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Max temperature in Punjab, Haryana stay close to normal levels
Maximum temperature in Punjab and Haryana stay close to normal levels today with Bhiwani recording the highest temperature at 37.2 degrees Celsius. Ambala recorded a high of 35.6 degrees Celsius, followed by 35.5 degrees Celsius in Narnaul, 35 degrees Celsius in Chandigarh, the Met Department said here. While Patiala recorded the maximum temperature at 36.1 degrees Celsius, the maximum at Hisar was 36 degrees Celsius. Maximum temperature in Karnal settled at 34.4 degrees Celsius, followed by 34.3 degrees Celsius in Amritsar and 34 degrees Celsius in Ludhiana. The Met has warned of heavy rainfall at isolated places in both the states on August 12.
Heavy rains lash central and south Delhi
Heavy rains lashed parts of central and south Delhi this afternoon causing traffic congestion in some areas. The Meteorological Department has forecast further rains through the day and a relative humidity at 75 per cent. The maximum temperature is expected to reach 37 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature would be 28 degrees Celsius, the Met Department said. Heavy rains were recorded in Lutyens Delhi, Sarita Vihar, Lajpat Nagar and Saket causing waterlogging and traffic congestion in some areas. Yesterday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 36.2 degrees Celsius, two notches above the season's average, and minimum temperature settled at 28.3 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season's average.
Odisha may witness heavy rainfall in next 48 hours
Heavy rainfall is likely to lash several parts of Odisha in the next two days owing to formation of cyclonic circulation in the region, the Met office today said. While a cyclonic circulation lies over north Odisha, the cyclonic circulation over west central Bay of Bengal and adjoining south coastal Andhra Pradesh persists, the Meteorological Centre here said. Under its impact, rain and thundershowers are likely to occur at many places in Odisha. There could be heavy rainfall in districts like Kalahandi, Koraput, Malkangiri, Nabarangpur and Kandhamal from tomorrow, it said. Similarly, heavy rainfall is likely to occur at some places in Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Balasore, Bhadrak and Sundargarh districts on Sunday, it said. In addition, a fresh low pressure area is likely to form over northwest Bay of Bengal and its neighbourhood around August 13. It may trigger heavy rainfall in coastal districts of Kendrapara, Cuttack, Puri and Jagatsinghpur, it said. Meanwhile, average ...
Light to moderate rains in Himachal Pradesh
Light to moderate rainfall occurred at a few places in Himachal Pradesh, with Dharamshala in Kangra district being the wettest recording 61.6 mm of rains, the meteorological department said. Since yesterday, Rampur in Una district received 48 mm of rains, followed by Una 40.4 mm, Mehre in Hamirpur district 39.2 mm, Kufri in Shimla district 31 mm, Shimla 11 mm, Manali in Kullu district 7.8 mm and Mandi 4.3 mm, the MeT department said. There was no appreciable change in maximum and minimum temperatures since yesterday. Both the maximum and minimum temperatures were normal. Kufri in Shimla district was the coldest place recording a low of 13.3 degrees Celsius, while Bhuntar in Kullu district was the hottest with a maximum temperature of 33 degree Celsius, an MeT official said.
Maximum temperatures stay close to normal levels in Pb, Hry
The maximum temperatures hovered around normal levels in most parts of Punjab and Haryana today. Chandigarh, the joint capital of both states, recorded a high of 34.3 degrees Celsius, according to the Met Department here. In Haryana, Ambala, Bhiwani, Hisar and Karnal recorded maximum temperatures at 33.7, 34.8, 35 and 30.8 degrees Celsius, respectively. The maximum temperature in Narnaul settled at 34.5 degrees Celsius. In Punjab, Amritsar recorded a high of 34 degrees Celsius while Ludhiana and Patiala recorded their maximum temperatures at 35 and 34 degrees Celsius, respectively. The MeT Department has predicted light to moderate rainfall at many places in both the states in the next 24 hours.
Light to moderate rainfall in Himachal Pradesh
Light to moderate rainfall occurred at a few places in Himachal Pradesh during the last 24 hours. According to the MeT Department here, 33 mm of rainfall was recorded at Bhuntar airport and Bharai followed by Bajaura 30 mm, Shimla 27 mm, Bushar 24 mm, Sarahan 18 mm, Bijahi 13.4 mm, Janjehli 13 mm, Manali 10.8 mm, Bharmaur 10.3 mm, Saloni 10 mm, Paonta Sahib 10 mm, Pandoh 8.5 mm and Mashobra 8.4 mm. Mandi recorded 8.2 mm of rainfall, Bhoranj 7.2 mm, Jogindernagar 7 mm, Palampur 6 mm, Sunibhajji 5.6 mm, Dharampur 4.5 mm, Sarkaghat 4 mm, Dalhousie 4 mm, Seobagh 3.4 mm and Chamba 3 mm, it said. Meanwhile, Manali remained the coldest place in the state with a minimum temperature of 13.4 degrees Celsius. Una was recorded as the hottest place in the state with a high of 33.2 degrees Celsius.
