India Meteorological Department

MeT Department Issues Heavy Rainfall Warning For Mumbai, Konkan Region

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Sunday September 17, 2017

The districts in Konkan and Goa are likely to receive heavy rain at isolated places during the 72 hours commencing from tomorrow, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

At 331.4 mm, Mumbai Gets Heaviest Rainfall Since 2005 Deluge

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Thursday August 31, 2017

The Santa Cruz observatory of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Mumbai registered 331.4 mm rainfall on Tuesday, the heaviest since the July 26, 2005 record of 944 mm, which had caused the worst havoc in decades in the city.

Mumbai's 300 mm Rain Makes Tuesday Wettest August Day In 20 Years

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 30, 2017

Mumbai on Tuesday recorded 298 mm of rainfall, the highest in a day in August since 1997, according to data from the India Meteorological Department or IMD.

MeT Department Predicts 'Extremely Heavy Rainfall' In Mumbai, Chief Minister Urges People To Stay Indoors Tomorrow

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday August 29, 2017

With the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting an "extremely heavy rainfall" in the next 24 to 48 hours, Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis today urged the people to stay indoors.

Rain Gods Disappoint As Deficit Widens To 6%

Business | Thomson Reuters | Wednesday August 23, 2017

This has stoked concerns about the production of summer-sown crops.

Deficient Monsoon Rains In One-Fourth Of Country: Weather Office

Press Trust of India | Sunday August 20, 2017

The rainfall deficiency is more in parts of Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka and western Uttar Pradesh, it said.

Weather Department Issues Thunderstorm, Lightning Warning In 18 Odisha Districts

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday August 16, 2017

The meteorological department today issued thunderstorm and lightning warning in eighteen districts of Odisha.

SSC Extends Last Date Of Online Registration For Scientific Assistant Recruitment

Jobs | Written By Maitree Baral | Friday August 4, 2017

SSC will conduct examination for recruitment to the post of Scientific Assistant in India Meteorological Department on 20-27 November.

Heavy Rains Continue To Lash Mumbai Metropolitan Region For Fourth Day

Mumbai News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday July 18, 2017

Rains continued to lash Mumbai metropolitan region for the fourth day today with India Meteorological Department's (IMD) Santacruz and Colaba stations recording a three digit rainfall in the last 24-hours.

Farmers File Police Complaint Against IMD For 'Wrong' Forecast

India News | Press Trust of India | Friday July 14, 2017

Farmers from a village in Marathwada region today filed a police complaint against the India Meteorological Department, accusing it of colluding with seed and pesticide manufacturers and inflating the monsoon forecast figures.

Monsoon To Hit Delhi, Northwest India In 48 Hours

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday June 28, 2017

Monsoon rains are expected to lash Delhi within two days, it was announced on Wednesday.

Rains In Delhi Bring Down Temperature, Monsoon To Follow Soon

Delhi News | Indo-Asian News Service | Wednesday June 28, 2017

There will be some respite from the hot and humid weather as the MeT office forecasts thundershowers and rain in the national capital on Wednesday. The sky will remain overcast.

Weather Department Predicts Heavy Rainfall In Odisha

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday June 13, 2017

The weather office today predicted heavy rainfall in at least eight of the 30 districts of Odisha even as the deep depression created over east Bangladesh and neighbourhood has weakened into a low pressure.

2017 Monsoon Rains At 98 Percent Of Long-Term Average: India Meteorological Department

India News | Reuters | Wednesday June 7, 2017

India's crucial monsoon rains are expected to reach 98 percent of the long-term average this year, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday,

Met Department Sees 2017 Monsoon Rains At 98 Percent Of Long-Term Average

India News | Reuters | Tuesday June 6, 2017

India's crucial monsoon rains are expected to reach 98 percent of the long-term average this year, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday, 2 percentage points higher than its previous forecast, potentially boosting farm incomes and economic growth.

Delhi Weather To Get Cooler Tomorrow, Rains To Return

Delhi News | NDTV News Desk | Monday June 5, 2017

Delhi weather will continue to reel under intense heatwave conditions for another day, before getting respite in the form of thunderstorm and rain from the evening of June 6, informed the Indian Meteorological Department or IMD.

