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Met forecasts heavy rain in South Bengal
The Met department today forecast heavy to very heavy rain in the districts of south Bengal owing to a well-marked low pressure in north-west Bay of Bengal. Heavy to very heavy rain have been forecast in districts of south Bengal, with the intensity likely to be more in the coastal districts of East Midnapore, South 24 Parganas and North 24 Parganas. The well-marked low pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining West Bengal and Odisha coasts is likely to concentrate into a depression during the next two days, regional Met director G K Das said. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into the sea till July 22. The metropolis, which has been experiencing sweltering heat for the last few days, is likely to receive heavy rain tomorrow and a few spells of rain thereafter, Das said. Kolkata recorded the day's highest temperature at 36.1 degree Celsius yesterday, which is three notches above normal, while the minimum temperature was two counts above average at
Rain lashes parts of Himachal; Una hottest
Una recorded a high of 35.4 degrees Celsius even as rain continued to lash parts of Himachal Pradesh today, Meteorological department said. Maximum temperature in Hamirpur, Sundernagar, Bilaspur and Kangra was recorded at 33.9, 33.4 and 33.1 degrees Celsius respectively. Keylong of Lahaul and Spiti district was the coldest, recording a low of 12.2 degrees Celsius. Minimum temperature in Manali, Kalpa, Dalhousie and Shimla was recorded at 13.2, 15.4, 16.6 respectively. Jubbarhatti of Shimla district recorded the highest rainfall of 41.5 mm, followed by 23 mm in Dalhousie, 22.4 mm in Manali, 9.4 mm in Nahan, 7.8 mm in Bhuntar, 6.2 mm in Mandi, 6 mm in Palampur and 2.6 mm in Shimla during the last 24 hours, the Met department said.
Monsoon remains subdued in Himachal
The Southwest monsoon remained subdued in Himachal Pradesh on Friday and only some of the areas experienced rainfall, a Met official here said.
Delhiites wake up to overcast sky, light rains expected
Delhiites woke up to an overcast sky with the minimum temperature settling at 27.2 degrees Celsius and humidity at 91 per cent, according to the MeT department. The MeT department recorded 3.7 mm rainfall and predicted light showers in some parts of the city during the day. The humidity level recorded at 8.30 am was 91 per cent. "The skies will remain generally cloudy and the maximum temperature is expected to settle at 37.8 degrees Celsius," an official of the department said. The maximum temperature yesterday was 37.8 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature was 28.8 degrees Celsius.
Rainy Friday morning in Delhi
It was a rainy Friday morning in the national capital with the minimum temperature recorded at 27.2 degrees Celsius, the season's average, said the Met Office.
Odisha to witness heavy rainfall: MeT
Heavy rainfall in several coastal districts of Odisha in the next 24 hours is likely due to a low-pressure area formed over the north Bay of Bengal, an official said on Thursday.
Four injured in house collapse due to heavy rains on HP
At least four persons were today injured when the slab of an under construction house collapsed here today due to heavy rains in Himachal Pradesh, officials said today. Moderate to heavy rains occurred at many places in the state, affecting normal life, while cloudburst wreaked havoc in Chamba and Manali, the Meteorological (MeT) said. Half-a-dozen water mills and 100 m stretch of the Chamba-Chaju highway were washed away in the cloudburst at Bagheigarh village which caused massive damage and report of it is being prepared, Sub-Divisional Magistrate, Churah, Hem Chand said. The Kullu-Manali highway was closed due to landslides and rescue teams are engaged in clearing the roads and shifting the people living on the banks of nullahs, the officials said. A large number of vehicles were stranded on the highway. Four labourers were injured when the slab of an under construction house collapsed following rains in Jghot area near Kusumpti in periphery of Shimla town. The rains triggered ...
