2026 Super El Nino forecast: Is a powerful climate event expected? Here's what experts say2026 Super El Niño forecast: Scientists closely monitor the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO) for signs of a potential super El Niño. The...
23 Jul, 2026, 10.25 PM IST
Skymet predicts normal monsoon with 103% rainfall, better conditions in second halfSkymet anticipates a normal monsoon season, projecting rainfall at 103% of the long period average, with a 5% margin of error. The forecast...
09 Apr, 2025, 12.26 AM IST
What looming La Nina means for global temperaturesEl Nino, the natural weather phenomenon that contributed to 2023 being the hottest year on record, has recently subsided, paving the way fo...
03 Jun, 2024, 03.25 PM IST
El Nino conditions weakening, raise hopes of 'bountiful monsoon' in India: MeteorologistsTransitioning to La Nina may result in on-time and bountiful monsoon rains. However, high temperatures could lead to intense cyclones and e...
11 Feb, 2024, 07.00 PM IST
Normal monsoon expected as Australian Bureau of Meteorology rules out El Nino phenomenonMeteorologists say that a low probability of El Nino is certainly good news for the monsoon, although the complex weather system depends on...
25 May, 2021, 01.09 PM IST
El Nino unlikely this year: International forecastersThe prevailing phenomenon La Nina conditions that bring above-normal rainfall for the Indian subcontinent have turned inactive. However, hi...
30 Mar, 2021, 12.06 PM IST
Meteorological conditions around the world point to normal monsoon for India“It doesn't look like a drought year across India,” said Jason Nicholls, a senior meteorologist at AccuWeather in Pennsylvania. “We are lea...
26 Mar, 2021, 12.19 PM IST
El Nino unlikely, boost for southwest monsoon this yearThe southwest monsoon in India is likely to get a boost this year as the India Meteorological Department has predicted that El Nino, which ...
01 Apr, 2020, 11.27 AM IST
Brace for a scorching summer, says the Meteorological DepartmentTemperatures are likely to be 0.5-1.0 degree Celsius above normal in many parts of the country from March, the weather office said. The mon...
29 Feb, 2020, 11.07 AM IST
India sees 2017 monsoon rains at 98% of long-term averageIn April, the state-run India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast this year's monsoon rains at 96 percent of the 50-year average of 89...
06 Jun, 2017, 04.26 PM IST
South Asia to get normal monsoon, says SASCOF forecast"The outlook suggests that during the 2017 southwest monsoon season (June – September), normal rainfall is most likely over much of South A...
26 Apr, 2017, 05.34 PM IST
Get ready for above normal summer heatLatest forecasts indicate gradual warming of sea surface temperatures over equatorial Pacific and warm neutral ENSO conditions during April...
04 Apr, 2017, 01.14 AM IST
El Nino rears its head again, but confirmation only in AprilThe India Meteorological Department’s latest El Nino/La Nina update has indicated a gradual transition to an El Nino-like condition around ...
11 Feb, 2017, 05.53 AM IST
Despite new technology, 100% accuracy in weather prediction is not possibleDespite advances in satellite technology, our knowledge about the atmosphere is still incomplete, hence 100% accuracy in weather prediction...
20 Apr, 2015, 11.32 AM IST
Will El Nino hit monsoon? Odds are 50-50 so farA stuttering economy has seen heightened attention on the Pacific warming, known to disrupt the southwest monsoon.
11 Jun, 2012, 01.53 PM IST
- Normal monsoon likely: IMD
Rainfall likely to be 98% of the long-term average of 89 cms, says meteorological dept.
24 Apr, 2010, 03.31 AM IST
- Met sees 'near normal' monsoon this yr
Plunging inflationary data on paper may be no respite for the common man stuck with high food prices on the ground. Yet, the new government...
18 Apr, 2009, 03.14 AM IST