Monsoon delivers heavy rainfall: July-August poised to be among the wettest in three decadesIndia is experiencing one of the wettest July-August periods in three decades, with rainfall totals expected to surpass the long-term avera...
Monsoon withdraws from India, four days after normal dateTypically, the Southwest Monsoon makes its onset over Kerala by June 1 and covers the entire country by July 8. It starts retreating from n...
Monsoon ends with 'near normal' rainfall as positive factors counter El Nino effect, says IMDAddressing a press conference, IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said that with positive factors countering El Nino, the 2023 monso...
Monsoon: Withdrawal from India starts, says IMDIndia's monsoon has started to withdraw from the country, eight days later than usual, according to the India Meteorological Department. Th...
Monsoon may start retreating from northwest India by September 25: IMDThe India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that the southwest monsoon will begin to retreat from northwest India around Septem...
Not just problem boy El Nino, here's another disruptor for India's economyEl Nino and the Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO) are causing below-normal rainfall in India, which could lead to a significant drought. The ...
India braces for driest August since 1901 amid intensifying El NinoIndia is expected to have its driest August since 1901 due to intensifying El Nino conditions, senior meteorologists have said. The monsoon...
Skymet: Monsoon rains likely to be below normalIn the beginning of the monsoon season, it had forecast seasonal rainfall to be 100% of long period average.
Monsoon loses steam, rainfall 9% below normal after 3 weeksAll parts of the country barring the south peninsula have recorded below normal rains since June 1, data from the India Meteorological Depa...
In ‘neutral’ years, monsoon isn’t always normalFrom 1997 to 2017, there were 10 neutral years during which the monsoon varied between 88% of average (drought) to 106% (above normal).
Rainfall to be subdued till July 30 over central and western India: IMDThe India Meteorology Department expects the rainfall over central and west India to remain subdued during the second half of July, based o...
Amid good monsoon run, El Nino gains strengthUS, Australian agencies reported a strengthening of El Nino, the weather condition that is predicted to hit monsoon's performance in coming...
Monsoon races to Kashmir from Kanyakumari: Equatorial system of clouds & conditions in Indian Ocean may back plentiful rainsMonsoon has already delivered 16% excess rainfall since the start of the season on June 1, and is expected to remain strong at least until ...
Monsoon to cover India by end of June, except North-West: IITMThe Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM) expects the monsoon to cover most parts of India by end of June, except North-West Indi...
Monsoon takes a break, revival unlikely for a weekIMD defines 'break' in the monsoon as three or more consecutive days of rains being way below normal in the 'core monsoon zone'.
Kharif crop to gain as Met sees good rains in July tooAfter receiving a 32% above-average rainfall in June, the country is likely to get good rainfall in July too.
Monsoon rains likely to weaken in the next 24-48 hoursHeavy rains, which recently triggered flash floods & claimed many lives, are likely to ease, bringing respite to the flood-hit areas.