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Cyclonic winds in Bay of Bengal delay withdrawal of SW monsoon

Cyclonic circulations in the Bay of Bengal have delayed the withdrawal of the southwest monsoon this year, an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said here Tuesday. The withdrawal of the southwest monsoon is now expected to begin from September 29, a delay of four days compared to the last year. "The southwest monsoon was excepted to show indicators of its withdrawal in the last week (September 16-22) but cyclonic circulations in the Bay of Bengal delayed its movement," the official said. In IMD parlance, a cyclonic circulation is the atmospheric wind flow in upper levels associated with any low pressure system. The wind flow is counter clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere. Going by the dry air and clear skies, the monsoon withdrawal is expected to start from Saturday (Sept 29), he said. "The similar indicators were shown on September 25 last year. This year, there is a delay of four days," according to the ...

After heavy rains, weather to remain dry in Himachal from Wednesday: IMD

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Tuesday predicted dry weather for Himachal Pradesh from Wednesday onwards, a much-needed respite to the people of the state, who have been battling heavy rains for the last three days. At least eight people have been killed in rain-related incidents in the state since Sunday. The monsoon activity, which was vigorous in in the state on Monday, remained less active on Tuesday, Director, Meteorological Centre Shimla, Manmohan Singh said. The weather will generally remain dry in the state from Wednesday onwards, he added. Earlier in the day, an official said around 300 people, including 45 IIT Roorkee students, stranded in various parts of Lahaul and Spiti district, were safe. Following the snowfall, the Rohtang Pass and inner roads got blocked due to which about 300 people, including the students, who were on a trekking expedition, got stranded, Keylong Sub Divisional Magistrate Amar Negi said. He said two Indian Ai Force (IAF) helicopters have .

Light to moderate rains at some places in the HP: IMD

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) Tuesday said light to moderate rains might occur at some places in Himachal Pradesh, a much-needed respite to the people of the state, who have been battling heavy rains in the last couple of days. At least eight people have been killed in rain-related incidents in the state in the last two days. There is no chance of heavy rainfall in any part of the state on Tuesday, Director, Meteorological Centre Shimla, Manmohan Singh said. The weather will be dry from September 26 onwards in the state, he added. Meanwhile, as per data recorded Tuesday at 8.30 am, Una received 141.8 mm of rainfall in the last 24 hours. The state capital, Shimla, witnessed 53.3 mm of rain during the same period. Keylong, the administrative centre of tribal Lahaul and Spiti district, continued to be the coldest area in the state with lowest temperature of 0.2 degrees Celsius. The highest temperature in the state was recorded in Chamba as 24.2 degrees Celsius, Singh ...

Rainy Tuesday morning in Delhi

Following overnight rains, the sky remained overcast in the national capital on Tuesday, with the Met predicting off and on showers through the day.

Himachal: Amid heavy downpour, MeT forecasts more rains

With heavy rain continually lashing Himachal Pradesh (HP), the metrological department (MeT) on Monday forecasted more rainfall for the hilly state.Speaking to ANI, Manmohan Singh, the director of the Shimla MeT center, said, "The state has witnessed moderate, heavy and extremely heavy rainfall recently. The western parts o the state - Kullu, Chamba, Kangra - have witnessed the heaviest rains.""There are high possibilities of rains across the state in the next 24 hours, with chances of snowfall in the more elevated areas. Heavy to extremely heavy rains are expected in the central and eastern parts of the state, while the western parts, which witnessed very heavy rains yesterday, will witness relatively lighter rains," Singh added.Heavy snowfall has been witnessed in Lahul-Spiti, Chamba and other districts, while around 225 mm rainfall has been recorded in Kalatop area of Chamba district. The MeT has issued alerts for heavy rains, snow and increasing chances of landslides.Meanwhile, ..

Monsoon to start withdrawing from Saturday

Monsoon rains in the national capital are likely to abate from Saturday, the weather office said on Monday.

Rains will be here for some more days

The monsoon rains in India are here for at least one more week and will start withdrawing from Saturday onwards.According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) the withdrawal of southwest monsoon is likely to commence from western parts of Rajasthan around 29th September. IMD had earlier predicted that the withdrawal could begin after 17 September. However, the Met Department said on Monday that a change in the wind pattern over west Rajasthan has caused the deferment."Prevalence of dry weather is likely over west Rajasthan from tomorrow. Reduction in the moisture associated with the monsoon flow and a change over in the low-level wind pattern is also likely over this region from 27th September. These are indicative of likely commencement of withdrawal of southwest monsoon from western parts of Rajasthan around 29 September," IMD said.It added that scattered to fairly widespread rainfall is likely over southern parts of peninsular India, along with the east coast and northeast ...