Light showers expected in Delhi
A partly cloudy sky with light showers throughout the day are predicted in Delhi today. The maximum temperature has been forecast to reach 35 degrees Celsius, one notch below the season's normal and the minimum temperature was recorded at 28, one notch above the season's average, the meteorological department said. Rainfall of 0.6 mm and humidity of 94 per cent was recorded. The Met office has predicted a cloudy sky with light-to-moderate showers throughout the day. Yesterday, the maximum temperature was 33.5 degrees Celsius, while the minimum settled at 26.5 degrees, a Met department official had said.
Partly cloudy Thursday in Delhi
It was a partly cloudy morning here on Thursday with the minimum temperature recorded at 27.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average, according to the weather office.
Light rains lash Delhi
Light rains were witnessed in several parts of the national capital which kept the mercury below the normal levels and the weather pleasant. The maximum temperature was recorded at 33.5 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average while the minimum temperature settled at 26.5 degrees, normal for this time of the year, a Met department official said. The Safdarjung observatory, recording of which is considered the official figure for the city, received 3.9 mm rainfall till 8.30 am after which it recorded 0.6 mm rains till 5.30 pm. Areas under Palam, Lodhi Road, Ridge and Ayanagar received 23.7 mm, 1.9 mm, 8 mm, 64.6 mm rains till 8.30 am, the Met official said. Lodhi Road, Ridge and Ayanagar observatories recorded 2.8 mm, 1.0 mm, 1.3 mm rainfall between 8.30 am and 5.30 pm. Palam did not record any rainfall during this period. The humidity oscillated between 97 and 71 per cent. The Met office has forecast light rains and drizzle for tomorrow. "The maximum and minimum ...
Rains continue to lash Himachal as monsoon remains normal
Light to moderate rainfall continued to occur at most places of Himachal Pradesh, with monsoon activity remaining normal in the state. The highest rainfall was recorded in Saloni at 56 mm, followed by Dehra Gopipur (55mm), Dharamshala (46.5 mm), Nagrota Surian (46 mm), Kheri (38.0 mm), Gohar (35.4 mm), Palampur (35 mm), Mandi (31.2 mm), Manali (30.8 mm), Tissa (28.2 mm), Bijahi (24.4 mm), Banjar (24.3 mm), Kangra Airport (23.1 mm), the Meteorological (MeT) Department said. There was no appreciable change in the maximum and minimum temperatures in 24 hours. However, the maximum temperatures were five to six degrees Celsius below the normal, whereas the minimum temperatures were one to two degrees Celsius below the normal in the state, it said. The lowest temperature was recorded at 12.6 degrees Celsius in Manali, whereas the highest 28 degrees Celsius temperature in the state was recorded in Mandi.
Odisha Assembly monsoon session from September 4
The monsoon session of the Odisha Assembly will begin from September 4 and would continue till September 20, a notification issued by the Parliamentary Affairs department said. The monsoon session of the Assembly will have 11 workdays, it said. The Supplementary Budget would be placed in the Assembly on September 17. The state government may introduce some important bills in the monsoon session.
Hurricane Hector threatens Hawaii, John targets Mexico
Hurricane Hector whirled toward Hawaii with 130 mph winds, bringing the threat of dangerous sea swells on two islands in the US archipelago state. The Category Four storm was expected to pass about 100-150 miles (60-100 km) south of the Big Island today, government forecasters said. Swells kicked up by Hector are expected to reach shores of the Big Island and Maui late yesterday, "likely becoming large and dangerous starting early Wednesday morning, and continuing through Wednesday afternoon," the Central Pacific Hurricane Centre in Honolulu said. Off the coast of Mexico, meanwhile, Hurricane John lumbered toward the Baja California peninsula as a Category Two storm. It is expected to generate swells with potential for life-threatening surf on the coasts of southwestern Mexico and Baja California, the National Hurricane Centre said. On the five-point Saffir-Simpson scale, a Category Five storm is the most dangerous, with winds exceeding 156 miles per hour (251 kph). John, which ...
