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Monsoon arrives in JK, brings relief from scorching heat
Monsoon arrived in Jammu and Kashmir a week ahead of its schedule this year, as intermittent light rains lashed several parts of the state bringing the mercury down by several notches, much to the respite of people reeling under sweltering heat. The denizens of Jammu woke up to a pleasant weather condition after scattered light rains lashed the city of temples as Monsoon hit the state last evening. The day temperature in the Jammu city fell by five notches to settle at 28.0 degrees Celsius, 9.7 notches below, normal for this part of the season, an official of the Met department said. He said the night temperature also recorded a dip of about four notches and it settled at 23.9 degrees Celsius, 2.5 notches below average. The official said the drop in the mercury was the result of early arrival of Monsoon which hit the state yesterday. Normally, Monsoon arrives in the state in the first week of July, he said, adding intermittent rains will continue for the next couple of days -- a good .
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Southwest monsoon covers entire Himachal
The southwest monsoon advanced over almost the entire Himachal Pradesh on Thursday and there are chances of more showers in next four days, the weather bureau here said.
Southwest monsoon hits Himachal Pradesh
The southwest monsoon today hit the remaining parts of Himachal Pradesh, an official of the MeT department here said. Heavy rainfall occurred at Sirmaur, Solan, Una and Bilaspur districts in the state. The lowest temperature in the state was recorded in Keylong at 8 degrees Celsius and the highest temperature was recorded in Paonta Sahib at 33 degrees Celsius. The MeT department has also issued a warning alert of heavy rainfall at isolated places in the lower and mid hills of Himachal Pradesh. According to the MeT department, Nainadevi registered 60 mm of rainfall, 57 mm in Mehre, 54 mm in Dharamshala, 52 mm in Nadaun, 50 mm in Renuka, 47 mm in NagrotaSurian, Dalhousie and Jogindernagar. Hamirpur recorded 45 mm of rainfall, 43 mm in Dehragopipur, 42 mm in Paonta and Nahan, 41 mm in Manali, 40 mm in Aghar, Sujanpur and Salooni, 39 mm in Guler 35 mm in Sundernagar, Berthin and Chamba, 34 mm in Solan, 31 mm in Bangana, Bharwain and Ghamroor, 30 mm in Kotkhai and Baijnath, 29 mm in ...
Afternoon showers cool Delhi
Afternoon rains in parts of Delhi today brought relief to people from the sweltering heat as the weather turned pleasant. Early morning showers had already brought the mercury level down in the national capital with the minimum temperature settling at 24.2 degrees Celsius, four notches below the season's average. Rainfall occurred in parts of the city in the afternoon, the MeT office said. According to a MeT department official, 20.4 mm rainfall was recorded in the city overnight till 8:30 AM. Humidity was recorded at 91 per cent. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 35 degrees Celsius. Yesterday, the maximum temperature settled at 37.5 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 26.2 degrees Celsius.
Rains bring relief to Delhi
Overnight rains brought relief to the national capital on Thursday as the temperatures came down a few notches, the Met office said.
Monsoon likely to hit Delhi in next 24 hours
As monsoon move towards the Northern parts of India, it is likely to hit Delhi in next 24 hours.The monsoon has reached few parts of North India, including east Rajasthan and West Uttar Pradesh.Rain and thundershowers were observed at several place in Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday.As per the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Monsoon further advanced into some more parts of Gujarat region, East Rajasthan, West Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab and entire Jammu and Kashmir.The MeT department has predicted June 29 as the normal onset date for Monsoon in Delhi.However, an early rainfall in Delhi has brought the temperature.At the time of filing this report, Delhi's temperature was recorded as 28 degrees Celsius.
Day temp dip in Jammu, rains predicted
The day temperature in Jammu dipped eight notches due cloud cover in the region, even as the Met forecast wet weather for the next four days. The maximum temperature recorded in the city settled at 33.6 degrees Celsius, 4.1 notches below the normal during this part of the season, a spokesman of the meteorological (Met) department said. He said the minimum temperature, however, continued to stay slightly above the normal at 27.1 degrees Celsius against the previous night's 28.8 degrees Celsius. The spokesman said wet weather is likely for the next six days, with widespread rains on Thursday and Friday followed by fairly widespread rains till July 1.
