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Light rain in parts of Delhi-NCR brings respite, yellow alert issued

The downpour brought respite to common people from the sweltering heat

Heavy rainfall blocks Manali-Chandigarh Highway, restoration work begins

The heavy rain in Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district blocked Manali-Chandigarh Highway on Sunday evening. The restoration work is under process

4 dead in lightning incidents as Rajasthan receives first Monsoon rains

Four people were killed and as many others injured in incidents of lightning strikes in Rajasthan as first Monsson rains were received in some parts of the state, officials said Monday. The deaths were reported from Pali, Baran and Chittorgarh districts, they said. Monsoon entered parts of the state on Sunday, bringing light to moderate rains and heavy rains in some districts of Udaipur, Kota, Bikaner, Jaipur divisions. A Meteorological Department spokesman said till Monday morning, 10 cm rainfall were recorded in Kathumar of Alwar and Khamnaur of Rajsamand districts. Surajgarh of Jhunjhunu recorded 8 cm rainfall, while 7 cm precipitation was recorded in Bhainsrodgarh of Chittorgarh, Ajitgarh of Sikar, and Kota districts Kota and Ramganj Mandi, the spokesperson said. Alwar's Kotkasim received 6 cm rainfall and Dausa's Baswar 6 cm, while many other places recorded rainfall ranging from 1-5 cm. Incidents of lightning strike were also reported in which four people were killed. Din

Moderate to heavy rain likely to occur in Mumbai today: BMC officials

As southwest monsoon advanced over Mumbai and heavy rainfall with lightning and thunderstorm lashed the city on Sunday, BMC officials have predicted moderate to heavy rainfall for Monday with a possibility of occasional intense spells."In the last 24 hours, Mumbai city received 31 mm of rainfall, Eastern Suburbs received 54 mm of rainfall & Western Suburbs received 59 mm of rainfall. Today moderate to heavy rain is likely to occur in the city and suburbs and there is a possibility of occasional intense spells," BMC officials said.A source from BMC's official data said, "Monsoon onset is declared in Mumbai but despite the rains of past 2 days, water level in Mumbai water supplying lakes is quite low. Today at 8 am lakes had only 6.57% of the useful content of live storage. In previous years the same level on 26th June was 9.34% in 2022 and 16.25% in 2021."Earlier on Sunday, the IMD said that the southwest monsoon is active now and has covered the whole of Maharashtra, it will ...

Rain lashes several parts of Haryana, Punjab in 24 hours: Weather office

Several parts of Punjab and Haryana were lashed by rain during the past 24 hours, the weather office said on Monday. In the 24 hours ended at 8.30 am, Haryana's Rohtak received 96.3 mm rainfall. It was followed by Narnaul (24 mm), Karnal (22.1 mm), Kurukshetra (19.5 mm), Gurugram (9.5 mm), Ambala (7.4 mm), Sirsa (4.9 mm) and Bhiwani (1.7 mm), according to a Met office report. In Punjab, Amritsar was the wettest place with the rainfall recorded at 113.2 mm. It was followed by Gurdaspur (26.7 mm), Faridkot (24.8 mm), Ferozepur (16 mm) and Pathankot (14.1 mm).

Monsoon arrives in MP, IMD issues alert for heavy rains in some districts

According to the met office, Betul recorded the highest rainfall of 120.6 mm while Gwalior recorded the minimum rainfall which is 0.1mm in the last 24 hours

Heavy rainfall likely in Mumbai, Madhya Maharashtra in next 48 hrs: IMD

The coastal region, including Mumbai and Madhya Maharashtra, is likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next 48 hours, an IMD official said on Sunday. The synoptic situations such as a low-pressure area formed in the eBay of Bengal, cyclonic circulation over the Kutch region of Gujarat and an active trough spread over Maharashtra to coastal Karnataka would bring heavy to very heavy rainfall in the next 48 hours over Konkan including Mumbai and Madhya Maharashtra, the official said. After a long gap, the southwest monsoon has been speedily progressing and covering more and more areas, the official added. Mumbai and its suburbs received heavy rains in the last 24 hours, resulting in water-logging at various places and affecting vehicular movement on some roads. In a rare event, the monsoon on Sunday covered both Delhi and Mumbai together. The Colaba observatory here, representative of the island city, recorded 86 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am on Sund

Isolated rainfall in East Central, parts of NW India in next 5 days: IMD

It also said that the Southwest Monsoon has further advanced into some more parts of the Central Arabian Sea, some more parts of Maharashtra, remaining parts of Karnataka, Telangana and Chhattisgarh

Monsoon arrives in Chhattisgarh; heavy rainfall forecast at isolated places

The southwest monsoon arrived in Chhattisgarh on Friday, and the meteorological department has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in the next 48 hours. The southwest monsoon entered southern part of Chhattisgarh on Friday, after a delay of about 10 days, meteorologist H P Chanda of Meteorological Centre Raipur told PTI. Monsoon usually arrives in the state by June 13, he said, adding that conditions are favourable for further advance of monsoon over the entire state in the next two to three days. The Met department has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall along with thunderstorm in isolated places in Sukma, Bastar, Bijapur and Dantewada districts (in south Chhattisgarh) in the next 48 hours. The department has issued a red alert for Sukma district, while heavy rainfall is forecast at isolated places in Bilaspur, Raigarh, Korba, Gariaband, Dhamtari, Kondagaon, Kanker and Narayanpur districts in the next 48 hours, it said.

