Monsoon gets a boost, rains 13% above normal
NEW DELHI: The monsoon has got off to a good start after a slightly delayed onset, with widespread showers over the past five days taking the countrywide rain tally to 13% above normal so far this...
View ArticleMonsoon's got Maha covered, but Pune's yet to get a good spell
PUNE: Monsoon finally covered the rest of Maharashtra, including parts of Madhya Maharashtra, on June 13 and 14, but Pune continues to await some healthy monsoon shower despite cloudy skies. The...
View ArticleLast week of June saw 14% dip in rainfall
NEW DELHI: Rainfall dipped sharply to 14% below normal for the week ending Wednesday as monsoon weakened in large parts of the country after two weeks of bountiful showers. Met officials said rain...
View ArticleMonsoon gallops in past three days, boosts total rainfall to a soothing 11%...
NEW DELHI: The monsoon has galloped in the past three days, boosting this season's total rainfall to a soothing 11% higher than normal after early jitters kept financial markets on the tenterhooks and...
View ArticleStronger El Nino may reduce rainfall between June & Sept
PUNE: Less rainfall in July, August and September seems more likely now, as a fresh forecast by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has indicated that El Nino will get stronger during this period...
View ArticleMonsoon to reach North India in 2-3 days
New Delhi, June 22: After making a slow progress, the southwest monsoon has advanced rapidly and is likely to hit almost the entire north India, including Delhi and the National Capital Region in the...
View ArticleRainfall 5 per cent above normal till now, says weather department
New Delhi: The country has received five per cent more rainfall than the normal limit until now even as northwest India, the southern peninsula and Central India have received below normal rainfall,...
View ArticleRainfall 5 per cent above normal till now: MET
NEW DELHI: The country has received five per cent more rainfall than the normal limit until now even as northwest India, the southern peninsula and Central India have received below normal rainfall,...
View ArticleMonsoon advances further; to reach North India in 2-3 days
New Delhi: After making a slow progress, the southwest monsoon has advanced rapidly and is likely to hit almost the entire north India, including Delhi and the National Capital Region in the next 2-3...
View ArticleMonsoon races to Kashmir from Kanyakumari: Equatorial system of clouds &...
NEW DELHI: Global climatic conditions have turbocharged the monsoon and given it the momentum to take it up to Kashmir in three to four days, a week ahead of schedule, and accelerate agricultural...
View ArticleRainfall 5% above normal till now
The country has received 5 per cent more rainfall than the normal limit until now even as northwest India, the southern peninsula and Central India have received below normal rainfall, the Met...
View ArticleTwo monsoon scripts: Who’ll get it right?
NEW DELHI: Competing forecasts have injected a new dimension to the hazardous business of monsoon prediction this year, with private weather agency Skymet taking a completely different view of how...
View ArticleAmid good monsoon run, El Nino gains strength
NEW DELHI: Even as monsoon's great run continued and the season's countrywide rain tally grew to 23% above normal on Tuesday, US and Australian agencies reported a further strengthening of El Nino, the...
View ArticleIndia gets second best June rain since '09
PUNE: The El Nino concerns seem to have taken a back seat for the time being as India recorded second highest rainfall for June in the past seven years. Except northwest India, all the other...
View ArticleExcess June rainfall may not make it a good monsoon
If the rainfall is above normal in June, the monsoon turns out to be above normal during 65 per cent of such years, shows an analysis of rainfall data since 1900 by The Hindu. As of June 18 this year,...
View ArticleCentral India bears brunt of dry spell
PUNE: The long parched days seem to have taken a toll in central India — some subdivisions have till now recorded the highest percentage of deficient rainfall in the country, with Gujarat, Marathwada...
View ArticleIMD gets its August forecast wrong
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has erred on its forecast for monsoon rain in August. In June, it said that India would get more rain than it usually did but as of August 31, the country got...
View ArticleTracking the monsoon: Met predicts swift northward movement
The progress of the monsoon has also been sluggish since its arrival. After the first two weeks of the monsoon season, India has received about 25 per cent below normal rainfall. Instead of the 61.4 mm...