Monsoon rains to start withdrawing from Saturday - weather office

MUMBAI (Reuters) - India's June-September monsoon rains are likely to start withdrawing from the northwest from Saturday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Monday.

Heavy rains lash parts of Himachal Pradesh, man feared dead

Heavy rains lashed several areas of Himachal Pradesh on Monday with the weatherman issuing "high alert" for Kullu. As water level increased in rivers and streams following incessant rain, a man was feared dead after he was swept away in the swelling Nahad Khad (rivulet) in Kangra district. According to the district administration, Tilak Raj, a resident of Luskwara village in Jawali tehsil, was swept away when he was crossing the rivulet Monday morning. Efforts were on to trace the body. Most parts of Himachal Pradesh witnessed moderate to heavy rains, Shimla Met Centre director Manmohan Singh said. According to data recorded at 8.30 am, Dalhousie in Chamba district experienced 170 mm rain in the past 24 hours, followed by Chamba 117 mm, Manali 121 mm, Kangra 120.8 mm, Palampur 108 mm, Dharamshala 62.6 mm and Una 62 mm. State capital Shimla experienced 23.1 mm rainfall. Issuing "high alert" for Kullu district, Deputy Commissioner Yunus warned the public not to go near rivers and ...

Pleasant morning in Delhi, some areas witness light rain

Delhiites woke up to a pleasant morning with light rain in some parts of the city as the mercury dipped to 24 degrees Celsius, according to the MeT department. The weatherman had predicted cloudy sky with moderate rainfall and scattered thundershowers. "The minimum temperature was recorded at 24 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature is expected to reach 31 degrees Celsius, three notches below the season's average," according to an official with the MeT department. The relative humidity was recorded at 92 per cent and rainfall was 16.3 mm. Light rain occurred in central and eastern parts of Delhi in early hours Monday. Yesterday, the maximum and minimum temperatures had settled at 31.2 and 24 degrees Celsius respectively.

Cloudy Monday morning in Delhi

Following overnight rains the skies remained overcast in the national capital on Monday morning, with the Met predicting moderate rains during the day.

Pleasant Sunday with showers in Delhi

Delhiites witnessed a pleasant Sunday with showers in some parts of the city and the minimum temperature of 25 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average. The Safdarjung observatory, recording of which is considered the official figure for the city, received 2.4 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours and 0.5 mm rainfall from 8:30 am till 5:30 pm, a Met Department official said. The maximum temperature was recorded at 31.2 degree Celsius and the humidity level oscillated between 92 and 71 per cent. The Met office has forecast generally cloudy skies with moderate rain or thundershowers for tomorrow. "The maximum and minimum temperatures would be around 29 and 24 degree celsius respectively" it said. Yesterday, the maximum and minimum temperatures had settled at 34 and 22.2 degrees respectively.

Heavy rains lash Himachal, snowfall in Spiti

Manali, a famous tourist destination in Himachal Pradesh, has received heavy rainfall in 24 hours, The Met department said Sunday. As per data recorded at 8.30 am Sunday, most parts of the state received moderate to heavy rains in 24 hours, the Met Centre Director Manmohan Singh said. Manali in Kullu district received the highest rainfall of 127.4 mm, followed by Dharamshala (125.2 mm), Una (124.2 mm), Gagret (118 mm), Jogindernagar (115 mm), Sujanpur (112 mm), Bharwain (110 mm), Nadaun (104 mm), Baijnath (97 mm), Kangra (97.5 mm). Shimla recorded rainfall of 47.1 mm, followed by Kufri (46 mm), Paonta Sahib (35 mm) and Kalpa (24.2 mm). Upper hills in the state, including tribal Lahaul-Spiti district, received snowfall. Rohtang Pass received over 1.5 feet of snow. Heavy rains and snowfall has brought down the temperature in the state. As per the data, Kalpa was the coldest place with nine degrees Celsius temperature. The minimum temperature in Dalhousie was 10.1 degrees Celsius ...

