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A cyclone warning signal in Puducherry Visakhapatnam/Bhubaneswar/Chennai: Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Tamil Nadu are on alert in view of the gathering cyclonic storm in the Bay of Bengal, which is approaching India’s eastern coast packing winds at an estimated speed of 90-100 kmph and is expected to lash the coastal regions with extremely heavy rainfall…
City, suburbs record light rain; IMD withdraws red alert CHENNAI: Once again, IMD’s red and orange alerts turned out to be a false alarm. Except for some light rain spells, city and the suburbs were mostly dry on Wednesday as schools and colleges stayed shut. Between 8:30am and 7:30pm, Nungambakkam recorded 2.6mm and Meenambakkam 1.2mm…
KOCHI: Nearly half of India witnessed extreme rainfall during southwest monsoon of 2025. According to a report by Climate Trends released on Friday, 45% of India’s landmass experienced extreme rainfall during this season.In the last 10 years, from 2016 to 2025, five years registered above-normal rainfall, two years recorded normal rainfall and three years witnessed…
Cyclone off Guj coast moving westward: IMD AHMEDABAD: The severe cyclonic storm named Shakhti, which formed on Friday off the Gujarat coast, was moving westwards on Saturday, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) evening bulletin.“At 1730 hrs IST today, it lay centred about 580km west of Dwarka, 580km west-southwest of Naliya, 510km southwest of…
PUNE: The season’s first cyclonic storm over the Arabian Sea has intensified into ‘Cyclone Shakti’ on Friday, the IMD stated. Currently centred about 250km west-southwest of Gujarat’s Dwarka, the system is expected to strengthen into a severe cyclonic storm by Saturday. While forecasters said it is unlikely to have a significant impact on the Indian…
NEW DELHI: The four-month summer (southwest) monsoon season ended on Tuesday, with India reporting 8% more than normal rainfall. East and North-East India, however, reported a huge deficit of more than 20% and witnessed the second-lowest rainfall in the rainy season since 1901. The country as a whole, on the other hand, saw the fifth-highest…
IMD has issued an orange alert for Mumbai and its suburbs, predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in Mumbai and its suburbs on Saturday, with an orange alert already in place.In its 8 am forecast, valid for the next 24 hours, the IMD said…
NEW DELHI: Southwest (summer) monsoon started withdrawing from some parts of west Rajasthan Sunday against the normal date of Sept 17, IMD said. Normally, the withdrawal process ends on Oct 15 – a few days ahead of onset of winter monsoon in Peninsular India.It’s the earliest withdrawal of monsoon since 2015, when the retreat began…
PUNE: Top meteorologists have warned that La Niña conditions could return later this year, potentially shaping global weather patterns and making India’s winter colder than usual.The US National Weather Service’s Climate Prediction Center on Sept 11 said there was a 71% chance of La Niña developing between Oct and Dec 2025. The probability dips slightly…
NEW DELHI: Unrelenting rains have added to the misery in north India, which has already been hit by repeated cloudbursts and floods in recent weeks. Swollen rivers have flooded the plains, disrupted rail and road travel, forced schools to shut, and halted pilgrimages to several Himalayan shrines. Authorities have warned the situation may continue and…
