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India Meteorological Department News

IMD gets its rain data wrong: Delhi yet to cross average for August showers

IMD has often gone wrong with its predictions of rain, Tuesday being a case in point. Monday was an occasion the weather agency was also wrong with its logs.

Updated 2 days ago

Multiple spells of rain expected in Delhi on Tuesday, IMD issues yellow alert

The city has received more rainfall this month than the long-period average for August. (HT PHOTO)

Published 3 days ago

Delhi’s August rain already above normal, with three weeks still to go

It has been a wetter-than-normal monsoon for Delhi from June 1 to August 10, with 534.3mm of rain. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh / Hindustan Times)

Updated 3 days ago

Heavy rain in Himachal: Orange alert for Kangra, Mandi and Chamba

People look at the swollen Beas river as the water level rises following incessant monsoon rain, in Kullu, Himachal Pradesh.

Updated 4 days ago

Rain likely in Delhi after brief break, city to cross normal rainfall for August

The shift of the monsoon trough away from Delhi led to the break in rain.

Updated 4 days ago

Delhi records 98% of August rainfall in 5 days, surge in rain-related disasters

The intense spell over the past week led to several instances of waterlogging, traffic snarls, uprooted trees and rain-related incidents across Delhi-NCR.

Updated 5 days ago

Gurugram roads remain inundated after fourth day of rainfall

The scale of disruption once again laid bare the city’s vulnerability to rain, with roads, underpasses, drains and even recently built infrastructure struggling to cope with the downpour. (Parveen Kumar/HT)

Published 6 days ago

Delhi: IMD issues ‘red alert’ for parts of city amid heavy rain; AQI ‘satisfactory’

At around 9:15am, the IMD issued a red alert for the south-eastern region of the city. (HT photo)

Published 7 days ago

Delhi: IMD issues ‘orange alert’ as AQI remains ‘satisfactory’

From 11:30pm on Wednesday to 8:30am on Thursday, Palam recorded the highest rainfall at 23.8mm. (HT Photo)

Published 8 days ago

India's water systems must prepare for unpredictable monsoons

Indian Monsoon

Updated 9 days ago

20 mm rain recorded in the Chandigarh; trees uprooted due to strong winds

IMD officials said that the monsoon axis still persists over the region and chances of light to moderate rain can still continue for the next two days, rain will become unlikely after that. (Keshav Singh/HT)

Published 9 days ago

Heavy rain lashes north Kerala; many low-lying areas still flooded

Heavy rain lashes north Kerala; many low-lying areas still flooded

Updated 10 days ago

Heavy rain batters Kerala; Pathanamthitta on alert as water levels may rise

Heavy rain batters Kerala; Pathanamthitta on alert as water levels may rise

Updated 11 days ago

Chandigarh: Weak monsoon to leave August drier than normal

The IMD’s monsoon report indicated a high probability that rainfall during August and September in the region would be below normal. (Keshav Singh/HT)

Published 11 days ago

Below normal rain likely in most parts of Himachal in August, September: IMD

The India Meteorological Department (IMD), Shimla, has predicted below normal rainfall in most parts of the state except some parts of northern Kullu where it is likely to be near normal, during the second half of the monsoon season (August - September). (HT File)

Published 11 days ago

Meghalaya records 58% monsoon rainfall deficit, IMD raises concern

The IMD has forecast normal to above-normal rainfall over Northeast India during August. (HT Photo)

Published 12 days ago

Monsoon revival fails to quench Punjab’s rain deficit

Monsoon revival fails to quench Punjab’s rain deficit

Published 13 days ago

Heavy downpour lashes Telangana, IMD issues alert

Police personnel help to clear the site of a tree collapse due to heavy rainfall in Jagtial district on Thursday. (HT PHOTO)

Published 14 days ago

Gujarat on high alert as extremely heavy rainfall likely over next 2 days

Residents use a three-wheeled cart to transport a motorcycle through a waterlogged road following heavy rainfall, in Surat, Gujarat.

Updated 15 days ago

Pune city on the verge of recording wettest July ever

Pune city on the verge of recording wettest July ever

Published 16 days ago

Wet spell to persist in Noida, Gzb: IMD

The IMD has forecast a generally cloudy sky with a few spells of rain or thundershowers, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning, on Wednesday. (Sunil Ghosh/HT Photo)

Published 16 days ago

Delhi crosses monthly normal of July rain after recent downpour

People wade through a waterlogged road in Mayur Vihar Phase 2 on Tuesday.

Updated 16 days ago

Delhi sees scattered rainfall, IMD issues ‘yellow’ alert for two days

A view of light rain over Delhi, bringing relief from the sultry conditions on Monday. (Arvind Yadav/HT PHOTO)

Published 17 days ago

135 roads shut in Himachal; heavy rains on card from July 28

Himachal chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu meet the families in Boh Valley on Sunday. (HT Photo)

Published 18 days ago

Monsoon likely to intensify in UP from Monday: IMD

As monsoon activity weakened over the past few days, the state’s rainfall deficit widened to 21%, with East UP recording a 28% shortfall and West UP an 8% deficit. (HT File)

Updated 20 days ago

Low-pressure area formed in Bay of Bengal, likely to bring heavy rain till Monday

Low-pressure area formed in Bay of Bengal, likely to bring heavy rain till Monday

Published 20 days ago

Chandigarh: Brace for heavy rain next week

The maximum temperature remained stable at 34°C over the last two days before soaring to 36°C on Friday. (Ravi Kumar/ HT)

Published 20 days ago

Western Maharashtra drenched while north, Vidarbha battle rainfall deficit

Western Maharashtra drenched while north, Vidarbha battle rainfall deficit

Published 20 days ago

Weather Bee: How monsoon turned rainy again this week

People walk amid rainfall in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh. (PTI)

Updated 21 days ago

India needs adaptability, not reactive climate action

As per the India Meteorological Department, June 2026 recorded a 40% rainfall deficit, making it the fifth driest June in more than a century.

Published 22 days ago

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