Tag: Monsoon

Bhubaneswar: After a long spell of dry weather this monsoon, almost all parts of Odisha have begun to receive rainfall in last 24 hours. Bhubaneswar Regional Meteorological Centre authorities today informed that the State will continue to get more rains for the next three days under the impact of a monsoon trough line. Charan Behera, […]

Bhubaneswar: A cyclonic circulation over west-central and adjoining southwest Bay of Bengal off South Andhra has been triggering torrential spells of rainfall hitting normal life in many parts of the State since Tuesday. A cyclonic circulation lies over south Andhra Pradesh and neighbourhood and under its impact, several Odisha districts will further experience enhanced rainfall […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Center predicted light to moderate rainfall in Odisha in the next five days. Thunderstorm and lightning will occur in several parts of coastal and north Odisha including Balasore, Bhadrak, Kendrapara, Mayurbhanj, Khurda, Cuttack and Jagatsinghpur districts in the next 24 hours. Laxmikant Giri duty officer at Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar said, […]

New Delhi: As the four-month rainfall season ended with “above normal” monsoon, initial predictions by the India Meteorological Department and the private forecaster Skymet Weather were found to be contrary to the outcome. While IMD in April had said the country would receive 96 per cent of the Long Period Average, Skymet had predicted 93 […]

New Delhi: More than 2,100 people have lost their lives and another 46 were reported missing this monsoon season in rains and floods which affected more than 25 lakh people in 22 states, Union Home Ministry officials said on Wednesday. The highest 399 people died in Maharashtra, followed by 227 deaths in West Bengal in […]

Bhubaneswar/New Delhi: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that the country will witness a normal South-West monsoon this season between June to September. Quantitatively, the monsoon rainfall during the monsoon season 2020 is expected to be around 96 per cent to 104 per cent of its long-period average. The Earth Sciences department, however, said […]

New Delhi: The Southwest monsoon, which brings more than 75 per cent of rainfall to the country, is expected to be normal this year, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said…

New Delhi: A low pressure area formed over Arabian sea and Lakshadweep is likely to intensify further into a cyclonic storm and reach coastal states of Maharashtra and Gujarat next week, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Sunday. Sunitha Devi, in charge of cyclones at IMD, said, “A low pressure area has formed over […]

New Delhi: The southwest monsoon has made an onset over Kerala, marking the commencement of the four-month long rainfall season, the India Meteorological Department said on Monday. “The southwest monsoon has made an onset over Kerala,” IMD director general Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said. Speaking to IANS, IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said, “Monsoon has arrived. There […]

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik on Thursday once again appealed people to remain indoors and follow the lockdown norms to contain the spread of coronavirus. In an address to the people of the State, he said, “Easing of lockdown does not mean that COVID-19 threat is past us… Don’t make that mistake. As I […]

Bhubaneswar: With the likely formation of a low-pressure area over the east-central Bay of Bengal by Tuesday, the Meteorological Department on Sunday informed that the Southwest Monsoon is likely to advance into Odisha, West Bengal, Sikkim and some parts of North-eastern states by next week. The national weather forecasting agency has informed that conditions are […]

Bhubaneswar: A low pressure area has formed over west-central Bay of Bengal under the influence of a cyclonic circulation, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Tuesday. The associated circulation extends up to mid-tropospheric level and it is likely to move west-northwest wards and become well marked during the next 48 hours. Moreover, the southwest Monsoon […]

Bhubaneswar: South West Monsoon winds that touched Odisha two days ago have now covered the entire State, the Regional Met Centre of IMD in Bhubaneswar informed on Saturday. Under the impact of Monsoon, light to moderate rain/thundershower has occurred at most places over the districts of coastal Odisha and at many places over the districts […]

Bhubaneswar: The Regional Meteorological Centre, Bhubaneswar on Saturday issued rainfall and thunderstorm alert for several districts of the State till June 30. Thunderstorm with lightning is very likely to occur at one or two places over the districts of North Coastal Odisha, Sonepur, Boudh, Rayagada, Gajapati, Kalahandi, Nayagarh, Kandhamal, Khurda, Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj and Dhenkanal, the […]

Bhubaneswar: A trough line formed approximately 3.1 kms above mean sea level extended from North-Eastern MP to North-Central Maharashtra is very likely to cause heavy rainfall in Odisha in the next 24 hours, informed the Regional Meteorological Centre in Bhubaneswar today. The trough line has been triggering rain in western and northern parts of Odisha […]