Schools Holiday: Schools in these states closed today; check list

Schools Holiday: Schools in these states closed today; check list

The Jammu division’s School Education Department has declared a holiday for all government and private schools on Monday (August 18)  in response to adverse weather conditions, as per an official release. A cloudburst on Sunday led to flash floods and landslides in multiple areas of Kathua. Rescue teams are actively working to recover trapped things […]

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IMD declares orange alert in nine districts in Kerala on July 20

IMD declares orange alert in nine districts in Kerala on July 20

Two-wheeler riders navigate through the rain-soaked streets of Palakkad. The IMD issued orange alert for Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode, Wayanad, Kannur and Kasargode on July 20, 2025. | Photo Credit: K.K. Mustafah The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in nine districts in Kerala on Sunday (July 20, […]

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Temperatures along equatorial Pacific Ocean to remain neutral till October: NOAA

Temperatures along equatorial Pacific Ocean to remain neutral till October: NOAA

The US agency National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) said Thursday El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) neutral conditions would prevail along the equatorial Pacific Ocean until October this year, meaning the Indian summer monsoon would not be under the threat of either El Niño or La Niña till the end of this season. Part of the […]

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Southwest monsoon sets in over Kerala, earliest onset since 2009

Southwest monsoon sets in over Kerala, earliest onset since 2009

Pedestrians walking through a street as it rained heavily in Thiruvananthapuram on Friday, May 23, 2025. | Photo Credit: NIRMAL HARINDRAN The southwest monsoon, the backbone of Indian agricultural production, has set in over Kerala a week ahead of its normal onset. This is the earliest onset of the southwest monsoon after 2009 which saw […]

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North East monsoon sets in: IMD

North East monsoon sets in: IMD

Northeast monsoon rains commenced over coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal, and adjoining areas of south Coastal Andhra Pradesh today, the IMD said Northeast monsoon rains commenced over coastal Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal, and adjoining areas of south Coastal Andhra Pradesh today, the IMD said The much-awaited northeast monsoon commenced over Tamil Nadu and […]

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Light to moderate rainfall likely in N. Andhra, Rayalaseema on Tuesday, Wednesday

Light to moderate rainfall likely in N. Andhra, Rayalaseema on Tuesday, Wednesday

North Coastal Andhra and Rayalaseema regions are likely to witness light to moderate rainfall at many places on October 18 and 19 under the influence of cyclonic circulations in the Bay of Bengal. On Monday, the State is likely to witness light to moderate rainfall at a few places. According to the India Meteorological Department’s […]

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Monsoon withdrawal to begin in next two days: IMD

Monsoon withdrawal to begin in next two days: IMD

After a late spurt in rainfall, the southwest monsoon is all set to enter the withdrawal phase over the next two days, the weather office said on Monda, September 19, 2022. “Conditions are becoming favourable for withdrawal of southwest monsoon from parts of north-west India and Kutch during the next two days,” the India Meteorological […]

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Met. Dept to install more rain gauges

Met. Dept to install more rain gauges

With the addition of more automatic rain gauges to the network of weather observatories in Tamil Nadu, the IMD hopes to improve its weather monitoring and forecasting services With the addition of more automatic rain gauges to the network of weather observatories in Tamil Nadu, the IMD hopes to improve its weather monitoring and forecasting […]

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Light to moderate rainfall likely in N. Andhra, Rayalaseema on Tuesday, Wednesday

Andhra Pradesh mounts vigil as discharge of floodwaters rise at Bhadrachalam and Perur 

Moderate to heavy rain forecast at isolated places across the State in the next 24 hours  Moderate to heavy rain forecast at isolated places across the State in the next 24 hours  The discharge of floodwater at Bhadrachalam and Perur in Telangana stood at 9,47,982 cusecs and 7,80,200 cusecs respectively at 9 a.m. on Saturday. […]

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