Rains continue to lash many parts of Punjab, Haryana
Rains continued to lash many parts of Punjab and Haryana for the third day today. Chandigarh received moderate rainfall and the maximum temperature here settled at 34 degrees Celsius, a MeT Department official said here. In Haryana, Panchkula, Karnal, Yamunanagar were among other places that received rains. Patiala, Ludhiana, Mohali, Ropar and Jalandhar in Punjab were also lashed by rains. The maximum temperatures today hovered in the range of 31-34 degrees Celsius at most places in Haryana and Punjab. According to a forecast by the MeT department here, rains/thundershowers are likely at many places in Haryana and Punjab over the next two days.
Manali continues to be coldest in HP: Met office
Manali continued to be the coldest place in Himachal Pradesh as rain lashed some parts of the state in the last 24 hours, the local Met Office said today. The high-altitude resort town also received the maximum rainfall of 28.4 mm in the last 24 hours, followed by Kufri hill station (18 mm), Shimla (10.9 mm) and Dharamshala (4.4 mm), said Manmohan Singh, director of Meteorological Centre, Shimla. The minimum temperature in Manali was 13.4 degrees Celsius, while the maximum was recorded in Una town at 34.6 degrees, Singh said. The minimum temperature at state capital Shimla was 16.5 degrees Celsius, he added.
Another humid morning in Delhi, light rain likely
The residents of the national capital woke up to a sunny and humid morning today with the minimum temperature settling at 28.6 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average. According to the MeT department, the humidity level recorded at 8.30 am was 73 per cent. The weatherman has predicted light showers in some parts of the city later in the day. "The skies will remain generally cloudy and the maximum temperature is expected to settle at 37 degrees Celsius," an official of the department said. The humidity level had risen to 95 per cent in Delhi yesterday. The maximum temperature yesterday was 37.2 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature was 28 degrees Celsius.
Rains lash Bhopal, boy falls into swollen nullah
A three-year-old boy is feared drowned today after he fell into a nullah which was in full spate due to heavy rains that lashed Bhopal, police said. The incident occurred around 11.30 AM when Bhagya Jarila slipped into the nullah while playing outside his shanty in Panchsheel Nagar area, said TT Nagar police inspector Alok Shrivastava. He said Bhagya's father Rohit Jarila and uncle who were around jumped into the water but failed to save him. Rohit and his brother were pulled out of the water by locals, said Shrivastava. Bhagya remains untraced despite a search operation that lasted for hours, he said, adding that the nullah empties out into a lake, located around one km away from the spot. Heavy rains have been lashing Bhopal since this morning. "The city recorded 116 mm rainfall during 8.30 AM to 5.30 PM," said senior meteorologist G D Mishra at the India Meteorological Department (IMD). He said almost the entire state received rainfall today. As per weather forecast, ..
Water in Maha dams rises by 25 per cent between Jul 9-16
Heavy rains over the past few days has increased the water stock in Maharashtra's dams by almost 25 per cent from 643.64 thousand million cubic feet (TMC) on July 9 to 804.34 TMC on July 16, state government data has revealed. This rise between July 9-16, of 160.7 TMC, constitutes about 10 per cent of the total storage capacity of the state's dams which is 1720.09 TMC, an official said. A state Water Resources official said that divisions such as Amravati, Pune and Nagpur had received excess rainfall while regions like Konkan and Nashik had received less rainfall, till July 16, when compared to the same period last year. Replying to a query on the Konkan belt traditionally receiving the highest amount of rainfall, the official said that the region saw less rains in June this year. Lack of rains in June meant that the region was still short of the rainfall it had received in the same time last year, he informed. By July 16 last year, the Konkan region had 74.22 per cent .
