Tag: IMD
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Clear sky with very-poor air quality in Delhi
It was a clear sky on Tuesday morning with minimum temperature recorded at 8.6 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. The national capital saw “very-poor” air-quality at 14 out of 15 active monitored areas, with major pollutant PM2.5 or particle with diameter less than 2.5 micrometres, ranging 205 units — eight times higher...
November 28, 2017 -
IMD forecasts heavy rainfall in Odisha in next 24 hours
The IMD today forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall along Odisha’s coastal regions in the next 24 hours, even as farmers struggled to safeguard their kharif crop from the unseasonal downpour. The state has been experiencing rainfall since November 13, due to a low pressure formation, which later intensified into a depression over the Bay...
November 16, 2017 -
Pollution levels still ‘severe’ in Delhi
The air quality of Delhi-NCR showed slight improvement on Saturday but the residents continued breathing toxins as the pollution levels remained at ‘severe’ for the fifth day in a row. As per the data collected from the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Delhi’s average Air Quality Index (AQI) at 3 p.m. was 423 (on a...
November 11, 2017 -
Drop metro fare, close brick kilns, work on odd-even: SC’s panel
A Supreme Court-appointed panel on Tuesday asked the Delhi Metro to drop fares and increase frequency for the next two days, while ordering a fourfold hike in vehicle parking fee in a bid to curb worsening air quality in Delhi as the high-pollution winter months kick in. As a thick pollution blanket enveloped Delhi-NCR on...
November 7, 2017 -
Cloudy Saturday morning in Delhi
It was a cloudy Saturday morning in the national capital with sky overcast and the minimum temperature recorded at 26.8 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. “The sky will remain partly cloudy throughout the day,” an official from the India Meteorological Department told IANS. The maximum temperature was likely to hover around 36...
September 9, 2017 -
Cloudy Friday morning in Delhi, light rain predicted: IMD
It was a cloudy Friday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.5 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average. The MeT has predicted light rains. “Very light rains or thundershowers or drizzle are likely to occur,” an official from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The maximum temperature is likely to hover...
September 8, 2017 -
It’s a sunny morning
It was a sunny morning here on Wednesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 26.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season’s average. “It will be generally cloudy sky with very light rain or drizzle towards evening or night,” an official of the India Meteorological Department said. The maximum temperature was likely to hover around...
September 6, 2017 -
Pleasant morning in New Delhi
It was a pleasant and cloudy Sunday morning here with the minimum temperature recorded 24.8 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season’s average. “The sky will remain overcast throughout the day with the possibility of light rain,” an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official said. The maximum temperature is likely to hover around 33 degrees Celsius....
August 27, 2017 -
Sunny Wednesday in Delhi
It was a sunny morning here on Wednesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 28 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average. The MeT has predicted a partly cloudy sky. “The sky is likely to get partly cloudy towards the evening,” an official from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. The maximum temperature is...
August 16, 2017 -
Cloudy morning in Delhi
It was a cloudy Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 28.8 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average. "It will be a generally cloudy sky with no chances of rains today," an India Meteorological Department (IMD) official told IANS. Humidity at 8.30 a.m. was 73 per cent. The...
July 28, 2017 -
Odisha puts six districts on flood alert
The Odisha government on Sunday issued a flood alert in six districts after the IMD forecast heavy rainfall in the next two days. The fishermen have also been advised to be cautious while venturing into the sea. The Revenue and Disaster Management Department alerted the District Collectors of Keonjhar, Jajpur, Bhadrak, Balasore, Mayurbhanj and Sundargarh...
July 23, 2017 -
Odisha likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall
Odisha is likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall due to formation of a low pressure area created in Northwest Bay of Bengal off North Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal coast. “Heavy to very heavy rainfall likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of coastal Odisha and heavy rainfall at...
July 15, 2017 -
Heavy rains lash Mumbai; disrupt rail, road traffic
Heavy overnight rains lashed Mumbai and adjoining areas causing water logging in several low-lying areas here, resulting in slow movement of peak hour rail and vehicular traffic this morning. Many spots across the metropolis including Hindmata area in suburban Dadar, Sion, Matunga, and some parts in Andheri were waterlogged due to the incessant showers leading...
June 27, 2017 -
Delhi likely to receive more rain on Thursday
Overnight showers in some areas of the national capital kept humidity levels high this morning. "The minimum temperature recorded at 8.30 am was 25.3 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal," a MeT official said. Humidity level was recorded at 74 per cent. A total of 18.2 mm of rainfall was recorded since 5.30 pm on...
June 22, 2017 -
Rain brings mercury down in Delhi, more showers expected
Heavy rains overnight and on Wednesday morning brought the mercury down across the national capital, with the minimum temperature settling at 23.7 degrees Celsius, five notches below the season's average. Rains lashed Delhi through the night and continued till early Wednesday, a weather official said. Delhi recorded 20.2 mm rainfall on Wednesday, taking the total...
June 21, 2017 -
Overnight rain cools down Delhi
Overnight rain brought the mercury down across Delhi with the city recording a minimum temperature of 23.2 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, five notches below the season's average. Heavy showers continued till early morning as the capital recorded 26.4 mm rainfall. Humidity recorded at 8.30 a.m. was 93 per cent. "The weather condition will be similar...
June 20, 2017 -
Slight intensity earthquake hits Manipur
A slight intensity earthquake measuring 4.4 on the Richter scale on Monday hit Manipur, IMD sources said. The earthquake hit the state at 4.05 am. The epicentre of the quake was located at latitude 24.7 degree north and longitude 93.9 degree east, the sources said. The police said there was no report of any loss...
June 19, 2017