View ArticleEarly rain harbinger of good monsoon
The city and other parts of the State received substantial rainfall this week, raising hopes for bountiful monsoon as predicted by the weathermen. Rainfall this summer is being attributed to upper air...
View ArticleMonsoon to hit Kerala in 3-4 days, good rainfall across country: IMD
New Delhi, June 2 (IANS) While it is already raining in most parts of Kerala, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast that the monsoon will hit the southern state in the next four to...
View ArticleMonsoon below normal this year, deficient rainfall for western India: Skymet
The Monsoon will be below normal this year and the western India is likely to experience a deficient rainfall, Skymet, a private weather forecasting agency, said today. El Nino- a phenomenon associated...
View ArticleIMD: Monsoon to be good through June
NEW DELHI: The monsoon is likely to remain strong through the month of June, the India Meteorological Department said on Thursday, as another storm system developed over the Bay of Bengal, promising...
View ArticleWEEKLY MONSOON UPDATE DATED 07.07.2016 (India Meteorological Department)
(Source: India Meteorological Department) Microsoft Word - 4. Press_Release_ 7 July 2016_.doc Government of India Earth System Science Organization Ministry of Earth Sciences India Meteorological...
View ArticleWEEKLY PRESS RELEASE DATED 13.10.2016 (India Meteorological Department)
(Source: India Meteorological Department) Government of India Earth System Science Organization Ministry of Earth Sciences India Meteorological Department Press Release Dated: 13 October, 2016 Subject:...
View ArticleCURRENT WEATHER STATUS AND OUTLOOK FOR NEXT TWO WEEKS DATED 27.10.2016 (India...
(Source: India Meteorological Department) Government of India Earth System Science Organization Ministry of Earth Sciences India Meteorological Department Dated: 27 October, 2016 Current Weather Status...
View ArticleWEEKLY MONSOON UPDATE DATED 01.09.2016 (India Meteorological Department)
(Source: India Meteorological Department) Government of India Earth System Science Organization Ministry of Earth Sciences India Meteorological Department Press Release Dated: 01 September, 2016...
View ArticleUP districts saw least rainfall this monsoon
Agra: At a time when reports of drought in Maharashtra, especially from Marathwada, are being highlighted, the Indian Metrological Department has released data that shows Uttar Pradesh was the worst...
View ArticleShower hints at delay in monsoon retreat
PUNE: Intermittent spells of rain seem like a swan song for monsoon this year. A fresh bout of showers, which experts say could be the last for this season, over Konkan, Goa, south Maharashtra and...
View ArticleMonsoon season ends with lowest rainfall in 6 years
PUNE: The monsoon season ended on Wednesday with a 14% deficit, making it the weakest monsoon since 2009. In terms of average countrywide rainfall during the season (June-September), this year was the...
View ArticleWEEKLY MONSOON UPDATE DATED 06.10.2016 (India Meteorological Department)
(Source: India Meteorological Department) Government of India Earth System Science Organization Ministry of Earth Sciences India Meteorological Department Press Release Dated: 06 October, 2016 Subject:...
View ArticleBreak in monsoon increases rainfall deficiency further
PUNE: Another break in monsoon during its last leg has caused the rainfall deficiency in Marathwada and central Maharashtra to increase again, data provided by the India Meteorological Department (IMD)...
View ArticleCURRENT WEATHER STATUS AND OUTLOOK FOR NEXT 2 WEEKS DATED 15.12.2016 (India...
(Source: India Meteorological Department) Government of India Earth System Science Organization Ministry of Earth Sciences India Meteorological Department Dated: 15 December, 2016 Current Weather...
View ArticleWhy monsoon forecasts matter
IMD’s forecasts, critical to preparing for the rains, are improving. Better dissemination is now needed. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has announced a normal southwest monsoon for this...
