NEW DELHI: Cloud-laden skies blanketed Delhi on Friday morning as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for thunderstorms and rain, a day after heavy showers lashed the national capital.According to the IMD, the city received moderate rainfall over the past 24 hours, with Safdarjung, Delhi’s base weather station, recording 33.6 mm of…
Thursday offered a rare sight for a city that spends much of the year battling hazardous air pollution, and a rarer statistic. Delhi’s air quality slipped into the “good” category for the first time in nearly three years, giving residents a fleeting sense of what it actually feels like to breathe clean air.The continuous monsoon…
NEW DELHI: The city witnessed the year’s most intense spell of rain on Thursday, making it the wettest July day in three years. The heavy downpour caused the maximum temperature to drop below 30 o C. Four stations in DelhiNCR received more than 100mm of rainfall in 24 hours till 8.30am Thursday. Tukmirpur-Khajuri logged 160mm,…
Delhi weather (File photo) NEW DELHI: The national capital recorded a maximum temperature of 38.5 degrees Celsius on Sunday, 1.4 notches below the seasonal average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).The weather department has forecast very light to light rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds during the afternoon and evening hours on Monday,,…
As strong dust-laden winds swept across the national capital on Tuesday evening, the Palam station recorded a peak wind speed of 120 kmph, matching its previous such record in 2001, according to the IMD data.s The weather station experienced 120 kmph of gusty winds between 6.50 and 6.52 pm on Tuesday. The last time Palam…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Northwestern India expects heatwave relief with thunderstorms, rain. Delhi-NCR to see 70-80 kmph winds, dust storms. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a major weather alert for several parts of the country, forecasting relief from the intense heatwave conditions in northwestern India over…
Show Quick Read Key points generated by AI, verified by newsroom Temperatures soar over 44 degrees Celsius. Delhi is likely to witness dust storms over the next two to three days, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a yellow alert as heatwave conditions continue to grip the national capital. The weather department has warned…
With Delhi’s temperature soaring past 40 degrees Celsius, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday kept his remarks brief while inaugurating the new US Embassy Support Annex building, and joked about the intense heat. “It’s an honour to be here today, and I wanted to keep this (press conference) brief because it’s hot. There’s…
NEW DELHI: The four-day heatwave streak abated on Friday, but the city remained in the grip of intense heat.Though there is a possibility of a thundery development on Saturday under the influence of a feeble western disturbance, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said no significant respite is expected, and heatwave conditions are likely in parts of…
A western disturbance has started influencing northern India and the Himalayan region, bringing the possibility of rain, thunderstorms and strong winds across several states even as parts of the country continue to reel under intense heatwave conditions. According to IMD scientist Naresh Kumar, the weather system is expected to gradually ease heatwave conditions in Jammu…
