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IMD issues orange alert for Delhi as fog, cold wave grip North India

With December 18 recorded as the coldest day so far, winter conditions are set to intensify across north India as the IMD forecasts dense fog, cold wave conditions and snowfall in the Himalayan region

IMD issues orange alert for Delhi as fog, cold wave grip North India
Updated On : 20 Dec 2025 | 6:52 AM IST

IMD weather forecast today: Fog, cold wave alerts for several cities

IMD has issued fresh alerts for dense fog, cold wave conditions and snowfall across several regions, warning of transport disruptions, flight cancellations and fluctuating temperatures across India

IMD weather forecast today: Fog, cold wave alerts for several cities
Updated On : 19 Dec 2025 | 6:47 AM IST

Dense fog, cold wave alert in 7 states; Delhi airport issues advisory

Dense fog and cold wave disrupt road and air travel in Delhi-NCR and northern India, with IMD issuing fog alerts for five states and cold wave warnings for Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand

Dense fog, cold wave alert in 7 states; Delhi airport issues advisory
Updated On : 18 Dec 2025 | 9:48 AM IST

IMD issues alerts for cold wave, dense fog and snowfall across India

IMD has warned of dense fog, cold wave conditions and snowfall across multiple states, with Delhi facing flight disruptions and several regions bracing for low visibility and falling temperatures

IMD issues alerts for cold wave, dense fog and snowfall across India
Updated On : 17 Dec 2025 | 9:47 AM IST

Cold wave, dense fog to intensify across India as IMD issues alerts

IMD has issued fresh alerts for dense fog, cold wave conditions and light rain or snowfall across several regions, warning of low visibility and a further dip in temperatures

Cold wave, dense fog to intensify across India as IMD issues alerts
Updated On : 14 Dec 2025 | 10:00 AM IST

Weather update: IMD warns of cold wave, dense fog from today across North

Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Punjab, Chandigarh and Delhi might experience cold wave from today, Dec 9, as per the IMD. The weather office has also warned of cold waves in other parts of India

Weather update: IMD warns of cold wave, dense fog from today across North
Updated On : 09 Dec 2025 | 11:45 AM IST

55% chance of weak La Nina impacting global weather in coming months: WMO

There is a 55 per cent chance of a weak La Nina affecting global weather and climate patterns over the next three months, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Thursday. La Nina usually brings a temporary cooling effect on global average temperatures but many regions are still expected to record warmer-than-normal conditions, the UN climate and weather agency said in its latest update. La Nina and El Nino are opposite phases of a Pacific Ocean climate cycle known as El Nino-Southern Oscillation (ENSO). La Nina is the periodic large-scale cooling of sea surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean and is linked to changes in tropical winds, pressure and rainfall. El Nino is the "warm phase" of this cycle. It often weakens India's monsoon and increases the chances of drought. According to the latest forecasts from WMO's Global Producing Centres for Seasonal Prediction, oceanic and atmospheric indicators in mid-November 2025 point to borderlin

55% chance of weak La Nina impacting global weather in coming months: WMO
Updated On : 04 Dec 2025 | 2:28 PM IST

IMD forecasts colder winter in plains, warmer weather in hills in Dec-Feb

The winters could be cooler in the plains due to prevailing La Niña conditions - though it does not have a direct relationship - and also due to the influence of the polar vortex

IMD forecasts colder winter in plains, warmer weather in hills in Dec-Feb
Updated On : 01 Dec 2025 | 11:52 PM IST

WeatherNext 2: Google adds AI weather forecasts to Gemini, Search, Pixels

Google's latest WeatherNext 2 AI model brings faster, more accurate forecasts to Gemini, Search, Pixel Weather and Maps, offering hour-level updates and smarter predictions

WeatherNext 2: Google adds AI weather forecasts to Gemini, Search, Pixels
Updated On : 18 Nov 2025 | 4:19 PM IST

Can digital twinning find transformative solutions for our problems?

