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Sultry day in Delhi, thunderstorm likely during night
It was a sunny day in the national capital with the minimum and maximum temperatures settling at normal levels even as the weatherman has forecast light rains and thunderstorm during the night. "The maximum temperature was recorded at 40.6 degrees Celsius while the minimum settled at 26.7 degrees Celsius, both normal for this time of the year," a Meteorological official said. The humidity levels oscillated between 55 and 24 per cent. "Light rains and thunderstorm are likely during the night," the official added. Yesterday, gusty winds coupled with light rains hit the city, bringing relief to Delhiites from heat conditions. Gusty winds at a speed of up to 71 km per hour hit the city the last evening. The maximum temperature yesterday settled at 41.8 degrees Celsius while the minimum was 26.1 degrees Celsius.
Southwest monsoon to hit Kerala on May 29
The southwest monsoon is expected to hit Kerela on May 29, three days ahead of its normal onset date, the India Meteorological Department said today. The Met Department said conditions were favourable for the onset of monsoon over the Andaman Sea and southeast Bay of Bengal from May 23. "The southwest monsoon is expected to set over Kerala on May 29 with a modelled error of plus or minus four days," the IMD said. In its first forecast for the rainy season released last month, the IMD had predicted normal monsoon.
Monsoon rains to arrive on Kerala coast on May 29
NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India's monsoon rains are expected to arrive on the southern Kerala coast on May 29, India's weather office said in a statement on Friday.
Sunny morning in Delhi; thunderstorm likely in evening
Delhiites today woke up to a sunny morning, a day after gusty winds coupled with light rains hit the national capital. According to the Meteorological (MeT) Department, there is possibility of cloudy conditions prevailing later in the day, leading to thunderstorm in the evening or night. However, the day temperature will continue to remain above 40 degrees Celsius, an official of the department said. The minimum temperature was recorded at 26.7 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year. The humidity level recorded at 8.30 am was 43 per cent. "The city may witness thunderstorm in the evening or night today. The maximum temperature is expected to hover around 42 degrees Celsius," he said. Yesterday, gusty winds coupled with light rain hit the city, bringing relief to Delhiites from heat conditions. Gusty wind at a speed of up to 71 km per hour hit the city the last evening. The maximum temperature yesterday settled at 41.8 degrees Celsius while the minimum was 26.1 degrees ...
Rain, squall likely in Delhi
It was a partly cloudy Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.7 degrees Celsius, the season's average.
BJP attacks Sena over Mumbai mayor's monsoon remarks
A day after Mumbai Mayor Vishwanath Mahadeshwar of Shiv Sena reportedly said the BMC will not be answerable if the city floods this monsoon, city BJP chief Ashish Shelar said the civic body and the Sena cannot shirk their responsibility. "Those who said 'we did it' are now saying 'we ran away from it'," Shelar said while taking a dig at the Sena over its tagline--"We did it"--for the last year's BMC (Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation) polls. Interacting with reporters at the state BJP headquarters here, Shelar alleged Yuva Sena chief Aaditya Thackeray called on BMC commissioner to argue the case of hoteliers and the problems they might face during monsoon and not for advocating the cause of common Mumbaikars. "We thought that the Yuva Sena leader had come to meet the BMC Commissioner to discuss about removing silt from the storm water drains and pre-monsoon works. "However, when we made inquiries, we were informed that the meeting between Yuva Sena chief and BMC ...
Gusty wind coupled with light rain hit Delhi
Gusty wind coupled with light rain swept across the national capital today, bringing relief to Delhiites from the heat conditions. Gusty wind at a speed of up to 71 km per hour hit the city in the evening. The India Meteorological Department (IMD), in an alert earlier, said a spell of light rain and thunderstorm accompanied with gusty winds at a speed of 50-70 km per hour was likely to hit the city and the NCR region. The maximum temperature settled at 41.8 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average, while the minimum settled at 26.1 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, said a MeT department official. The humidity oscillated between 60 and 17 per cent. The MeT also forecast cloudy skies along with the likelihood of light rain and thundershowers accompanied with squall towards the evening and night. "The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover at 42 degrees and 28 degrees Celsius, respectively tomorrow," the weatherman said. Yesterday, the ...
162 trees uprooted in rain, strong winds in Hyderabad
Rain, accompained by strong winds in several parts of the city today uprooted 162 trees, Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation said here today. It said 162 trees have been uprooted across the city and there was water stagnation at 38 points. All the complaints ae being addressed on a war-footing,' GHMC said in a release. Amberpet area received about 5 cms of rainfall, weather office sources said. The rain, however, provided relief from the scorching heat. Maximum temperatures hovered above 40 degrees Celsius at many places in Telangana and Bheemgal near Nizamabad recorded 43.8 degrees C, the sources said.
