.

31 people lost their lives in rain related incidents in TN: FM Sitharaman

As many as 31 people have lost their lives in the four districts in Tamil Nadu due to heavy rainfall, Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said on Friday. The Centre has already released Rs 900 crore funds in two installments to be used in this financial year to Tamil Nadu, she said, addressing mediapersons here. Sitharaman said the Regional Meteorological Centre, Chennai has ultra-modern equipment including three dopplers and had forecast on December 12 itself that there would be heavy rainfall in the four districts - Tenkasi, Kanyakumari, Tirunelveli and Tuticorin on December 17. When such a massive disaster was taking place in Tamil Nadu, Chief Minister M K Stalin was in Delhi with the INDI Alliance, she said.

Central team likely to visit rain-hit districts in south Tamil Nadu

An inter-ministerial central team is likely to visit Tamil Nadu on Wednesday to assess the damage caused by unprecedented flooding and rainfall in four southern districts over the last two days. Chief Minister M K Stalin who was supposed to inspect the flood-hit regions today, would visit tomorrow, the government said. As many as 10 people have lost their lives in the record rainfall that occurred on December 17, 18 wreaking havoc in several parts of Tirunelveli, Tuticorin, Tenkasi and Kanyakumari districts. Kayalpattinam (a municipality in Tuticorin district) received the highest amount of 1,192 mm of rains in two days while Tiruchendur received 916 mm. CM Stalin met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Tuesday and sought an interim relief of Rs 2,000 crore for rain battered districts to bolster ongoing rescue efforts. Ahead of his meeting with the PM, Stalin told reporters that he would visit Tuticorin and Tirunelveli districts today. However, an official release issued

Rains hamper normal life in 4 TN districts; relief likely from December 19

The four southernmost districts of Tamil Nadu on the eastern coast of India, Tenkasi, Thoohukudi, Tirunelveli, and Kanyakumari are expected to receive "very heavy rain" on Monday, December 18

Heavy rains batter Bengaluru as monsoon intensifies, Shivakumar takes stock

Bengaluru saw its wettest November day since November 3, 2015 - when it received 95.3mm and also surpassed its November avg of 64.5mm

Warmer November likely, northeast monsoon to lash southern peninsula: IMD

India may have to wait a bit longer for winter as the weather office on Tuesday forecast above-normal night temperatures for most parts of the country in November. Addressing a press conference here, India Meteorological Department (IMD) Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said minimum temperatures were expected to be above normal during November over most parts of the country. Large parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand are also likely to experience above-normal day temperatures, Mohapatra said, virtually ruling out coldwave conditions during the month. "There could be cloudy conditions in the region as minimum temperatures are likely to be above normal. This would mean that coldwave conditions were less likely during November," he said. In north India, the indication of winter starts from mid-November when minimum temperatures drop gradually to settle below 15 degrees Celsius and nights turn chilly. According to the long range forecast for rainfall

Northeast monsoon to hit Tamil Nadu from Saturday, says IMD forecast

Scattered to fairly widespread light moderate rain with isolated heavy rains and thunderstorm is likely over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaiakkal on Saturday and Sunday

Tamil Nadu receives 68% excess rainfall in ongoing northeast monsoon

Large quantum of water was being released from reservoirs including at Mettur in Salem, which caters to the Cauvery delta districts

IMD predicts intense wet spell in northeastern states, issues orange alert

IMD has issued an orange colour alert for Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura for March 30-31 with a forecast of rains and thunderstorm over these northeastern states.

Chennai rains: Many roads waterlogged, more heavy showers expected

The northeast monsoon has set in over Tamil Nadu and Kerala, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD)

IMD says northeast monsoon likely to make an onset by November 1

The southwest monsoon has withdrawn from the remaining parts of the country and thus from the entire country on October 21

Northeast monsoon to begin from October 30: IMD

The Regional Meteorological Centre here also said the north east monsoon was likely to set in by Sunday