Tag: Met Department

Bhubaneswar: Though many parts of Odisha got a respite from heatwave conditions, the mercury level continued to remain above 40 degrees Celsius in the western region of the state today. The maximum temperature stood at 42 degrees Celsius at Bolangir followed by 41.7 degrees Celsius at Sonepur, 41.5 degrees Celsius at Titilagarh and Bhawanipatna and […]

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: The Regional Meteorological Department has forecast rain across Odisha, particularly in the western region of the State, for two days from today. Several districts of Odisha including, Sundergarh, Bargarh, Deogarh, Jharsuguda, Sambalpur, Kandhamal, Nuapada, Ganjam, Gajapati and Rayagada are likely to experience rainfall. “Due to the formation of a cyclonic circulation over eastern Bihar, […]

Bhubaneswar: The heat wave condition continues to intensify in Odisha with nine places of the State recording temperatures above 44 degree Celsius today. As per data of the Meteorological department, Titlagarh seemed to have turned into a burning cauldron as it recorded temperature of 46.5 degree Celsius, the maximum for any station this summer. Other […]

New Delhi: Heat wave conditions continued unabated in Delhi even as the MeT department on Friday issued a “red-colour” warning for the national capital. It also predicted that the maximum temperature may hit the 45-degree Celsius mark by late afternoon. The IMD has four colour-coded messages — green, yellow, amber and red. Green indicates normal […]

Jaipur: Rajasthan’s Churu was hottest on Saturday with temperature touching 50 degree Celsius in the district, said the met department. The Met Department has issued a red alert and a yellow alert in many districts of the state for the next five days starting from Saturday in view of the intense heat wave gripping many […]

Bhubaneswar: The met department today issued thunderstorm and lightning alert for 11 districts of the State today. “Moderate thunderstorm with lightning and light to moderate rainfall are likely to occur at some places over the districts of Kendrapara, Jagatsinghpur, Bhadrak, Dhenkanal, Keonjhar, Jajpur, Angul, Cuttack, Khurda, Nayagarh and Puri between 9.30 AM and 12:30 PM,” […]

Bhubaneswar: Amid thunderstorm and lightning warning of the Regional Meteorological Centre here, at least three persons were killed while one sustained critical injuries in lightning strikes at two separate places in Keonjhar district of Odisha on Wednesday. While two people were killed in Badasialimala village under Harichandanpur block, one died in Thakurapada village due to […]

Bikaner: A ‘low intensity’ earthquake of 4.5 magnitude shook Rajasthan’s Bikaner district on Sunday, a Meteorological (Met) department official said. The earthquake hit Bikaner around 10.36 am, the official said. No casualty or damage to property has been reported so far in the earthquake, a district administration official said. People rushed out of their homes […]

Bhubaneswar: Severe winter chill has made a comeback in Odisha with a steady dip in the night temperatures after a few days of warm weather. As per the prediction of weather department, the condition is likely to prevail for some more days. The north westerly/ northerly dry and cold wind at lower level penetrating over […]

Bhubaneswar: With a steady dip in night temperature, the cold wave condition is likely to prevail in most parts of the State from today. The chill condition will be felt more during night especially early hours. The regional weather wing has issued alert for the State. Yellow warning has also been issued for some districts […]