The doppler radar—which surveys weather patterns, and forecasts— situated at Colaba continued to remain suspended. The radar installed in 2010 at the Regional Meteorological Centre in Colaba in South Mumbai has seen frequent breakdowns in the last four years and has remained defunct since July, the start of the monsoon season this year. However, the IMD maintained that the forecast was not impacted by the defunct radar.
IMD issues red alert; Mumbai sees only light rain
Extremely heavy rains were expected to lash a few parts of Mumbai on Monday as the weather department issued a ‘red alert’ for the day. However, only light rainfall was recorded till Monday evening.
Explaining the impact of wrong forecast and alert, a senior BMC official said, “As per the protocol of red alert, we are required to send out blast SMS asking people not to venture out and step out only if necessary. In addition, Emergency Support Function (ESF), i.e., navy, Fire Brigade, NDRF, and Railways are on alert and standby mode until the alert is lifted. All the effort goes waste because of a wrong forecast.”
Rains lashed some regions of the state in the past 24 hours. The highest downpour of 120 mm was recorded in Garhi of Banswara district, it said.
According to a spokesperson of the Meteorological Center in Jaipur, the depression system formed over Odisha on Tuesday weakened into a low-pressure area and is presently discovered over in east Madhya Pradesh and bordering areas. (PTI)
The India Meteorological Department issued a "red alert" for heavy rainfall over Junagarh and Gir Somnath districts of Gujarat.
Chamoli, Bageshwar, Uttarkashi, Rudraprayag and Dehradun districts of Uttarkhand today would receive heavy downpours with 64.5 mm-115.5 mm and thunderstorms till August 14.
(Photo credit: Bilal Bahadur/BCCL/The Weather Channel)
Here are the weather updates for major cities in Maharashtra according to IMD.
Mumbai Weather Today
The suburb might receive moderate rain with a maximum and minimum temperature of 28 and 24 degree Celsius respectively.
Pune Weather Today
Pune city is forecast to have a maximum and minimum temperature of 26 and 24 degree Celsuis respectively.
Nagpur Weather Today
Nagpur will have a maximum and minimum temperature of 28.6 to 23.5 degree Celsius
Nasik Weather Today
Nasil city will have a maximum and minimum temperature of 28 to 24 degree Celsius.
The national capital on Wednesday witnessed a sunny morning with the minimum temperature rising by a notch to settle at 27.8 degrees Celsius.
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD) officials, chances of good rain are bleak for a few days. “There will be partly cloudy sky during the day. The maximum temperature on Wednesday will hover around 37 degrees Celsius,” an official of the IMD said.
The maximum temperature on Tuesday has settled at 36.8 degrees Celsius, two notches above normal. (PTI)
Karnataka, Kerela, Jharkhand and Southeast Rajasthan might receive heavy rainfall today, said The Weather Channel.
The India Meteorological Department issued an "orange alert" over Kodagu, Shimoga and Chikmagalur districts of Karnataka.
Heavy rain will lash parts of Madhya Maharashtra and Vidarbha on Wednesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has said, declaring an ‘orange’ alert over Pune, Satara, Raigad, Ratnagiri and Palghar districts on Wednesday, and a ‘yellow’ alert on Thursday.
Other areas in Maharashtra that received rainfall include Dahanu (43.7 mm), Ratnagiri (35 mm), Satara (23.6 mm), Pune (23.2 mm), Kolhapur (22.9 mm) and Solapur (16.8 mm). Read More.
“Humne umeed chhodh di hai ab (We have given up hope now),” said Rajesh Ladot, as officials continued to look for the body of his eight-year-old son, Dishant Ladot, who allegedly drowned in a drain while playing outside his house in Gadoli Khurd village in Gurgaon’s Sector 37D three days ago. Rajesh said his wife has not been able to eat since then.
The family said the incident took place around 3.30 pm on Sunday when the boy was playing outside his house, which is along the drain. He had gone to pick something up when he is suspected to have slipped and fallen into the drain and was swept away in a matter of seconds, they said. Read more.
Four shutters of Edamalayar Dam have been opened yesterday in Kerela as the water level is 20% more than last year, ANI reported. More water is expected to be released in the coming days. No need to worry, says Dr Renu Raj, Ernakulam Dist Collector.
Four shutters of Edamalayar Dam have been opened yesterday in Kerela as the water level is 20% more than last year. More water is expected to be released in the coming days. No need to worry, says Dr Renu Raj, Ernakulam Dist Collector.
Villages, agriculture fields, and low-lying areas were flooded as rivers were in spate in several districts of Odisha on Tuesday after torrential rain pummeled the state, especially the southern region.The Meteorological Centre stated that "A well-marked low-pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal concentrated into a depression and lay over coastal Odisha and about 85 km northwest of Bhubaneswar at 11.30 am". (PTI)
With the water level in Idukki reservoir continuing to rise, the district administration here on Tuesday afternoon increased the height of one opened shutter from 120 cm to 160 cm.(PTI)
Rains continued to lash parts of Rajasthan with Sindhari in Barmer recording the highest 13 cm rainfall in the state in the last 24 hours that ended on Tuesday morning, officials said. (PTI)
The India Meteorological Department has forecast isolated very heavy rainfall over Uttarkhand on August 10.
Widespread rainfall with thunderstorms/lightning has been forecast for South East Rajasthan from Aug 9 to Aug 13.
Similarly, IMD has forecast heavy rainfall over Himachal Pradesh on Aug 9 and Aug 10.
As parts of Maharashtra receive extremely heavy rainfall, automobiles were seen being washed in most parts of the city. The Mumbai Police shared one such incident.
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Barring west and northeast Delhi, all districts in Delhi have recorded normal rainfall this monsoon season so far, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data.
On an average, Delhi as a whole has recorded 283.6mm of rainfall against a normal of 300.8mm since June 1, when the monsoon season starts. In IMD's parlance, rainfall in the plus 19 percent and minus 19 percent range of the long-period average is considered normal. East Delhi has recorded 62 percent excess rainfall -- 595.3 mm so far against a normal 368.2 mm.
Northeast Delhi has logged 211 mm of precipitation against a normal of 368.2mm, while West Delhi has recorded just 194.4m of rainfall against an average of 332.4mm. (PTI)
Due to the presence of well marked low-pressure area, India Meteorological Department said South Bengal would receive heavy downpour from 9th to 11th August 2022. Fishermen of West Bengal are advised not to venture into the sea during the period. Express photo by Partha Paul.Namkhana.
Six villages in three districts of Uttar Pradesh have been affected by floods while the Ganga, Sharda and Ghagra rivers are flowing above the danger level, State Relief Commissioner Ranveer Prasad has said He said on Monday that all embankments are safe and the situation is not worrying.
In a statement, the relief commissioner said 10 districts of the state have received 25 mm or more rains in a day and six villages in Gonda, Mau and Sitapur districts are affected by floods. (PTI)
With no rain in the forecast for Delhi Tuesday, the city is likely to see a warm day. The maximum temperature is set to rise to 36 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, up from 29.2 degrees Celsius recorded on Sunday.
On Monday, the maximum temperature settled at 35.2 degrees Celsius, a degree above the normal for this time of the year. The minimum temperature recorded over the past 24 hours also settled a degree above normal, at 27.6 degrees Celsius.
Rainfall is off the forecast for Saturday, but could return with very light rainfall and thundershowers on Sunday. August 15 could witness very light rainfall and cloudy skies, going by the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) seven-day forecast.
The India Meteorological Department Tuesday issued a red alert to most districts of Maharashtra; Pune, Nashik, Valsad, Phalghar, Navsari and Raigad.