Most physical processes are very complex, however, and this sort of modelling can require billions of calculation

Can digital twinning find transformative solutions for our problems?
Updated On : 15 Nov 2025 | 12:14 AM IST

IMD taking baby steps in using AI, but apprehensions over accuracy remain

The Indian Meteorological Department is testing AI-based forecasting models, but has found that physical models still offer higher accuracy, especially regarding intensity of specific weather events

IMD taking baby steps in using AI, but apprehensions over accuracy remain
Updated On : 06 Nov 2025 | 10:39 PM IST

IMD predicts cooler days, warmer nights across most parts of India in Nov

IMD said that while daytime temperatures in many areas may remain lower than usual, the nights are likely to be relatively warmer than normal, continuing a trend observed in recent months

IMD predicts cooler days, warmer nights across most parts of India in Nov
Updated On : 31 Oct 2025 | 7:55 PM IST

Cyclone Montha makes landfall on Andhra coast, heavy rain in Odisha

Cyclone Montha set to make landfall near Kakinada; experts warn that warming seas and changing weather patterns are intensifying storms along India's east coast

Cyclone Montha makes landfall on Andhra coast, heavy rain in Odisha
Updated On : 28 Oct 2025 | 11:09 PM IST

Cyclonic storm to bring heavy rain to West Bengal districts from Oct 28

A deep depression over the Bay of Bengal, which is in the process of intensifying into a cyclonic storm, will bring heavy rain in some districts of West Bengal from October 28-31, the IMD said on Sunday. It advised fishermen not to venture into the sea along and off the West Bengal coast from October 28-30, and asked all those already in the waters to return by October 27. The weather system, which is likely to cross Andhra Pradesh coast as a severe cyclone on October 28 night, will start bringing light to moderate rain in some south Bengal districts, including Kolkata, South 24 Parganas, Purba and Paschim Medinipur, Howrah, Jhargram, Purulia, Bankura and Hooghly, from October 27, the IMD said in a bulletin. Heavy rain will occur at one or two places in the south Bengal districts of North and South 24 Parganas, Purba and Paschim Medinipur, Jhargram, Howrah, Purulia, Purba and Paschim Bardhaman, Birbhum and Murshidabad between October 28 and October 31, it said. The IMD said heavy .

Cyclonic storm to bring heavy rain to West Bengal districts from Oct 28
Updated On : 26 Oct 2025 | 4:24 PM IST

Heavy rains lash Puducherry, schools and colleges closed on Oct 22

Puducherry has been hit by incessant rains since Tuesday noon, disrupting normal life, with nearly three cm recorded between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm, an official said. Home and Education Minister A Namassivayam said, "Due to heavy rains pounding the union territory, all schools and colleges in Puducherry and Karaikal regions will remain closed on Wednesday." Several roads were waterlogged, disrupting traffic across the region. Minister K Lakshminarayanan convened an emergency meeting with officials from the revenue, PWD, and local administration departments to review the situation. He instructed authorities to prepare all machinery to respond to any exigency.

Heavy rains lash Puducherry, schools and colleges closed on Oct 22
Updated On : 21 Oct 2025 | 9:34 PM IST

Heavy rain lashes Kerala, Mullaperiyar dam shutters opened to release water

Heavy rains lashed several parts of Kerala on Saturday, causing inundation of low-lying areas and a rise in water level in reservoirs, including Mullaperiyar dam in Idukki, prompting authorities to raise its shutters to release excess water. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), light to moderate rainfall or thundershowers are likely across the state over the next seven days. The weather agency issued an orange alert in Pathanamthitta, Idukki, and Kottayam districts on Saturday. A similar alert was issued for Kasaragod, Kannur, Kozhikode, and Malappuram districts on Sunday. An orange alert indicates "very heavy rainfall" ranging between 11 and 20 cm in 24 hours. On Friday night, heavy rain in Idukki district triggered flooding in Kumily, Nedumkanadam and Kattappana, where water entered several houses and residents were evacuated overnight, officials said. Around 45 families were shifted to safe places on Saturday, authorities said. A parked van was washed away

Heavy rain lashes Kerala, Mullaperiyar dam shutters opened to release water
Updated On : 18 Oct 2025 | 4:42 PM IST