Max temps drop in Punjab, Haryana after rains
The maximum temperatures dropped sharply today at most places in Punjab and Haryana, including Chandigarh, after many parts of the two states were lashed by rains. Heavy to very heavy rain warning has been issued for isolated places in Haryana and Punjab over the next two days, according to the Met department here. Bhiwani, Ambala, Hisar, Narnaul, Amritsar, Patiala and Chandigarh also received rains. The maximum temperatures hovered below normal, Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states recorded a maximum of 31.9 degrees Celsius, five notches below the normal, a meteorological (Met) department report said. In Haryana, Ambala recorded a high of 32.1 degrees Celsius, down five notches against the normal, while Narnaul's maximum dropped by ten notches against the normal to settle at 29.5 degrees Celsius. Bhiwani registered a maximum of 34.8 degrees Celsius, while Hisar's maximum settled at 33.6 degrees Celsius, down six notches. In Punjab, Ludhiana and Patiala recorded maximum ..
Rains in several parts of country brings mercury down
Several parts of the country received rains which led to marked dip in temperatures, giving much needed respite to people from scorching heat, even as inclement weather conditions briefly affected flight operations in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh's Gorakhpur today. The national capital witnessed overcast skies almost throughout the day, followed by strong winds in the evening which kept the mercury in check, even as overnight rains led to increase in humidity levels. Sources at the Indira Gandhi International (IGI) Airport here said six flights were diverted because of inclement weather in the evening. According to the Safdarjung observatory, the recording of which is considered the official figure, Delhi received 3.4 mm of rains till 8.30 am, while areas under Palam, Lodhi Road and Ridge observatories recorded 0.6 mm, 7.7 mm and 2 mm rains respectively. The maximum temperature settled at 37.5 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, while the minimum temperature was recorded at .
Heavy rain hits flight services in Gorakhpur; normal life affected
The Gorakhpur airport was closed and flights to Delhi were cancelled after heavy rains lashed the Uttar Pradesh city throwing normal life out of gear. The programme of Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath, who was scheduled to return to Gorakhpur today after inspecting a rally venue of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Maghar, was changed due to rains here. Modi will address a public rally and lay the foundation stone of a research institute at Maghar tomorrow. Heavy rainfall since last night has caused water logging in several parts of Gorakhpur and mobile water pumps have been deployed in many localities, officials said. The Mahayogi Guru Gorakhnath airport was closed after "rain water came on the runway", airport director B S Meena said. "Both Air India and SpiceJet flights to Delhi are cancelled as rain water came on the runway," he said. In the Ghantaghar area, a house collapsed due to heavy rain that started last night and continued till 8 am today. Heavy water logging occurred in the ..
Overcast skies keep mercury in check in Delhi
The national capital today witnessed overcast skies almost throughout the day, followed by strong winds in the evening which kept the mercury in check, even as overnight rains led to increase in humidity levels. According to the Safdarjung observatory, the recording of which is considered the official figure for the city, Delhi received 3.4 mm of rains till 8.30 am, while areas under Palam, Lodhi Road and Ridge observatories recorded 0.6 mm, 7.7 mm and 2 mm rains respectively during the same period. Areas under Ayangar observatory recorded traces of rainfall till 8.30 am, a Meteorological department official said. The maximum temperature settled at 37.5 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, while the minimum temperature was recorded at 26.2 degrees Celsius, two notches below the average. Humidity levels oscillated between 92 per cent and 57 per cent. The weatherman has forecast overcast skies along with the moderate rains and gusty rain for tomorrow, while the maximum and
Heavy rains in most parts of HP as Monsoon arrives in state on time
Most parts of Himachal Pradesh witnessed heavy rains as the Monsoon arrived in the hill state in time, the meteorological department said today. The Monsoon has reached the state on time. The usual date of arrival of the Monsoon here is June 25, and a week earlier or later is considered its normal arrival time, the director of the Meteorological Centre in Shimla, Manmohan Singh, said. The state capital received 36.4 mm of rains, followed by 52 mm in Sujanpur Tira and 55 mm in Palampur of Kangra district. The MeT department said that Monsoon would remain active in the state till the last week of September. The weatherman has forecast heavy rains in most parts of Himachal Pradesh tomorrow and very heavy rains on June 29 and 30.