Earthquake: Magnitude 5.0 Quake Strikes Haryana's Rohtak, Tremors Felt In Delhi

India News | Edited by Nonika Marwaha | Friday June 2, 2017

An earthquake of 5.0 magnitude struck Delhi and adjoining areas of National Capital Region (NCR) early morning today, the India Meteorological Department said.

Southwest Monsoon Reaches Kerala, Northeast On Time

India News | Debanish Achom | Tuesday May 30, 2017

South monsoon rains arrived at the Kerala coast and the Northeast today in line with the India Meteorological Department or IMD forecast, a source in the weather office said.

Southwest Monsoon Likely To Arrive In Kerala Today: Meteorological Department

Kerala News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday May 30, 2017

The southwest monsoon is likely to break over Kerala on Tuesday, the IMD announced on Monday evening. With good rains lashing Kerala on Monday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD), in its evening statement in Thiruvanathapuram, said the present meteorological conditions indicate that conditions are favourable for onset of southwest monsoon ov...

Monsoon May Hit Kerala Before May 30

Kerala News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday May 23, 2017

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) may have announced the onset of monsoon in Kerala on May 30 this year, but seasonal rainfall may arrive a day before.

Heavy Rain Alert In Uttarakhand, May Affect Chardham Pilgrims

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday May 22, 2017

The meteorological department today issued an alert for heavy rains in the hilly districts of Uttarakhand over the next 24 hours.

Southwest Monsoon Arrives 3 Days Early In Andaman And Nicobar Islands

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday May 14, 2017

The Southwest Monsoon has covered the Nicobar Islands and the entire south Andaman Sea, three days ahead of its normal onset date, the India Meteorological Department or IMD said today.

India Facing Higher Monsoon Rains Than Forecast: Met Department Chief

India News | Reuters | Wednesday May 10, 2017

India looks likely to receive higher monsoon rainfall than previously forecast as concern over the El Nino weather condition has eased, the chief of the Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday, raising prospects of higher farm and economic growth.

After Hot Saturday Morning, Dust Storm Brings Respite To Delhi

Delhi News | Edited by Indroneil B Biswas | Saturday April 22, 2017

The national capital witnessed a change in weather as dust storms were reported from several parts of the city, bringing relief to residents after a hot Saturday morning. This was consistent with the Indian Meteorological Department's forecast for the day.

India To Get Normal Monsoon: Weather Department

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday April 18, 2017

The country will get a normal monsoon this year, benefiting agriculture, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) announced today.

Weather Office Sees Monsoon Rains At Average Levels In 2017

Thomson Reuters | Tuesday April 18, 2017

The India Meteorological Department defines average, or normal, rainfall as between 96 per cent and 104 per cent of a 50-year average of 89 cm for the entire four-month season beginning June.

India Meteorological Department Warns Of Heatwave Conditions In Telangana

Telangana News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday April 18, 2017

With the temperatures soaring above 40 degrees Celsius in many parts of Telangana, the IMD has warned of heatwave like conditions to prevail in all the districts of the state today and tomorrow.

Mercury Touches 40-Degree Mark In Delhi, Heatwave To End By Monday

India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Saturday April 1, 2017

Even as overcast skies played hide and seek on Friday, they failed to bring any respite as temperature in some parts of the national capital touched the sweltering 40-degree mark. But the heatwave will subside by April 3, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

Delhi Is 5 Degrees Hotter Than Usual

Delhi News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Wednesday March 29, 2017

Summer has just begun, but Delhi has already witnessed the season's hottest morning on Wednesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 23.1 degrees Celsius, five notches above the season's average. The humidity level at 8.30am stood at 59 per cent.

IMD Predicts 'Above Normal' Temperature Across The Country

India News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday March 1, 2017

Brace for a warmer summer ahead with the weathermen predicting "above normal" temperature across the country this season, even as January was recorded as the eighth warmest in 116 years.