IMD warns of temperature 3-5 degrees above normal over next 5 days

Northwest, central and west India are predicted to record maximum temperatures three to five degrees above normal over the next five days, the India meteorological department said on Tuesday.......

As El Nino returns with hotter summer, India braces for impact on monsoon

Several global models are predicting El Niño to appear around the second half of the year, which are the crucial rain-bearing months. IMAGE: Just another hot summer day at Rajpath, New......

Southwest monsoon arrives 3 days early in Kerala, progress likely to be slow

The southwest monsoon has set in over Kerala on Sunday, three days ahead of its usual date of June 1, marking the start of the four-month rainy season that is crucial for India's farm-based......

'Nothing new about cyclones in May'

'It is the most prone month for the development of cyclones in the pre-monsoon period.' IMAGE: The north-west monsoon arrived in Mumbai with a bang on June 9, 2021. Photograph: Shashank Parade/PTI......

Monsoon may finally start withdrawing in next three days, says IMD

The southwest monsoon might finally start withdrawing from parts of North-West India over the next three days, signaling the end of its four-month journey over the country that started in June, the......

IMD may deploy cutting-edge tech to forecast weather accurately

IMD has decided to increasingly use cutting-edge technology such as artificial intelligence and machine learning in forecasting. A few days ago, farmers from some 150 villages gathered at a square......

IMD tweaks monsoon forecast to help agri sector plan better

With rainfall and monsoons becoming highly unpredictable partly due to climate change and partly due to usual changes in weather patterns, it is such innovations by IMD which will help in planning......

Rainfall in Aug, Sep to be normal, says IMD

The met department said that rainfall in August is projected to be within the normal range at 97% of LPA. In August and September, India receives around 43 mm of rainfall. Rainfall in the second......