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Monsoon to hit Telugu states after June 16: IMD Hyderabad
The monsoon in Hyderabad and Andhra Pradesh is expected to enter after June 16 as a result of the very severe cyclonic storm Vayu that skirted Gujarat coast on Thursday, the Meteorological Department has predicted.On Wednesday, the weather department had issued a heatwave warning for several districts in the state till June 16."We expect monsoon to enter Telangana after 16 June, the same for Andhra. It will enter this region after 2-3 days. In south coastal Andhra, we have given heatwave warning for 3 days and in Telangana for 2 days. Monsoon is expected to be normal," said Mukund Rao, Meteorologist, IMD Hyderabad here on Friday.The IMD had earlier predicted that the monsoon would arrive by June 12 but with Cyclone Vayu draining away all the moisture, the monsoon got further delayed resulting in a rise in temperature across the state (Hyderabad)."On Friday, the temperature in most of the places was recorded between 37 to 42 degrees Celsius," he added.The IMD on Sunday said that ...
Delhi stays hot on Friday, may see respite on Saturday
There was no relief from the intense heat for the national capital's people on Friday with the mercury touching 43.7 degrees Celsius, four notches above the average. There could be some respite by Saturday evening.
Monsoon likely to reach T'gana after Monday
Monsoon is expected to reach Telangana after June 17, the weatherman said Friday. The progress of the monsoon had been hampered due to Cyclone 'Vayu', the Met office here said. It is now likely to reach Telangana after Monday, it said. In its weather warning for Telangana, the Met Centre of IMD here forecast that heatwave conditions are very likely to prevail at isolated pockets in the districts of Adilablad, Jagtial, Warangal and others on Saturday.
No let up in heatwave conditions in north, east India amid scanty pre-monsoon showers
There was no let up in heatwave in northern and eastern India due to deficient pre-monsoon showers and conditions look to remain the same till the weekend when rain is likely in some parts. The mercury crossed the 45-degree mark at some places in Delhi, which is the only 100 per cent rain-deficient "state" in the country. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides official figures for the city, recorded a high of 43.7 degrees Celsius and a low of 29.6 degrees Celsius. Humidity levels oscillated between 16 and 50 per cent, the weatherman said. The weather stations at Palam, Sports Complex, Delhi Ridge and Ayanagar recorded the mercury at 45.2, 45.1, 44.8 and 44.4 degrees Celsius. The city has recorded nil rainfall from June 1 to June 14, according to India Meteorological Department data. Normally, the city would record 15 mm of rainfall in the first two weeks of June. At 39.6 degrees Celsius, Kolkata recorded its highest temperature of the year. Besides, the humid conditions caused ...
No rain on June 12 despite predictions by MeT Dept, Skymet
The MeT department and private weather forecaster Skymet Weather had made forecast of rain in the national capital on June 12 but the prediction did not turn out true. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had predicted dust storm, thunder storm with light rain, while the Skymet weather had made a forecast of "heavy rains" over Delhi and NCR on June 12. The IMD said it did rain in a few areas in the national capital, while the Skymet Weather said the trough approaching Delhi fizzled out before it could reach the national capital. The IMD's Safdurjung observatory recorded two squalls -- one from 6.48 pm to 6.49 pm and second at 6.58 pm to 7 pm. However, no rainfall activity was recorded. Several parts of Delhi witnessed dust storm. It also resulted in the Delhi airport suspending its operations. Kuldeep Srivastava, the regional forecasting chief of IMD, however, said rainfall did take place at a few places. "We don't have observatories at every place. We have five main ...
Odisha sizzles again after a day's respite
After a day's respite, heat wave gained steam again in Odisha with the temperature jumping above 40 degree Celsius in at least 11 places on Friday. Most parts of Odisha had experienced respite from the sweltering heat on Thursday with sharp fall in the temperature following norwester rains. As the state sizzled again under boiling temperature, Titlagarh in western region turned out to be the hottest place in the state with the mercury touching 43.5 degree Celsius, the Meteorological Centre here said. Titlagarh was closely followed by Jharsuguda recording 42.6 degree Celsius, while the temperature was 41.1 degree C in both Bhawanipatna and Malkangiri, 41.5 degree C in Bolangir, 41.4 degree C in Sambalpur, 41.3 degree C in Hirakud, 41.2 degree C in Sonepur, 41.1 degree C in Angul, 40.2 degree C in Talcher and 40 degree C in Balasore, it said. The temperature in state capital Bhubaneswar jumped to 38.1 degree Celsius from 34.7 degree recorded on Thursday. What made the ...
Heat wave prevails in Rajasthan
There was no relief from the heat wave conditions in Rajasthan with Sri Ganganagar recording a maximum temperature of 45.8 degrees Celsius, the MeT department here said. The maximum temperature in Churu was 45.6 degrees Celsius followed by 43.5 degrees Celsius in Bikaner, 42.1 degrees Celsius in Kota, 41 degrees Celsius in Jaisalmer and 40.3 degrees Celsius in Jodhpur, it said. There was light rain in some areas of the state, the department said. The day temperature in the rest of the state was below 40 degrees Celsius, it said. The weatherman has forecast dust storm or thunderstorm at isolated places in the state in the next 48 hours.
