Monsoon 2025: Over the past two months, northwest India has witnessed intense rainfall primarily due to the frequent interaction of western disturbances with monsoon currents arriving from the Bay of Bengal, and at times, from the Arabian Sea.
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Maharashtra weather: In the wake of heavy rains and floods in Maharashtra, 13 National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams are kept on standby in various districts in the state.
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The central and western parts of India, which form the core monsoon zone, may face challenges in coping with the drying effects due to inadequate rainfall early in the season, Skymet Weather said. The southwest monsoon reached Kerala on June 8, a week after the usual date of June 1.
Cyclone Biparjoy UPDATES: Met office said the severe cyclonic storm is likely to move nearly northwards and intensify into a very severe cyclonic storm. It would then move north-northwestwards during the subsequent three days.
The heat accelerated glacier melting, followed by unprecedented rainfall patterns during July and August. The loss of lives since mid-June 2022 currently stands at over 1,300. And it is estimated that the number of people affected by the floods is around 33 million.
MP weather update: Tehsildar Narendra Singh Thakur (45) and patwari Mahendra Singh Rajak were returning from a party on August 15 when they were swept away in the swollen Siwan river in Sehore.
Karnataka weather update: Bengaluru, the capital of the state has also been issued a yellow alert for two more days.
Gujarat rains: A total of 10,674 citizens from Anand, Devbhoomi Dwarka, Kutch, Porbandar, Chhotaudepur, Tapi, Navsari, Valsad, Narmada and Vadodara districts were relocated by the administration.
The commencement of withdrawal of the southwest monsoon had started on October 6, against the normal date of September 17.
The downpour led to the closure of 103 roads for traffic in parts of Gujarat, including two state highways, due to water-logging and the damages they suffered, officials of the State Emergency Operations Centre (SEOC) said.
IPCC report observed that an increase in rainfall will be especially severe over the southern parts of India.
The city recorded a minimum temperature of 27.3 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, IMD said.
The water was flowing with a strong force, due to which the bus fell off the bridge and got stuck in water before being swept away by the strong currents.
According to officials, the maximum temperature is likely to settle around 37 degrees Celsius.
The India Meteorological Department has predicted light to moderate rainfall in all the 33 districts of Gujarat on Sunday and Monday.
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation reported a prediction of "light to moderate rain or thundershowers in city and suburbs, with the possibility of heavy rainfall at isolated places".
The relative humidity was recorded at 50 per cent, according to the India Meteorological Dept.
Another yellow alert forecasting a "thunderstorm with lightning and lightning falls" has been sounded for isolated places in five divisions including Indore, Gwalior and Chambal.
