NEW DELHI: Soaring heatwave across the northern plains on Thursday claimed 8 lives in Bihar. According to the IMD data, the mercury reached 44 degrees Celsius in many parts of the state.The disaster management department confirmed the number of deaths. However, cause of death could not be ascertained since many bereaved families have declined post-mortem…
NEW DELHI: Delhi-NCR continued to reel under a heatwave for the second consecutive day as the mercury breached 45oC at 10 stations on Saturday. Mungeshpur in northwest Delhi was the hottest at 46.8oC.The heat spell will continue next week as the maximum temperature is predicted to hover around 45oC for the next seven days. A…
Delhi on Saturday experienced its hottest day of the season, with temperatures soaring to 43.7 degrees Celsius, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The IMD issued a ‘red alert’, warning of severe heat in various parts of the city over the next two days.Several areas in Delhi recorded extremely high temperatures, with Mungeshpur reaching…
NEW DELHI: The Indian meteorological department on Saturday said that the heatwave conditions are ‘likely’ to continue over northwest India during the next 5 days and over eastern and central India for the next 3 days.“Heat wave to severe heat wave conditions very likely in many pockets over Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi during 18th-22nd…
PUNE: The southwest monsoon is poised to enter the south Andaman Sea, certain areas of southeast Bay of Bengal and the Nicobar islands by May 19, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).IMD director-general Mrutyunjay Mohapatra told TOI, “This aligns with the near-normal onset date for the region, with Port Blair usually experiencing monsoon onset…
NEW DELHI: The Indian Meterological Department (IMD) warned of dust storm and thunderstorm, followed by rain and gusty winds with speed of 50-70 Km/h, in Delhi-NCR on Friday night.The storm would occur over and adjoining areas of entire Delhi and NCR – Loni Dehat, Hindon AF Station, Ghaziabad, Indirapuram, Chhapraula, Noida, Dadri, Greater Noida, Gurugram,…
MUMBAI: The BMC on Saturday said that an alert has been issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) and the Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Service (INCOIS) with regards to high swell waves which were expected to occur in the sea over a period of 36 hours.Therefore an appeal was made by the civic…
MUMBAI: As the city braces for another heatwave this weekend, officials from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that the surge in high-rise buildings in Mumbai is trapping heat in the city for longer periods than usual.Sunil Kamble, head at IMD Mumbai in a session held with reporters on April 23, Tuesday said that on…
As the city’s dry spell continues, Bengalureans bring in some comic relief with creative memes. Bengaluru is not Bengaluru-ing like it used to,” sum up netizens on X lately. The city is reeling from its worst-ever water crisis amid a scorching summer — and to make matters worse, the city hasn’t seen a drop of…
NEW DELHI: Skymet, India’s private weather forecasting company, on Tuesday predicted ‘normal’ monsoon this year, saying the four-month season is expected to receive rainfall to the extent of 102% (with an error margin of +/- 5% ) of the long-period average (LPA).Rainfall between 96-104% of the LPA is considered normal. IMD will release its forecast…
