Weather Forecasting
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Tamil Nadu school holiday: Are schools closed in Chennai, other districts today due to heavy rains?
Education | Nov 17, 2025, 06:50 AM ISTTamil Nadu School Holiday: After continuous overnight showers and flooding in low-lying areas, district collectors have confirmed a school holiday for November 17 for all government, private, and aided institutions in Chennai and many other districts.
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IMD alert: Heatwave grips Delhi-NCR, UP, Haryana as South, Central India expect heavy rainfall
India | Apr 05, 2025, 08:12 AM ISTSevere heatwave conditions are expected to intensify in Delhi-NCR, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana, with temperatures likely to cross 42 degree celsius. Meanwhile, IMD has issued rainfall alerts for Karnataka, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, and Chhattisgarh, predicting thunderstorms and heavy showers.
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Weather forecast: Cold conditions to continue till Holi, rain alert issued in Delhi, Bihar, UP
India | Mar 05, 2025, 11:47 PM ISTDue to the western disturbance, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh have witnessed heavy snowfall. Due to this, the northern plains and terrain region saw cold weather. The conditions are likely to continue as a fresh western disturbance is likely to affect the region from March 9.
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Weather forecast: Western disturbance to bring rain, cold wave in north India, says IMD alert
India | Jan 22, 2025, 11:47 PM ISTA strong western disturbance is expected to bring rain and a cold wave across North India, including Delhi, Punjab, and Rajasthan, from January 23. IMD has forecast a temperature dip post-rainfall, with dense fog likely in UP, Bihar, and other states.
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Weather forecast today: IMD issues heavy rainfall alert in THESE states | Check Details
India | Oct 28, 2024, 07:55 AM ISTThe Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in parts of India. The rainfall will lash small pockets of the country in isolated places. Apart from that, there are no significant weather conditions in the rest of India.
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Weather forecast today: IMD issues heavy to extremely heavy rainfall alert in THESE states | Details
India | Oct 16, 2024, 07:25 AM ISTWeather forecast today: The low-pressure area that developed over the Bay of Bengal in the past two days has intensified into a depression, which is moving northwestward and will cross the Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh Coast on October 17, bringing heavy rains in peninsular India.
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Weather forecast: IMD predicts heavy rainfall in THESE states today | Check details
India | Oct 15, 2024, 06:54 AM ISTThe low-pressure area has developed over the Bay of Bengal. It will move west-northwestward and strengthen over central parts of the South Bay of Bengal. It is likely to strengthen in the next 36 hours and move west-northwestward towards Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and South Coast, bringing heavy rains.
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IMD weather update: Light rain expected in Delhi-NCR, Himachal, Uttarakhand till September 27
Delhi | Sep 25, 2024, 05:07 PM ISTIMD scientist Dr Naresh predicted light rain in Delhi-NCR, with Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand expecting moderate to heavy showers in the coming days.
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Weather forecast today: IMD warns of intense rains in multiple states | Details
India | Aug 26, 2024, 07:21 AM ISTThe weather department has predicted heavy rainfall in the states adjoining the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal due to the development of low-pressure area. Meanwhile, Delhi may witness light showers.
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Climate change making prediction difficult for weather agencies across world: IMD DG
India | Aug 07, 2022, 01:47 PM ISTThe IMD is bolstering its observational network with the augmentation of radars, automatic weather stations and rain gauges and satellites to improve predictability.
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IMD plans to use artificial intelligence in weather forecasting
India | Aug 02, 2020, 01:46 PM ISTThe IMD has invited research groups who can study how artificial intelligence (AI) be used for improving weather forecasting and the Ministry of Earth Sciences is evaluating their proposals, Mohapatra said.
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Delhi's air quality improves to 'Good', best in years
India | Aug 17, 2019, 10:50 PM ISTThe level of PM2.5 was recorded at 17 and the PM10 level was recorded at 31 on Saturday, Safar said. These denote levels of particulate matter, of two sizes up to 2.5 and 10 micrometres in diameter, in the atmosphere.
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NASA balloon mission may help improve weather forecasting
Sep 21, 2018, 07:40 PM ISTThe NASA long-duration balloon mission observed these clouds over the course of five days at their home in the mesosphere.
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Japanese Doppler radar in Srinagar for weather forecasting
India | Feb 07, 2015, 05:13 PM ISTSrinagar: Following the directions of the Supreme Court, authorities on Saturday installed a hi-tech weather forecasting Japanese Doppler radar in the summer capital Srinagar."Following the directions of the honourable Supreme Court, the installation of a