Tag: India Meteorological Department

New Delhi/Bhubaneswar: Heavy rains with gusty winds are likely to occur in several parts of Odisha in next 24 hours as the southwest monsoon is making a steady advance into Maharashtra, West Bengal and nearby states, predicted the India Meteorological Department (IMD) office on Sunday. The well-marked low pressure over the Bay of Bengal will […]

Bhubaneswar: Funnel shaped and shallow, the Bay of Bengal has witnessed around 500 cyclones in 125 years since 1891 of which 107 had targeted Odisha causing immense devastation. “However, compared to hurricanes inthe west pacific, cyclones originating in the Bay of Bengal are less intense and much weaker but ironically cause more death and destruction. […]

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) today said the heat wave condition would prevail in Odisha till next four days while there would be Norwester in some parts of the state during the period. Talking to OTV, Dr Sarat Chandra Sahu, Director, Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar, said at present, the wind flow towards the land in […]

India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday said the south-west monsoon will enter the Odisha coast on June 8

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said that interior parts of Odisha will experience more rainfall as the monsoon will remain normal in the State for the next five days.

Chennai: The death toll due to cyclone Gaja, which hit Tamil Nadu’s coastal districts on Friday, has increased to 33, Chief Minister K. Palaniswami said on Saturday. Speaking to reporters at Salem, about 350 kilometres from here, Palaniswami said that 20 men, 11 women, and 2 children died due to the cyclone that crossed the […]

Bhubaneswar: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday issued a cyclone alert for Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. The IMD in a statement said a depression over west-central and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify into a cyclonic storm during the next 12 hours. “The depression over west-central and adjoining east-central Bay of […]

New Delhi: The monsoon this year has covered the entire nation, 17 days ahead of its normal onset date, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. According to IMD officials, Sriganganagar in west Rajasthan, which is the last outpost in the country for the monsoon to reach, has also received rainfall. The monsoon’s usual […]

New Delhi: It was a sunny and cold morning in the national capital on Wednesday with the minimum temperature recorded at 7.6 degrees Celsius, one notch above the season’s average. At least 18 trains were cancelled, 30 delayed and six rescheduled due to fog in several parts of northern India. Humidity in Delhi at 8.30 […]

Bhubaneswar: After a two-day respite from severe cold across Odisha, the weather department today warned of prevalence of cold wave conditions over some parts of the state in the next 48 hours. “Cold wave condition likely to prevail over some parts of Odisha during the next 48 hours,” the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in […]

Bhubaneswar: Western Odisha continued to sizzle in intense heatwave conditions today, while the coastal belt experienced some respite with drop in the mercury. Bhawanipatna in western region turned out to be the hottest place in the state recording a maximum temperature of 44 degrees Celsius, while the mercury stood at 43.5 degrees Celsius in Titlagarh […]

Bhubaneswar: The cyclonic storm Phethai formed over Bay of Bengal is likely to intensify further into a severe cyclonic storm in the next 24 hours, as per the latest bulletin of India Meteorological Department (IMD). Though the cyclone is expected to cross Andhra Pradesh coast between Machlipatnam and Kakinada by tomorrow, it is likely to […]

Bhubaneswar: While the tropical cyclone ‘Pabuk’ is approaching gradually and is likely to emerge in the Andaman Sea in the 5th of January, the Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar has stated that it will not have any impact on Odisha. “The cyclonic storm ‘Pabuk’ lay centred at about 870 km east-southeast of Port Blair and […]

Bhubaneswar: With the temperature already hovering around 10 degree Celcius in several districts, the Indian Meteorological Department has stated that cold wave conditions are likely to intensify further in Odisha. While the temperature dipped in parts of West Odisha and interior areas of the State yesterday, the Meteorological department predicted that it will continue to […]

Bhubaneswar: Bone-chilling cold wave conditions continue to sweep most parts of Odisha with more than ten places recording temperatures below 10 degree Celsius on Wednesday. For the past 3-4 days, temperature drop has led to snowfall in Koida area of Sundergarh while other parts of the district also witnessed temperatures below 10 deg Celsius. Similarly, […]