Day temperatures rise marginally in most parts of Himachal Pradesh
The day temperatures in most parts of Himachal Pradesh rose marginally today with Una in the Shiwalik foothills registering a maximum temperature of 41.2 degrees Celsius. The mercury rose marginally in other parts of the state as well and Sundernagar, Bhuntar Nahan and Solan recorded a high of 37.1 degrees Celsius, 34.6 degrees Celsius, 33.6 degrees Celsius and 33 degrees Celsius, followed by Dharamsala 30.4 degrees Celsius, Shimla 26.6 degrees Celsius, Kalpa 22.0 degrees Celsius and Keylong 17.1 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperatures also increased by a few notches and Keylong and Kalpa in tribal Lahaul and Spiti and Kinnaur districtsrecorded a low of 3.3 degrees Celsius and 7 degrees Celsius, followed byManali 7.3 degrees Celsius, Bhuntar 13.4 degrees Celsius, Shimla 16 degrees Celsius, Palampur 17 degrees Celsius, Sundernagar 17.3 degrees Celsius, Dharamsala 18.4 degree, Una 19.7 degree and Nahan 21.8 degrees Celsius. The local Meteorological office has forecast dry weather in ..
Gusty winds sweep Delhi; light rain and thunderstorm likely
Gusty winds swept across the national capital today in a relief to Delhiites from the scorching sun. The maximum temperature settled at 41.8 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average, while the minimum settled at 26.1 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, said a MeT department official. In an alert issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) this evening, it said a spell of light rain and thunderstorm accompanied with gusty winds at a speed of 50-70 km per hour will hit the city and the NCR region in three hours. The humidity oscillated between 60 and 17 per cent. The MeT has also forecast cloudy skies along with the likelihood of light rain and thundershowers accompanied with squall towards the evening and night. "The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover at 42 and 28 degrees Celsius, respectively tomorrow," the weatherman said. Yesterday, the maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 40.2 degrees and 25 degrees Celsius, ...
IMD issues warnings for thunderstorms in Delhi, J-K
The India Meteorological Department has issued fresh warnings of thunderstorms, strong winds, and hail storms in different parts of the country including Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Delhi, and parts of North West India.IMD scientist Dr. K Sathidevi said,"There is a probability of thunderstorm, strong winds and hailstorms in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, UP, Rajasthan, Delhi and parts of North West India for three days. Dust storm in Rajasthan is also possible."As per the IMD, thunderstorms with rain would occur in areas of Narnaul, Mahendargarh, Bawal, Kosli, Charkhi Dadri, Bhiwani, Nuh, Manesar, Palwal, and Sohna in next two hours.Delhi and adjoining areas in Northern India have been facing repeated warnings and thunderstorms for the past two weeks.According to a report published by MHA, 80 people were killed in a thunderstorm that hit five states including New Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, West ...
IMD issues fresh thunderstorm, squall warning
The meteorological department has issued a weather warning of thunderstorm, squall and dust-storm at various places in the country tomorrow. According to the advisory, a thunderstorm, accompanied by a squall, was likely at isolated places over West Bengal and Odisha tomorrow. A thunderstorm, accompanied by gusty winds, were "very likely" at isolated places over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Jharkhand, Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, coastal Andhra Pradesh, interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Kerala and Lakshadweep, the advisory said. There was a western disturbance over north Pakistan and Afghanistan and a cyclonic circulation over south-east Rajasthan and the western parts of Madhya Pradesh, it said, adding that a thunderstorm and a dust-storm were "very likely" in Rajasthan. "Heatwave conditions very likely over some parts of West Rajasthan and in one or two
Early dust storm gives way to a hot day in Delhi
A dust storm hit the national capital early today, killing an 18-year-old man and injuring 13 others, although the sun shone brightly the rest of the day with the maximum temperature settling at 40.2 degrees Celsius. The Police Control Room (PCR) received 78 calls during the storm that started around 3 am. The minimum temperature was recorded at 25 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average, said a MeT department official. The humidity oscillated between 67 and 23 per cent. For tomorrow, the Met office has forecast partly cloudy skies along with the likelihood of rain and thundershowers with gusty winds towards evening and night. "The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover at 41 and 26 degrees respectively," the weatherman said. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a warning for next 72 hours anticipating similar weather conditions across large parts of north India, including Delhi. According to the warning bulletin issued in the morning, ...