Cyclone Biparjoy breaks 105-year-old June rain record in Ajmer: Jaipur IMD

Cyclone Biparjoy has smashed a 105-year-old record of rainfall in Ajmer in the month of June, according to the Jaipur IMD Director Radheshyam Sharma

7 dead, more than 70 injured in rain-related incidents in Pakistan

The official said that the administration personnel, including rescuers and medics, had been on alert and teams were sent to the affected areas to provide available resources for quick relief

Rain lashes parts of Delhi on Monday afternoon, brings respite from heat

Parts of the national capital and NCR region received rainfall on Monday afternoon, bringing respite from the scorching heat. In Delhi, areas like Parliament Street, ITO, and Chanakypuri received showers while Faridabad and Noida also witnessed rainfall. There was light rainfall in the morning as well, leading to muggy weather conditions. The national capital received 5 mm of rainfall during the 24-hour period ending at 8:30 am on Monday. The minimum temperature settled at 25.5 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, the IMD said. The relative humidity in the city at 8:30 am was recorded at 96 per cent. The weather department forecasted generally cloudy skies with light rain or thundershowers during the day. The maximum temperature is expected to settle around 38 degrees Celsius. On Sunday, Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 28.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average, and a maximum of 38.6 degrees Celsius.

Heavy rains lash north Gujarat due to depression after Cyclone Biparjoy

Heavy rains lashed several parts of north Gujarat in the last 24 hours due to a depression, remnant of cyclonic storm Biparjoy, causing a flood-like situation in many villages of Banaskantha district, officials said on Monday. Various parts of Gujarat, including Saurashtra region, are likely to receive light to moderate rainfall in the next two days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in a release. Several villages in Dhanera taluka of Banaskantha were affected due to a flood-like situation there, an official from the district administration said. Twenty cows were killed after getting swept away in water at Jadia village, the official said, adding that senior officials have reached Dhanera to help local authorities in relief work. Cyclone Biparjoy made landfall near Jakhau on Kutch coast in Gujarat on Thursday evening, felling several trees and electric poles and damaging houses. As per the IMD, the rainfall in the last 24 hours was the result of a depression, remnant

30 rescued, Ajmer hospital inundated as heavy rains lash Rajasthan

Around 30 people were rescued in Pali and Jalore districts and a government hospital in Ajmer was inundated as there was no let-up in rains in Rajasthan, officials said on Monday. Parts of Rajasthan have been pounded by heavy to extremely heavy rainfall triggered by a depression, a remnant of Cyclone Biparjoy which made landfall in neighbouring Gujarat on June 15 and left behind a trail of destruction. The depression has now moved towards eastern parts of the desert from central and western parts, according to meteorological department officials. A flood-like situation prevails in Jalore, Sirohi, Barmer and Pali districts that have been lashed by extremely heavy rainfall for two days, leaving many areas inundated and cutting off connectivity to several villages, the officials said. Water also entered many houses in low-lying areas. Disaster Management and Relief Department secretary P C Kishan said around 30 people were rescued from different places in Pali and Jalore on Sunday ..

IMD issues heatwave to severe heatwave warning for several states/UTs

In South India, light to fairly widespread rainfall with thunderstorm and lightning very likely in the next five days, IMD's forecast suggests

Heavy rainfall likely over South Rajasthan, areas of North Gujarat: IMD

Following rainfall and gusty winds in Udaipur, a video showed glass falling from the second floor of a building and a couple of cars parked beneath the building got damaged

Delhi gets taste of rain after hot day, more predicted later in week

Parts of Delhi, including Dwarka, received rainfall on Wednesday, despite there being no forecast for rains for the day. Delhiites are expected to get some relief from the punishing heat in the next few days with light rains and thundershowers in the offing, the weather office said. The maximum temperature is expected to be between 36 degrees Celsius and 39 degrees Celsius till June 20, it said. Delhi sweated under scorching heat on Wednesday with the maximum temperature settling at 40.9 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season's average, and the minimum temperature being recorded at 29.7 degrees Celsius, two degrees above normal. The humidity levels oscillated between 43 per cent and 57 per cent throughout the day. The India Meteorological Department has forecast a partly cloudy sky for Thursday with the possibility of very light rain or thundershowers towards evening at one or two places. The city is likely to receive light rains or thundershowers, accompanied by gusty winds

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Light to moderate rain likely in parts of TN, Puducherry from June 11-15

Light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunder and lightning is likely to occur in parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday

Monsoon misses onset date in Kerala; conditions becoming favourable: IMD

The monsoon missed its onset date in Kerala on Sunday with the India Meteorological Department anticipating a further delay of three to four days. The southwest monsoon normally sets in over Kerala on June 1 with a standard deviation of about seven days. In mid May, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said it might arrive in Kerala by June 4. In a statement on Sunday, the IMD said, "Conditions (are) becoming favourable with the increase in westerly winds over the south Arabian Sea. Also, the depth of westerly winds is gradually increasing and today, June 4, the depth of westerlies has reached up to 2.1 kilometres above the mean sea level. "The cloud mass over the southeast Arabian sea is also increasing. We expect that these favourable conditions for monsoon onset over Kerala will further improve during the next three-four days. It is being monitored continuously and further updates will be provided tomorrow (Monday)." Scientists, however, said the delay is unlikely to impac