At a time when Rajasthan continues to reel under intense heat, the Meteorological Department on Monday issued an alert for strong winds and light rains in Jaipur, Alwar, and adjoining areas, offering some relief to residents battling scorching conditions.
Madhya Pradesh continues to shiver under an intense cold wave, with minimum temperatures plummeting well below normal across the state.
The Meteorological office on Thursday said that a new low-pressure area is developing over the Bay of Bengal, which will bring rain to Kolkata from Saturday.
As the water level in all rivers of Jammu division dropped below the danger mark on Friday, relief and rescue operations continued with the Army, Air Force, NDRF, SDRF, J&K Police and other agencies joining hands to mitigate the suffering of thousands of people affected by the unprecedented flood during the past five days.
Heavy rain has been predicted in several parts of Telangana till September 9 under the influence of a low-pressure area in the Bay of Bengal.
Pakistan will evacuate around 100,000 people as part of its efforts to ensure the safety of those living in the country's coastal area as cyclone Biparjoy is intensifying, according to National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) chairman Inam Haider Malik.
IMD had in May predicted arrival of monsoon on June 4. Southwest monsoon normally sets in over Kerala on June 1 with a standard deviation of about seven days.
The weather department also predicted rain in Delhi for the next two to three days and no heat wave is predicted until May 30
On Monday, the Meteorological Department issued an alert of rain and snowfall in the high Himalayan regions for the next 2-3 days.
In view of the possibility of rain and snowfall in the high Himalayan regions, an alert has been issued for the next 2-3 days by the Meteorological Department.