View ArticleAugust rainfall third lowest for 21 years in country: IMD
PUNE: The rainfall in August this year was the third lowest in the country over 21 years, data from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has shown. The country received around 204.2mm rainfall...
View ArticleMonsoon rainfall lowest since 2009
PUNE: With a 14% deficiency, this year's monsoon rainfall has been the lowest the country has received since 2009. It is also the fourth lowest rainfall since 1979, the other acutely deficient year...
View ArticleWEEKLY MONSOON UPDATE DATED 21.07.2016 (India Meteorological Department)
(Source: India Meteorological Department) Press Release Government of India Earth System Science Organization Ministry of Earth Sciences India Meteorological Department Press Release Dated: 21 July,...
View ArticleWEEKLY MONSOON UPDATE DATED 04.08.2016 (India Meteorological Department)
(Source: India Meteorological Department) Government of India Earth System Science Organization Ministry of Earth Sciences India Meteorological Department Press Release Dated: 04 August, 2016 Subject:...
View ArticleDams in Maharashtra only 58% full, monsoon set to withdraw from Sept 1
PUNE: The southwest monsoon may start withdrawing even before it gave the country its share of rain. With dams half full in Maharashtra and the country staring at an overall rainfall deficiency of...
View ArticleWEEKLY MONSOON UPDATE DATED 18.08.2016 (India Meteorological Department)
(Source: India Meteorological Department) Government of India Earth System Science Organization Ministry of Earth Sciences India Meteorological Department Press Release Dated: 18 August, 2016 Subject:...
View ArticleWEEKLY MONSOON UPDATE DATED 14.07.2016 (India Meteorological Department)
(Source: India Meteorological Department) Microsoft Word - 5. Press_Release_ 14 July 2016.doc Government of India Earth System Science Organization Ministry of Earth Sciences India Meteorological...
View ArticleWEEKLY MONSOON UPDATE DATED 11.08.2016 (India Meteorological Department)
(Source: India Meteorological Department) Government of India Earth System Science Organization Ministry of Earth Sciences India Meteorological Department Press Release Dated: 11 August, 2016 Subject:...
View ArticleWEEKLY MONSOON UPDATE DATED 11.08.2016(MODIFIED) (India Meteorological...
(Source: India Meteorological Department) Government of India Earth System Science Organization Ministry of Earth Sciences India Meteorological Department Press Release Dated: 11 August, 2016 Subject:...
View ArticleWEEKLY MONSOON UPDATE DATED 23.06.2016 (India Meteorological Department)
(Source: India Meteorological Department) Press Release Government of India Earth System Science Organization Ministry of Earth Sciences India Meteorological Department Press Release Dated: 23 June,...
View ArticleWEEKLY MONSOON UPDATE DATED 16.06.2016 (India Meteorological Department)
(Source: India Meteorological Department) Press Release Government of India Earth System Science Organization Ministry of Earth Sciences India Meteorological Department Press Release Dated: 16 June,...
View ArticleMonsoon to make landfall on 25 May: Southwesterly winds advances to Andaman...
The Indian monsoon, upon which rides the lives of a billion people, as also a significant chunk of the country's GDP, is the hottest topic of discussion in the country at the moment. And if forecast...
View ArticleWEEKLY MONSOON UPDATE DATED 30TH JUNE 2016 (India Meteorological Department)
(Source: India Meteorological Department) Press Release Government of India Earth System Science Organization Ministry of Earth Sciences India Meteorological Department Press Release Dated: 30 June,...
View ArticleSouthwest Monsoon to be normal this year: Skymet
NEW DELHI: After its initial forecast of "above normal" rainfall, Skymet, a private weather forecasting agency has revised its prediction saying Southwest Monsoon will be "normal" this year. According...
View Article2016 SOUTHWEST MONSOON END OF SEASON REPORT (India Meteorological Department)
(Source: India Meteorological Department) Earth System Science Organization (ESSO) Ministry of Earth Sciences (MoES) India Meteorological Department 2016 Southwest Monsoon End of Season Report...
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