'Over 200 straded pilgrims at Kailash Mansarovar flown from Simikot'
Scores of pilgrims stranded in Simikot of Northern Nepal has been flown out to lower regions with the improvement in the weather, the Indian mission to Nepal informed."The condition is all well now. Most of the pilgrims stranded there were evacuated yesterday (Tuesday)," Pranav Ganesh, First Secretary of Indian Mission to Nepal, informed ANI without giving further details.This is the second time when the Indians on Kailash- Mansarovar pilgrimage got stuck in Nepal's high altitude because of the adverse weather conditions.As many as 200 pilgrims returning from Kailash Mansarovar Yatra were stopped in Simikot as the flights linking Simikot-Surkhet-Nepalgunj halted due to harsh weather.A similar incident took place last month in the Himalayan district of Nepal. Around 1500 Indian pilgrims got trapped due to the bad weather and later were rescued after a span of seven long days.
Rain forecast in WB
The Met department today forecast rain in West Bengal owing to a depression over northwest Bay of Bengal. The system is very likely to move west northwestwards and cross north OdishaWest Bengal coasts, close to Balasore by tonight, the weatherman said. Under its influence, rainfall is likely to occur at many places over West Bengal with heavy rain at one or two places in East and West Midnapore, Jhargram, Purulia and Bankura districts. The weatherman said that sea condition will be rough to very rough over northwest Bay of Bengal and along and off Odisha and West Bengal coasts. It asked fishermen not to venture into northwest Bay of Bengal and along and off Odisha and West Bengal coasts till tomorrow.
Light rainfall in south Delhi
Light rain lashed parts of Delhi today, with the maximum temperature recorded at 31 degrees Celsius, the meteorological department said today. Rainfall occurred in Saket, Vasant Kunj and south Delhi areas. The Safdarjung observatory recorded recorded a rainfall of 2.1 mm, while Lodi Road and Palam recorded 3.5 and 0.9 mm rainfall respectively. Cloudy skies would be observed throughout the city, with the minimum temperature hovering around 26 degrees and maximum temperature recorded at 31 degrees Celsius, an official said. The relative humidity was recorded at 92 per cent, he said. Yesterday, the minimum and maximum temperatures were at 28.5 and 33.2 degrees Celsius respectively.
Heavy rains affect life in Odisha; downpour likely to continue
Life remained crippled in many parts of Odisha today due to incessant rainfall triggered by a low pressure which, the MeT department said, may turn into a depression and bring more downpour by tomorrow. Heavy rains since yesterday also badly affected train services as well as road traffic in several areas of the state due to waterlogging, officials said. At least five trains were cancelled, eight others partially cancelled, five trains rescheduled and originating station of five others altered, East Coast Railway (ECoR) sources said, adding that waterlogging was also reported in the Puri railway station. Vehicular movement was hit in several places as road links were snapped due to gushing water, while educational institutions remained closed in Cuttack and Khurda, officials said. Director of the Meteorological Centre here, H R Biswas said a low pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal, which now lies as a well marked low pressure area, is likely to concentrate into a depression
Heavy rains in Himachal trigger landslides, snap road links
Heavy rains continued in Himachal Pradesh on Tuesday with hundreds stranded across the state due to landslides and snapped road links.
Rain continues in most parts of Himachal
Light to very heavy rain continued to lash most parts of Himachal Pradesh, the weather office said today. Light to moderate rainfall occurred at most places, whereas heavy to very heavy rain was recorded at isolated places in Kangra district, it added. According to data released by the meteorological centre this morning, the highest rainfall of 116.2 mm was recorded in Dharamshala, followed by Kangra (79.9 mm), Palampur (55 mm), Nahan (53.2 mm), Gohar (50 mm), Joginder Nagar (49 mm), Sarahan (42 mm), Mandi (41.2 mm), Sarkaghat (38 mm), Kothi (36 mm), Shimla (27.1 mm), Una (20.8 mm), Kalpa (20.4 mm) and Solan (20 mm).
Rains continue in UP, mercury dips
Intermittent rains in most parts of Uttar Pradesh continued on Tuesday bringing the temperature down, the Met said as it forecast heavy showers in the eastern and central parts of the state in the next 24 hours till Wednesday.
Parts of Delhi-NCR witnessed light rains on Tuesday
Parts of Delhi and the National Capital Region witnessed light rains on Tuesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 25.9 degrees CelSius, a notch below the season's average, the Met officce said.