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Weather Bee: January 2026 only the fifth warmest January on record

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January temperatures averaging fifth warmest has also prolonged the cooling spell that started in December. (AFP)
Published on Feb 05, 2026 12:04 pm IST

Forecast see chances of El Nino onset this year

HT reported on Friday that India recorded its eighth warmest year in 2025 despite a relatively mild summer and robust monsoon. (PTI)
Updated on Feb 23, 2026 10:51 am IST

Curbs on construction, concrete plants likely in Mumbai if AQI remains ‘poor’

iMumbai, India - November 23, 2025: A top view of the metro train during hazy weather at Malad in Mumbai, India, on Sunday, November 23 2025. (Photo by Satish Bate/ Hindustan Times) (Hindustan Times)
Updated on Nov 24, 2025 09:14 am IST

Delhi temperature drops to 19 degrees ahead of Diwali, air quality 'moderate'

Clear skies shroud Delhi as the city sees a drop in temperature, and slight rise in pollution levels.
Published on Oct 13, 2025 10:45 am IST

Is India headed for an early winter? What experts say after heavy Delhi rain

People enjoy the rain at Kartavya Path, in New Delhi on Tuesday.
Updated on Oct 09, 2025 03:07 pm IST

Monsoon season ends with 7.9% excess rain across country: IMD

Most parts of the country are expected to receive normal to above normal rainfall during the post monsoon season. (PTI)
Published on Oct 01, 2025 03:48 am IST

La Nina may bring colder winter to north, say experts

La Nina refers to the periodic large-scale cooling of the ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. (FILE)
Published on Sept 30, 2025 04:04 am IST

March 2025 2nd-warmest on record, says Copernicus

A man talks to his son on the phone under a streetlight on the road in front of his home as wildfires burn in Uiseong, South Korea, on March 24. (AFP)
Updated on Apr 08, 2025 11:35 pm IST

Skymet forecasts normal monsoon at 103% of LPA this year

Citizens commute amid heavy rain in Pune. (PTI Photo)
Published on Apr 08, 2025 06:52 pm IST

Weather Bee: Is this an unusually short La Nina?

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The length of the ongoing La Nina is indeed somewhat unusual. (AP Photo)
Updated on Mar 07, 2025 05:12 pm IST

US is freezing and La Nina usually eases warming. Earth just set another heat record anyway

US is freezing and La Nina usually eases warming. Earth just set another heat record anyway
Published on Feb 06, 2025 08:37 am IST

Weather Bee | Why is the global temperature high despite La Nina's arrival?

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Snow covers a rock as drifting broken sea ice, floats on the surface, off the extreme western point of Replot Island, in Kvarken archipelago, near Bjorkoby, in the northern part of the Baltic Sea on January 15, 2025. Due to a mild winter and temperatures above zero degrees centigrade, the open sea has not frozen. (Photo by Olivier MORIN / AFP)
Published on Jan 17, 2025 08:17 pm IST

With La Nina yet to take hold, experts predict milder winter

An anti smog gun seen sprinkling water to settle down dust particles amid pollution at Kartavya Path in New Delhi on Sunday. (Sanchit Khanna/Hindustan Times)
Updated on Oct 28, 2024 05:38 am IST

How, why global forecasters got La Nina prediction wrong

In India, an El Nino is associated with harsher summer and weaker monsoon. La Nina, meanwhile, is associated with strong monsoon and above average rains and colder winters. (PTI)
Updated on Oct 03, 2024 04:50 am IST

Weather Bee | Will La Nina cool winters in India?

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New Delhi, India-January 19, 2024: People are seen wearing warm clothes while going to work on a cold winter morning at South West Delhi near Kapashera, in New Delhi, India, on Friday, 19 January 2024. (Photo by Parveen Kumar/Hindustan Times)
Published on Sept 27, 2024 09:12 pm IST

After June deficit, August logs 28% excess rainfall within 2 weeks

A vehicle moves through a waterlogged Sikar road following heavy monsoon rain in Jaipur on Monday. (PTI)
Updated on Aug 13, 2024 12:21 am IST

Above normal rainfall predicted in India in August, September: IMD

Due to heavy rainfall, many places in Noida saw waterlogging and traffic jams. (Photo by Sunil Ghosh/Hindustan Times)
Published on Aug 01, 2024 08:26 pm IST

Monsoon likely to cover most parts of North West India by July 3: IMD

A school girl with an umbrella rides on her bicycle to school during the monsoon rain as clouds hover over the sky on the outskirts of Guwahati on June 20.
Updated on Jun 22, 2024 05:53 pm IST

Hell or high water: Filipino schools lashed by climate extremes

Hell or high water: Filipino schools lashed by climate extremes
Updated on Jun 12, 2024 08:29 am IST

Drop in global temperatures unlikely this summer: WMO

People rest under the shade of a bridge to shelter from the scorching Sun, in Prayagraj on Monday. (AFP)
Updated on Jun 04, 2024 05:48 am IST

What looming La Nina means for global temperatures | Explained

In the context of a warming planet due to human-caused climate change, scientists say that cooling effect may be minuscule. (Reuters/File)
Published on Jun 03, 2024 03:26 pm IST

La Nina may not lead to dip in temperatures soon: WMO

La Niña refers to the large-scale cooling of the ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean. (FIle photo)
Published on Jun 03, 2024 01:41 pm IST

Monsoon likely to arrive in Kerala on May 31, says IMD

A man takes shelter under an umbrella from the scorching sun on a hot summer afternoon in New Delhi on May 3, 2024, amid the ongoing heatwave. (AFP)
Updated on May 16, 2024 06:08 am IST

Preparing for La Nina days

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A good monsoon would also mean better crop yields, and, hopefully, relief from high food inflation.
Published on May 13, 2024 08:58 pm IST

La Nina effect may lead to above-normal rains

La Nina generally tends to follow strong El Nino events, as seen in the past few months, which also provides added confidence in the model guidance favoring La Nina, NOAA said (AFP)
Updated on May 13, 2024 06:54 am IST

Monsoon to be ‘above normal’, predicts IMD

M Ravichandran, secretary, ministry of earth sciences, in New Delhi on Monday. (ANI)
Updated on Apr 16, 2024 05:13 am IST

Monsoon likely to be ‘normal’ this year, predicts Skymet

Skymet said at play will be a “swift” switch from El Nino conditions in the Pacific to La Nina, which will likely mean a slow start to the summer rains before the latter weeks bring heavier spells. (Sanjeev Verma/ Hindustan Times)
Updated on Apr 10, 2024 04:57 am IST

Monsoon likely to be ‘normal’ at about 102% of LPA: weather forecaster Skymet

Monsoon is the lifeblood of India’s economy. (Shutterstock)
Published on Apr 09, 2024 12:09 pm IST

El Nino weakens but expect record temperatures this year: WMO forecast

Though El Nino is weakening now, above normal temperatures are predicted over almost all land areas between March and May. (Representative file photo)
Updated on Mar 05, 2024 11:43 am IST