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Clear Thursday morning in Delhi

It was a clear Thursday morning in the national capital here with the minimum temperature recorded at 19.6 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average, the Met Office said.

Delhiites wake up to sunny morning, temperature likely to soar

Delhiites today woke up to a sunny morning, with the minimum temperature settling at 17.6 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year. The weatherman has predicted that temperature may soar to 39 degrees Celsius. According to the MeT department, the humidity level recorded was 49 per cent. An official of the department has predicted clear skies throughout the day. "The skies will remain clear and the maximum temperature is expected to hover around 39 degrees Celsius," the official said. Yesterday, the minimum temperature settled at 17.3 degrees Celsius while the maximum temperature recorded was 33.7 degrees Celsius.

Orange snow? Rare meeting of Siberia, Sahara over Europe

Orange snow has fallen in parts of eastern Europe after a rare meeting of Siberia and the Sahara. Meteorologists say the snow from Siberia collided with dust-filled wind from the Sahara desert in Africa. The orange snow has been spotted on mountains in Russia's Sochi region, farther east in Georgia's Adzharia region and at Romania's Danube port of Galati. Some skiers have posted photos on social media joking that they were on Mars, not a mountain. Romanian meteorologist Mia Mirabela Stamate says a wind carrying sand particles from the Sahara met with a massive snowfall on Friday. She predicts that the orange-hued snow will move eastward.

Temperature in Telangana and surrounding areas to increase

Temperature in Telangana and the neighbouring areas is likely to increase in the next couple of days and in the coming months.Speaking to ANI, Dr. Nagaratna, Scientist-D, MeT Department, said, "According to our forecast in the next two days, the temperature across Telangana is likely to increase on an average by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius".At present, the average temperatures across Telangana are 38 to 39 degrees."But in the next 24 to 48 hours the temperatures are likely to increase by 2 to 3 degrees" he said.He added, "In coastal Andhra Pradesh(AP) temperatures are likely to be around 34 to 35 degrees in the north, while the southern coast will witness an increase in temperature by 1 to 2 degrees in the next two days."In the Rayalaseema region, some areas might experience temperatures up to 40 degrees in the next two days. The temperature in Hyderabad is currently hovering at 38 to 39 degrees and they are going remain the same in next two days" he said.He, however, cautioned that "in ..

Alert issued for heat waves in Gujarat

With Gujarat witnessing rise in mercury across the state, alerts of heat wave have been issued by the authorities concerned in several cities.Local weather office said, "The maximum temperature is expected to rise further. Some areas might see temperature between 40 to 44 degree Celsius."The possibilities of sunstroke increases when the atmospheric temperature hovers over 40 degrees.People have been suggested to drink lots of water and avoid going out in the sun.

Mumbai records second highest March temperature in a decade

The city recorded the second highest temperature in March in a decade yesterday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The mercury yesterday soared to 41 degrees Celsius, IMD director Shubhangi Bhute told PTI today. This made yesterday the second hottest day in March this decade, getting within a touching distance of 41.3 degrees C recorded on March 17, 2011. The highest ever temperature recorded this month in Mumbai was on March 28, 1956 when the mercury reached 41.7 degrees C, Bhute said. The next few days are likely to be hot in Mumbai, with the temperatures likely to hover around 41 degrees C, according to the IMD. "A low-level inversion led to a spike in temperatures. The easterly winds don't let the sea breeze effect to set in, which is why the temperatures rise," the official said.

Clear, pleasant Sunday morning in Delhi

It was a pleasant Sunday morning in the national capital, with the mercury settling at normal level for this time of the year. The minimum temperature was recorded at 18.5 degrees Celsius, the Meteorological (MeT) Department said. The mercury level rose thereafter to reach a maximum of 32.5 degrees Celsius, while the humidity level oscillated between 77 and 29 per cent. The MeT department has forecast clear sky tomorrow with mist in the morning, it said. "The maximum and minimum temperatures would be around 34 and 18 degree Celsius, respectively," the weatherman said.

Clear, pleasant Sunday morning in city

It was a pleasant Sunday morning in the national capital with the mercury settling at normal level for this time of the year. The minimum temperature was recorded at 18.5 degrees Celsius at 8.30 AM, a MeT official said. The humidity level was recorded at 73 per cent. The weatherman has predicted a clear day ahead with the maximum temperature hovering around 33 degrees Celsius.

Cold conditions revive in most of HP following fresh snowfall

Cold wave conditions revived in several parts of Himachal following fresh snow fall in the tribal areas and other higher reaches and widespread rains and stormy conditions in the mid and lower hills. The intermittent rains and snow in the region during the past two days have arrested the rising trend in mercury and maximum temperatures dropped by eight to ten degrees. The mercury stayed five to seven degrees below normal but the rain deficit from March 1 to March 22 was reduced from 73 to 60 per cent after fresh rains. The sky remained heavily overcast and icy winds accompanied by intermittent rains and snow lashed the region, forcing people to stay indoors. Normal life was disrupted in high altitude tribal areas while snowfall hampered the snow clearance work on Manali-Leh National Highway. Rohtang Pass recorded 30 cm of fresh snow, followed by Kothi with 28 mm, Kalpa with 25 cm, Marhi with 20 cm, Keylong with 18 cm and Pooh with 4 cm. Widespread intermittent rains lashed mid and ...