Rain, thunderstorm in forecast in parts of UP
State capital Lucknow witnessed clear sky Friday, even as the meteorological department forecast that rain accompanied by thunderstorm is very likely at isolated places in the state. Issuing a warning, the meteorological department said that duststorm or thunderstorm accompanied with winds of up to 40 kilometres per hour and lightning are very likely at isolated places over the state. Banda was the hottest place in the state, where maximum temperature rose to 45 degrees Celsius, followed by Etawah, which recorded a high of 44.8 degree Celsius. Allahabad saw mercury reaching to 44.7 degrees Celsius.
Heatwave continues in HP, Una sizzles at 43 deg Celsius
There was no let up in heatwave conditions in most parts of Himachal Pradesh as the maximum temperature on Friday increased up to two degrees Celsius on Friday. Una continued to be the hottest place with highest temperature at 43 degrees Celsius, the Meteorological Department said. The maximum temperature in Bilaspur was 40.2 degrees Celsius, followed by 39.7 in Hamirpur, 38.9 in Kangra, 38.3 in Mandi, 38.1 in Sundernagar, and 35.9 degrees Celsius in Chamba. Shimla recorded a high of 28.5 degrees Celsius, Manali 27.8 degrees Celsius, Dalhousie 23.3 degrees Celsius and Kufri 20.4 degrees Celsius. The lowest temperature was recorded in tribal district Lahaul and Spiti's administrative centre Keylong at 2.5 degrees Celsius.
Plenty of sun, no rain push mercury up in Delhi
The mercury continued its upward trend in the national capital Friday in the absence of any pre-monsoon activity and crossed the 45-degree mark at some places. The Safdarjung Observatory, which provides official figures for the city, recorded a high of 43.7 degrees Celsius and a low of 29.6 degrees Celsius. Humidity levels oscillated between 16 and 50 per cent, the weatherman said. The weather stations at Palam, Sports Complex, Delhi Ridge and Ayanagar recorded the mercury at 45.2, 45.1, 44.8 and 44.4 degrees Celsius. The city has recorded nil rainfall from June 1 to June 14, according to India Meteorological Department data. It is the only 100 per cent rain-deficient "state" in the country. Normally, the city would record 15 mm of rainfall in the first two weeks of June, the data shows. The lack of rainfall has pushed the temperatures in the national capital up, a MeT official said. The weather office has predicted a partly cloudy sky and dust-raising winds for Saturday. There is a ..
Delhi witness hot weather on Friday
There will be no rains in Delhi on Friday, thus providing no relief to people from lingering spells of intense heat from past few days. There is forecast of dust raising winds in the afternoon.
Monsoons in Maharashtra likely to be delayed due to cyclone Vayu: Director, RWFC, IMD
The monsoon in Maharashtra will be delayed as a result of the very severe cyclonic storm Vayu that skirted Gujarat coast on Thursday, said Bishwombhar, the IMD said on Friday."South-west monsoons will be affected by the very severe cyclonic storm Vayu and as a result, they will be delayed in Maharashtra by at least a week if the effects don't wane off in the days to come," said Bishwombhar, Director of Regional Weather Forecasting Centre (RWFC), India Meteorological Department (IMD).He added that the intensity of cyclone Vayu will become negligible completely by June 16."The intensity of cyclone Vayu will go down by June 16 and it will change to a cyclonic storm by then. The cyclone will decrease in strength without affecting the Gujarat coast. It is not going to land on the Saurashtra coast as it has turned westwards," Bishwombhar said.Earlier, the IMD said cyclone Vayu lay centred over the northeast and adjoining East Central Arabian Sea at 3:30 am on Friday."It remains ...
Hot day ahead in Delhi, max temp may reach 43 deg C
The national capital is in for a hot day Friday, with the weather office predicting that the mercury may touch the 43-degree mark. The weatherman also predicted dust-raising winds and a partly cloudy sky towards the afternoon, but that will not have any major effect on the temperatures. At 8:30 am, the Safdarjung Observatory, which provides official figures for the city, recorded the mercury at 29.6 degree Celsius. It is likely to soar to 43 degrees Celsius as the day progresses, a MeT official said. Humidity levels were recorded at 45 per cent , he said. A cyclonic circulation over western Rajasthan and a western disturbance is likely to start affecting weather in the desert state, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and western Uttar Pradesh Sunday onwards, the India Meteorological Department said. A dust storm and thunderstorm activity is likely on Sunday evening while Monday is expected to witness light rain and thunderstorm.
Thunderstorm, lightning alert issued for Coastal Andhra: IMD
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) Sunday said that thunderstorm accompanied with hail and lightning (30-40 kmph) at isolated places are very likely over Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh tomorrow (June 15).Besides, the weather forecasting agency also predicted that some isolated places of Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal are likely to be hit by dust storm accompanied with lightning and gusty winds of 40-50 kmph tomorrow.States in Northeast India such as Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura are likely to receive heavy rainfall on Saturday.The weather forecasting agency also predicted that Gale winds speed of the order of 100-110 kmph gusting to 125 kmph very likely to prevail over north Arabian Sea and Gujarat coast till evening and decrease gradually thereafter."The Sea condition is very likely to be phenomenal over the north Arabian Sea and Gujarat coast. Strong winds, speed reaching 40-50 kmph, is very likely to prevail .