Manali coldest as rain lashes several parts of Himachal
Rain lashed several parts of Himachal Pradesh today, with Manali becoming the coldest place in the state in the last 24 hours, the Meteorological (MeT) department said. As per the data registered this morning (at 8:30), Manali in Kullu district recorded a minimum of 13.6 degrees Celsius, becoming the coldest place in the hilly state during the last 24 hours, Director of local MeT office Manmohan Singh said. The minimum temperature in Kalpa of Kinnaur district and Keylong of Lahaul and Spiti district was recorded as 14.6 degrees Celsius, 16.1 degrees Celcius in Dalhousie of Chamba district, and 16.9 degrees Celsius in the state capital Shimla over the same period, he added. Manali received a rainfall of 11 mm over the last 24 hours, lagging behind many other places in the state in terms of precipitation. The maximum precipitation in the state took place in Dharamshala where 75.4 mm of rainfall was registered during the last 24 hours, the MeT office said. Besides, Paonta Sahib in ...
Delhi gets rainfall in patches on Monday, similar condition this week
Though monsoon clouds covered the national capital's sky on Monday, rain was only seen in patches, and similar conditions are is expected throughout the week, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
Delhiites face travel woes due to heavy downpour, waterlogging
Commuters in the national capital had a harrowing time today as heavy rain lashed parts of the city leading to waterlogging and traffic congestion. Several arterial roads and major intersections were submerged due to the heavy downpour since morning resulting in long traffic snarls. Severe waterlogging was reported under Moti Nagar flyover, Ranjit Singh footover bridge, Mayapuri Chowk, Zakhira underpass, Bhairon Enclave, Chhatta Rail bridge, Lala Lajpat Rai marg, Rohtak road, Rani Jhansi road, Azad Market and Zakhira flyover. Traffic congestion was also witnessed in the carriageway from Moti Nagar towards Raja Garden due to waterlogging. The breakdown of a bus in the same area added to the woes of the commuters on the stretch. Another bus got stuck under the flooded Minto Bridge in the heart of the city. However, the passengers were rescued safely. The Delhi Traffic Police Twitter handle was busy posting updates alerting commuters on congested roads around the city. Delhi received 32 .
5 killed, thousands in hospital as heat wave hits Japan
Five people died and over 2,000 people were taken to hospitals due to heat exhaustion or heatstroke as heat wave continued to scorch Japan on Monday, the media reported.
Heavy rains lash parts of city
Heavy rains lashed parts of the national capital today leading to water logging on several roads and traffic jams at various intersections. The Safdarjung observatory, recording of which is considered official for the city, received 32 mm rainfall between 8.30 AM and 5.30 PM. Areas under Palam, Lodhi Road, Ridge and Ayanagar recorded 25.2 mm, 30.8 mm, 38.6 mm, 1.7mm rains respectively during the same period. The maximum temperature was recorded at 34.1 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average, while the minimum temperature settled at 28.8 degrees Celsius, two notches above the normal, said the official. The humidity oscillated between 79 and 100 per cent. The Meteorological office has forecast overcast skies along with light rains for tomorrow. "The maximum and minimum temperatures are expected to hover around 33 degrees and 26 degrees Celsius respectively," the weatherman said. Yesterday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 37.8 degrees Celsius, while the minimum stood
Heavy rains batter Maharashtra hill stations
After Mumbai and coastal districts, some of the most popular hill stations of Maharashtra were battered by heavy rains with Mahabaleshwar leading the list, according to the IMD here on Monday.
Heavy rains lash parts of Delhi
Heavy rains lashed parts of national capital today affecting traffic at various intersections and led to waterlogging on several roads. It was a humid morning in the city and the minimum temperature settled at 25 degrees Celsius, two notches below normal. The weatherman has predicted that rainfall would continue and the mercury is expected to settle below the normal levels. "Heavy rainfall is expected in various areas in the city during the day. The maximum temperature will settle around 35 degrees Celsius," an MeT official said. Yesterday, the maximum temperature was recorded at 37.8 degrees Celsius, while the minimum stood at 28.6 degrees Celsius.
Cloudy morning in Delhi, rains likely
The national capital witnessed a cloudy and humid morning on Monday with the minimum temperature recorded at 27.2 degrees Celsius, the season's average, the Met office said.