Jammu-Srinagar national highway closed after landslide in Ramban district

The Jammu-Srinagar national highway in Ramban district was closed Sunday following a landslide triggered by heavy rains in the Jammu region, officials said. Several parts of the regions have been receiving heavy rainfall since the early hours of Sunday, with many high-altitude areas witnessing their first snowfall of the season. Hundreds of vehicles were left stranded on the 270-km on the all-weather road linking Kashmir with the rest of the country, they said. The officials said incidents of shooting stones from hillocks along the highway were reported from Ramban's Panthiyal area in Jammu and Kashmir. Traffic on the highway was restricted to one-way from Jammu to Srinagar Sunday morning, as a precautionary measure, after the Met forecast adverse weather conditions in the state for the next 48 hours, they said. Road clearance operation would be launched once the weather improves, the officials said. Several parts of the Jammu region were lashed by rains since the early hours of ...

Arctic observations may help predict tropical cyclones

Weather observations in the Arctic can help track tropical and mid-latitude cyclones more accurately, improving the forecast of extreme climate events, scientists say. Currently, meteorological observations are conducted by radiosonde, a weather instrument that records meteorological data, typically released into the atmosphere with a weather balloon. However, due to hostile conditions experienced in the Arctic and the limited reach of the low pressure system, the number and frequency of these observations are limited. Consequently, there are gaps in the data that result in weather forecasts being less accurate than what they could and should be, potentially putting peoples' lives at risk. "Extreme weather events have been frequently observed in all seasons all over the world," said Kazutoshi Sato, an assistant professor at the Kitami Institute of Technology in the US. "Hurricanes and typhoons are one of the most influential phenomena for human life. Precise weather forecast is ...

Cloudy Sunday morning in Delhi

The national capital witnessed a cloudy Sunday morning with the minimum temperature recorded at 25 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average.

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Arctic observations may help in predicting tropical cyclones

Researchers have found that additional weather observations in the Arctic can help predict the track and intensity of tropical and mid-latitude cyclones more accurately, improving weather forecasting of extreme weather events.Upper-level observations such as radiosondes in the Arctic can help to forecast mid-latitude extreme events. Impacts of the Arctic observations can transfer through the tropospheric polar vortex, which is massive low-pressure air mass over the Arctic or Antarctic regions at about 10-km altitude.The tropospheric polar vortex, sometimes, extends toward mid-latitudes accompanied with the meandering of mid-latitude westerly jets. This extension can occur even in summer, that is, in August-September, where the meandering and extension were relatively active among the recent years. Thus, the impacts of the Arctic radiosonde observations could influence the mid-latitude extremes, the courses of three tropical cyclones approaching to Japan or Northern U.S. and Greenland,

Heavy snowfall in Lahaul-Spiti brings down temperature in HP

Snowfall in the upper hills of Himachal Pradesh on Saturday has brought down temperature across the state. The tribal district of Lahaul and Spiti experienced heavy rain and snowfall. Rohtang Pass received as much as 1.5 feet of snow by 6 pm, officer commanding 70 RCC Lieutenant Colonel DS Bisht said. While the Met department has already predicted heavy rain in Himachal in general and snowfall in the high hilly areas till September 24, Bisht said efforts would be made on war footing to open the Rohtang Pass for vehicles once the heavy rain stopped.

Rain lashes Punjab, Haryana; max temps plummet considerably

Rains lashed Punjab, Haryana and their joint capital Chandigarh Saturday, inundating many low-lying areas in the two states and plummeting the maximum temperatures in the region by up to 11 degrees below the normal levels. While Chandigarh received 62 mm of rainfall, Ludhiana gauged 51 mm of rain, the meteorological office said here. Patiala received 50 mm of rainfall followed by Ambala 18 mm, Hisar 11 mm, Narnaul 7 mm, Bhiwani 5 mm, Karnal 2 mm and Amritsar 0.6 mm. The maximum temperature in Amritsar settled at 31 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal, while in Hisar it settled at 29.5 degrees Celsius, seven notches below normal. The maximum temperature at Chandigarh was 26.2 degrees celsius, nine notches below normal. Among other places, Karnal had a high of 25.2 degrees celsius, eight notches below normal, followed by 24.8 degrees celsius at Bhiwani, 23.8 degrees celsius at Ambala which was ten notches below normal. While the rainfall has done no damage to paddy crop, it had .