At 40 degrees Celsius, Una hottest place in HP
The day temperatures rose by a few notches in most parts of Himachal Pradesh and Una was hottest in the region with a high of 40 degrees Celsius. Sundernagar, Nahan and Bhuntar recorded maximum temperatures of 36.1 degrees Celsius, 34.0 degrees Celsius and 33.5 degrees Celsius, respectively, a MeT department official said today. Palampur recorded a high of 30.5 degrees Celsius, followed by 30.2 degrees Celsius in Dharamshala, 30.0 degrees Celsius in Solan, 26.4 degrees Celsius in Shimla, 21.4 degrees Celsius in Kalpa and 17.9 degrees Celsius in Keylong, he said. The minimum temperatures also rose marginally, and Keylong and Manali recorded a low of 4.0 degrees Celsius and 6.2 degrees Celsius, respectively, he said. The minimum temperature in Bhuntar settled at 14.0 degrees Celsius, 15.3 degrees Celsius in Shimla, 16.7 degrees Celsius in Palampur, 19.3 degrees Celsius in Nahan and 23.5 degrees Celsius in Una. The MeT office here has predicted thunder showers in the mid hills and rains
Maximum temperatures hover close to normal in Hry,Pb
The maximum temperatures today hovered close to normal limits at many places in Haryana and Punjab. Chandigarh recorded a maximum temperature of 39.8 degrees Celsius, the Meteorological Department report said here. In Haryana, the maximum temperatures at Ambala 40.3 degrees Celsius, Hisar 40.1 degrees Celsius, Bhiwani 40.5 degrees Celsius, Karnal 39 degrees Celsius and Narnaul 39.5 degrees Celsius settled close to normal limits. Amritsar, Ludhiana and Patiala in Punjab, too, registered near normal maximums of 38.4 degrees Celsius, 39.6 degrees Celsius and 40.5 degrees Celsius, respectively. The MeT here has forecast thunderstorm with gusty winds likely at isolated places in Haryana and Punjab over the next two days.
Churu in Rajasthan hottest at 43.4 degrees C
Churu in Rajasthan recorded the highest temperature of 43.4 degrees Celsius today, as many regions in the desert state crossed the 40 degree-mark. Barmer and Jaisalmer recorded 43.1 degrees each followed by 42.9 degrees in Kota, 42.6 degrees in Bikaner, 42.2 degrees in Dabok, 41.7 degrees in Jodhpur, 41.5 degrees in Jaipur, 41.2 degrees each in Sriganganagar and Ajmer, and 39.2 degrees Celsius in Pilani, a MeT official said. Kota and Jaipur recorded 6.5 mm and 0.1 mm rainfall, respectively, he said. The weatherman has also warned of dust storm/thunderstorm coupled with rainfall at isolated places in the state in the next 24 hours.
Himachal in line for more thundershowers
Himachal Pradesh experienced slightly hot weather on Wednesday with the day temperature touching the 40 degree mark in low hills, a Met official said. However, the state is line for more thundershowers in the next two days.
Day temperatures rise marginally across HP
The day temperatures rose marginally across Himachal Pradesh as the region had partially cloudy but dry day. Una in Shiwalik foothills was hottest in the region with a high of 38.2 degrees Celsius, while Sundernagar and Nahan recorded the maximum temperatures at 34.7 degrees Celsius, and 30.2 degrees Celsius, followed by Bhuntar and Dharamsala 29.2 degrees Celsius, Solan 28 degrees Celsius, Shimla 25.6 degrees Celsius, Kalpa 21 degrees Celsius and Keylong 16.8 degrees Celsius. The minimum temperatures increased by 3 degrees Celsius and Keylong was wettest with a low of 5 degrees Celsius, followed by Kalpa and Manali 7 degrees Celsius, Bhuntar 13.4 degrees Celsius, Solan 14.2 degrees Celsius, Shimla 15.6 degrees Celsius, Palampur 16.5 degrees Celsius, Dharamsala 17.2 degrees Celsius and Una 19.5 degrees Celsius. The local Meteorological office has forecast rains and thunderstorm in the mid hills and rains or snow in the higher hills for the next six days from May 16 to 22. It further ..
Rainfall forecast for the next 24
Rainfall forecast for the next 24 hours at: East : Many places in Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Odisha, a few places in Assam & Meghalaya, isolated places in Bihar. dry weather in Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand. North : A few places in Jammu & Kashmir, isolated places in east Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, east Rajasthan. dry weather in west Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, west Rajasthan. Central : Most places in Chhattisgarh, isolated places in east Madhya Pradesh., Vidarbha. dry weather in west Madhya Pradesh. Peninsula : Most places in coastal Karnataka, many places in Konkan & Goa, Telangana, Interior Karnataka, a few places in coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, isolated places in Tamil Nadu+, Kerala. dry weather in Gujarat State, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada. Islands : A few places in Andaman & icobar, Lakshadweep. Kolkata Max 33.3 (-1.5) dc min 26.1 (0.0) New Delhi
Mild winds, thunderstorm likely in next 48 hours
A day after Delhi saw a severe dust storm and winds at 107 kmph killing two people here, the national capital on Monday saw a calm day, though the Met office predicting storm and winds of less severity for 48 hours starting Tuesday.