Snowfall continues in higher reaches of Himachal, Manali-Leh road blocked

Cold wave conditions continued in the high-altitude areas of Himachal Pradesh after fresh snowfall in the higher reaches of Kullu and Mandi districts and several parts of Lahaul-Spiti district, the local Met office said on Wednesday. The Manali-Leh road was blocked due to snowfall and vehicles going towards Ladakh were stopped at Darcha, officials said. In Lahaul-Spiti, Gondhla received 30 cm of snow followed by Keylong (15 cm), Hansa (5 cm) and Kukumseri (3.2 cm). Moderate to very heavy rain lashed the low and middle hills of the state, with Naina Devi receiving 132.6 mm of rain since Tuesday evening, followed by Solan (119.6 mm), Berthin (78.6 mm), Pachhad (78.2 mm), Malraon (75.4 mm), Kasauli (68 mm), Bharmani (67.2 mm), Bilaspur (64.8 mm), Kahu (64.1 mm), Dharampur (62.4 mm), and Ghaghas (55 mm), the local weather office said. Thunderstorms were witnessed in Murari Devi, Kangra, Palampur, Sundernagar, Jubbarhatti and Shimla, while gusty winds swept Narkanda, Kufri, Neri and ...

Snowfall continues in higher reaches of Himachal, Manali-Leh road blocked
Updated On : 08 Oct 2025 | 2:02 PM IST

Rain lashes Delhi-NCR, IMD issues yellow alert for thunderstorms, winds

Rain lashed parts of Delhi-NCR on Monday morning, bringing relief from the hot and humid conditions that had persisted over the past several days. The national capital has been witnessing unusually high temperatures through September and early October. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 20.6 degrees Celsius, two notches below the season's average. The maximum temperature on Sunday was 34.1 degrees Celsius. Rainfall was recorded at several stations in the city. Safdarjung, the city's base observatory, logged 10.3 mm of rain till 8:30 am, while Lodhi Road received 13.2 mm, Palam 4.6 mm, Ridge 8.2 mm, and Ayanagar 5.4 mm during the same period, IMD data showed. The weather office has forecast a partly cloudy sky during the day, with the maximum temperature is likely to settle around 29 degrees Celsius. It predicted light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds (30-40 kmph) through the

Rain lashes Delhi-NCR, IMD issues yellow alert for thunderstorms, winds
Updated On : 06 Oct 2025 | 2:52 PM IST

IMD issues orange alert in Jharkhand as heavy rain lashes five districts

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert (be prepared) for heavy rain in five Jharkhand districts Garhwa, Palamu, Latehar, Chatra, and Hazaribagh, even as several parts of the state are experiencing downpour, officials said on Friday. The state has received 46 mm of rainfall until October 3, compared to the normal 11.7 mm, since the post-monsoon period began on October 1. In the past 24 hours, Karmatand in Jamtara district recorded the highest rainfall of 73.2 mm. The orange alert has been issued for Garha, Palamu, Latehar, Chatra and Hazaribag districts till October 4, it said. A 'yellow' alert has also been issued for Koderma, Giridih, Deoghar, Jamtara, Dhanbad, Bokaro, Ramgarh, Ranchi, and Lohardaga until October 4. On Thursday, heavy rain lashed the state, including the capital, Ranchi. "Light to moderate rainfall at many places with heavy rainfall at isolated places is likely on October 6. The state may witness light to moderate rainfall at most p

IMD issues orange alert in Jharkhand as heavy rain lashes five districts
Updated On : 03 Oct 2025 | 6:48 PM IST

Heavy rain likely in some districts of West Bengal as depression lingers

The IMD on Friday forecast heavy to very heavy rain in some districts of West Bengal under the influence of a deep depression, which weakened into a depression and lay over interior Odisha. Light to moderate rainfall is likely at most places of the state till October 6. Depression is a condition that follows a well-marked low-pressure area and precedes a cyclonic storm, typically resulting in heavy rainfall and gusty winds, according to weather experts. Heavy to very heavy rainfall (7-20 cm) is very likely over the sub-Himalayan districts of Darjeeling, Kalimpong, Alipurduar, Jalpaiguri and Cooch Behar till October 5, the India Meteorological Department said in a bulletin. It said that heavy rain (7-11 cm) is expected in the south Bengal districts of Birbhum, Purba and Paschim Medinipur, Jhargram, Purulia, South 24 Parganas, Murshidabad, Purba and Paschim Bardhaman and Bankura districts of south Bengal till Saturday. The IMD advised fishermen not to venture into the sea in north a

Heavy rain likely in some districts of West Bengal as depression lingers
Updated On : 03 Oct 2025 | 5:05 PM IST