Low-pressure area in Bay of Bengal good for monsoon's progress
Indication of a low-pressure area developing in the Bay of Bengal is a good news for the advancement of monsoon, a senior official of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Thursday. Thursday evening report of the IMD confirmed that the outer line of monsoon had reached across Kannur in Karnataka and Madurai in Tamil Nadu. Cyclone Vayu had slowed down monsoon's progress, the IMD had said earlier. "A couple of days back, we were solely dependent on Vayu getting weakened as it had pulled all the required winds and slowed down the southwest monsoon's progress in the country," the official said, requesting anonymity. "Today, we noticed indication of a low-pressure area getting developed in the Bay of Bengal, which always helps in the advancement of southwest monsoon towards northern part," he told PTI. "Generally, by this date southwest monsoon is supposed to arrive in Maharashtra, but it is still far away. Earlier observations had indicated that Vayu would take a couple of more .
Weather mostly dry in UP; Etawah hottest at 44.8 deg C
The weather was mostly hot and dry in Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, with Etawah being the hottest place in the state, even as capital city Lucknow saw some respite from the intense heat. The maximum temperature in Lucknow settled at 36.4 degrees Celsius, three degrees below the normal, the Meteorological Department office said. Etawah recorded a maximum temperature of 44.8 degrees Celsius, the highest in the state, the Met office said. The weather is likely to remain dry over most of eastern Uttar Pradesh till Saturday and rain and thunderstorm is likely at a few places in the region on Sunday, it said. The Met office said rain and thunderstorm is very likely at isolated places in western Uttar Pradesh on Saturday and at a few places on Sunday.
Light rains, winds bring some respite from sweltering heatwave conditions
Light rains and windy conditions brought a little respite from sweltering heat in some parts of north India on Thursday, though no major change in temperatures is expected till the weekend, according to the MeT Department. A man riding a motorcycle was killed after a tree fell on him due to high speed winds in Haryana's Ambala city. In Delhi, hot and dry weather prevailed with the MeT office predicting similar conditions for another two-three days. The city recorded a high of 41.2 degrees Celsius, two notches more than normal, and a low of 29 degrees Celsius. Humidity levels oscillated between 31 and 61 per cent, a MeT official said. Similar conditions are likely to prevail for another two-three days. Dust-raising winds gusting up to 40 kilometers per hour would keep the maximum temperature between 41 and 43 degrees Celsius, Kuldeep Srivastava, a senior scientist at the India Meteorological Department, said. The city may witness a partly cloudy sky but there would be no rain activity .
After respite, Delhi remains hot on Thursday
Although the temperature fell by 7-8 degrees Celsius to 33 on Wednesday evening following a dust storm, Delhi on Thursday witnessed intense heat, providing no relief to its people from the scorching sun.
Rain brings mild relief from sizzling conditions in Rajasthan
Light to moderate rain in parts of Rajasthan brought relief from the scorching heatwave conditions on Thursday, the MeT department said. The temperatures fell due to the light to moderate rains accompanied by duststorm that occurred at few places in the east and at isolated places in west Rajasthan on Wednesday, the weatherman said. Churu and Ganganagar recorded the maximum temperatures in the state at 44.5 degree Celsius, followed by Bikaner and Jaisalmer at 43.1 degrees and 41.2 degrees respectively, the MeT said. The maximum temperature in other areas was below 40 degrees on Thursday, officials said. According to the MeT department, east Rajasthan received heavy rainfall with Mount Abu in Sirohi district receiving 7 cm rain and Mount Abu Tehsil 5 cm till Thursday morning. Several other areas in Alwar, Dausa, Sirohi, Bharatpur, Rajsamand, Jaipur and Dungarpur recorded 2 cm to 4 cm rain during this period, they added. The department has predicted duststorm, thunderstorm and gusty ...
Hot, dry weather in Delhi; no relief till Sunday evening
Hot and dry weather prevailed in the national capital Thursday, with the Met office predicting similar conditions for another two-three days. The city recorded a high of 41.2 degrees Celsius, two notches more than normal, and a low of 29 degrees Celsius. Humidity levels oscillated between 31 and 61 per cent, a Met official said. Similar conditions are likely to prevail for another two-three days. Dust-raising winds gusting up to 40 kilometers per hour would keep the maximum temperature between 41 and 43 degrees Celsius, Kuldeep Srivastava, a senior scientist at the India Meteorological Department, said. The city may witness a partly cloudy sky but there would be no rain activity for the next two days. A cyclonic circulation over western Rajasthan and a western disturbance is likely to start affecting weather in the desert state, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and western Uttar Pradesh Sunday onwards. A dust storm and thunderstorm activity is likely on Sunday evening and light rain and ...