India likely to emerge unscathed from El Nino: government official

NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Monsoon rains in India are likely to be unaffected by the El Nino weather pattern, which is likely to set in only after the four-month rainy season ends in September, a leading government weather official said on Thursday.

Fresh snowfall in Shimla's Khara Pathar

Shimla has been experiencing fresh snowfall since early hours of Wednesday in its Khara Pathar village.Khara Pathar is a tiny village situated at a distance of around 77 kilometres from the state capital of Shimla and is the source of the River Giri Ganga.It is expected that not only it will cheer the tourism industry but also apple growers and other farmers in Shimla. Normal life can also be disrupted in the upper Shimla area as roads will be covered with snow.The minimum temperature in the capital has plunged by three degrees Celsius and was recorded at 5 degrees.

Warning(valid upto 0830 hrs IST of

Warning(valid upto 0830 hrs IST of next day): Day 1 (21st Mar.): Thunderstorm accompanied with hailstorm very likely at isolated places over Uttarakhand, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir and northwest Rajasthan. Thunderstorm / Duststorm accompanied with gusty winds very likely at isolated places over west Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi and northeast Rajasthan. Day 2 (22nd Mar): Thunderstorm accompanied with hailstorm very likely at isolated places over Uttarakhand. Thunderstorm / Duststorm accompanied with gusty winds very likely at isolated places over east Uttar Pradesh. Thunderstorm accompanied with squall very likely at isolated places over Assam and Meghalaya, Nagaland-Manipur-Mizoram-Tripura, West Bengal and Sikkim, Odisha, Jharkhand and Bihar. Day 3 (23rd Mar): Thunderstorm accompanied with squall very likely at isolated places over Assam and Meghalaya, Nagaland-Manipur-Mizoram-Tripura, Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha. Day 4 (24th Mar.):

AI reschedules India-bound flights from US

Air India has rescheduled a couple of India-bound flights from the US today due to inclement weather in northeastern America, the airline has said in a tweet. Air India's London-Newark flights (both directions) have been cancelled along with the Newark-Ahmedabad flight. Flight No. AI 102 from New York to New Delhi has been rescheduled and its revised time of departure is 12.15PM on March 22. The departure timings of flight No. AI 144 from Newark to Mumbai has also been rescheduled to 11AM on March 22. The airline has cancelled its Newark-Ahmedabad flight for the day along with the London-Newark flight on both ways. It tweeted that re-booking and cancellation can be done without any penalty. A low-pressure system moving across the southeastern US is expected to develop into a storm, which will bring rain and snow across the mid-Atlantic and Northeast, US media reports said.

Respite from heat, light rains likely in Delhi

After two consecutive hot days, the national capital may see respite from heat towards Wednesday with three to four degrees drop in maximum temperature, the weather department said.

Clear Monday morning in Delhi

It was mainly a clear morning on Monday in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 15 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average, the weather office said.

Snowfall ends Beijing's longest dry spell in 47 years

Light snowfall today ended the 145-day long dry spell in Beijing, the city's longest in 47 years. People rushed outdoors to celebrate the wet weather after a long brake of over four months. The snow hit most parts of the city, with a maximum precipitation of 2.8 mm in Yanqing District and an average of 0.3 mm citywide. The capital had recorded 145 consecutive days without "effective precipitation", its longest dry spell in at least 47 years, Met officials said. "Effective precipitation refers to rain or snow of more than 0.1 mm as monitored by a southern suburban observatory, and the observatory recorded a precipitation of 0.4 mm this time," Li Xiaoyan, a senior engineer with the municipal meteorological observatory told state run Xinhua news agency. The previous record of the longest dry spell was between October 1970 and February 1971, when the city experienced a 114-day rainless streak.

Temperatures drop in Himachal

Minimum temperatures dropped by four to six degrees across Himachal as higher hills received fresh snowfall while mid and lower hills were swept by thunderstorm, accompanied by intermittent rains. Gondla received 16 cm of snow while Keylong and Kalpa had 11 cm of fresh snow, followed by Kothi (7 cm). Guler was wettest in the region with 35 mm rains while Gohar, Manali and Sarahan had 26 mm, 20 mm and 19 mm rains, followed by Chamba (18 mm), Bharari (16 mm) , Dehra Gopipur and Bhoranj (15 mm), Nadaun, Reckong Peo, Sarkaghat and Saloni (14 mm), Bharmaur, Dalhousie and Kumarsein (13 mm), Gaggal and Hamirpur (11 mm) and Bhuntar andRampur, 10 mm each. The intense cold wave conditions revived in tribal areas and higher hills and minimum temperature dipped to minus 8.5 degree at Keylong, minus 3.6 at Kalpa and minus 2.0 degree at Manali, followed by Bhuntar (3.5), Solan and Sundernagar (6.0), Shimla (6.5), Palampur (8.5), Dharamsala (9.8) and Nahan (11.8). The day temperatures, which crashed

Delhi to see gradual rise in mercury before another respite

As Delhi residents on Friday saw further respite from heat, weather analysts said that they expect mercury to rise gradually before another respite due next week with possibility of rain showers.

Pre-monsoon showers cool Bengaluru, more rain likely

Moderate rain, measuring up to 5.8 mm, was received here with more showers likely over the next two days, the weather office said on Friday.

Pre-monsoon showers cool Bengaluru, more rains likely

Moderate rains, measuring up to 5.8 mm, hit Bengaluru on Friday, with more showers likely over the next two days, the weather office said.