South West Monsoon progressing as per expectations-Expert
The South West Monsoon is normal and progressing as per expectations over and across the states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, a scientist at the meteorological department here said on Wednesday."There will be light to moderate rains in the coming days. An upper air cyclonic circulation lies over Odisha and the adjoining north coast of the Bay of Bengal and West Bengal, and extends upto 7.6 kilometers above main sea level tilting towards south west,"Rajarao, Scientist B at the Indian Meteorologicial Department (IMD) told ANI."Coming to rainfall activity, it is fairly widespread. Rain has occurred in coastal Andhra Pradesh. Scattered rain has been reported in Telangana. Isolated rain has been reported in Rayalaseema. All of this in the last 24 hours. The South West Monsoon is normal over the two states. It is advancing and will cover North India, Central India and North East India soon," he added."Today and tomorrow, rains will occur in Telangana, with one or two place receiving ...
Heavy to very heavy rains likely in nine UP districts
Heavy to very heavy rains are likely in nine districts of Uttar Pradesh in the next 24 hours, the meteorological department said today. Heavy to very heavy rains are likely in Shravasti, Bahraich, Kheri, Pilibhit, Bareilly, Rampur, Shahjahanpur, Moradabad and Bijnor, the Met department said. The weatherman predicted rain and thunderstorm in most parts of the state between 8:30 am tomorrow and 8:30 am on Thursday. Farrukhabad was the hottest place in the state today with a maximum temperature of 43.2 degrees Celsius.
Southwest monsoon reaches Rajasthan
The southwest monsoon has entered Rajasthan and conditions are favourable for its further advancement, the meteorological department said today. According to a weather report, several areas in the state, both eastern and western, were lashed by rains during the last 24 hours with Jaisalmer recording the highest amount of rainfall at 43.6 mm. Erinpura Road (Pali), Churu, Mount Abu and Kota had recorded 42, 23.3, 9.4 and 8.8 mm of rainfall respectively till today morning, the report added. It said pre-monsoon thunderstorm activities were observed over parts of western Rajasthan. The Met department has predicted heavy rainfall at isolated areas in southeastern parts and dust storm or thunderstorm with squally winds at isolated places in northeastern parts of the state today.
Delhi drizzle brings mercury down
A light drizzle in the national capital on Wednesday brought the mercury down by two notches from the seasonal average as the minimum temperature was recorded at 26.2 degree Celsius.
Brief spell of rain brings down mercury in UP
Overnight showers have brought down the mercury in many parts of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday as the Regional Met office predicted heavy rains in some districts till Thursday.
Delhi witnesses much-needed rain, temperature dips to 27
Delhi has finally received some respite from the scorching heat, with spells of rain witnessed here on Wednesday morning.The early spell has resulted in a dip in temperature to 27 degrees Celsius.However, the meteorological department has predicted severe thunderstorm prior to the monsoon in North West India."June 29 is the normal date for monsoon onset in Delhi. Currently, the monsoon is progressing in West Bengal, Odisha, and Bihar. It will reach eastern Uttar Pradesh in the next 48 hours. We are expecting serious thunderstorm activity prior to the monsoon in North-West India," the department noted.The rains come as a big sigh of relief for the residents of Delhi, who were facing an intense heat wave and reeling under a haze of dust brought by winds from Rajasthan.The national capital has also witnessed a drastic hike in the level of air pollution.
Rain hits Delhi-NCR
Delhi and some other parts of the National Capital Region witnessed cloudy sky and scattered rains early on Wednesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 28 degrees Celsius, the Met said.