Chennai, July 2 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall in parts of western Tamil Nadu over the next two days, with Coimbatore and the Nilgiris expected to receive intense showers under the influence of a trough extending from southern Gujarat to Karnataka.According to the latest weather bulletin issued by the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai, the prevailing weather system is likely to enhance rainfall activity across several districts of Tamil N…
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Kolkata, July 1 (IANS) Districts in south Bengal are likely to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next few days due to a low-pressure system over the Bay of Bengal, the Met Office said on Wednesday.According to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Kolkata’s Alipore area, the low pressure will soon transform into a depression, which will bring heavy rain in South Bengal, including Kolkata, from Saturday onwards. Till then, scattered rain will continue in Kolkata and adjoining di…
Chennai, June 30 (IANS) Moderate rainfall is expected in several parts of Tamil Nadu on Tuesday, while heavy rain is likely over the hill regions of Coimbatore and parts of the Nilgiris, according to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC), Chennai. The weather office said a trough extending from the north coastal districts of Tamil Nadu to the Kanyakumari Sea continues to influence weather conditions across the state. Under its impact, the hill areas of Coimbatore district and isolated places …
Chennai, June 29 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast heavy rainfall in four districts of Tamil Nadu on Monday as a low-pressure circulation continues to influence weather conditions across the state.According to the RMC, an atmospheric circulation persists at an altitude of about 1.5 km above mean sea level, extending from Karnataka to the Kanyakumari Sea.Under its influence, one or two places in the hill areas of Coimbatore district, besides the Nilgiris, Dindigul and T…
Kolkata, June 28 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Kolkata’s Alipore on Sunday issued an orange alert for rain in six south Bengal districts from Tuesday to Friday, while a red alert has been sounded for north Bengal till Monday.Heavy rain has been predicted in the south Bengal districts and Kolkata on Tuesday and Wednesday. Light to moderate rain with thunderstorms is likely in Kolkata later in the day on Sunday and Monday.The weather department has said that heavy rain may c…
Chennai, June 28 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds in parts of Tamil Nadu on Sunday, with the Nilgiris, Theni and Dindigul districts expected to receive intense showers. The hill areas of Coimbatore district are also likely to experience heavy rain under the influence of an upper-air cyclonic circulation over the west-central Bay of Bengal and adjoining south Andhra Pradesh.According to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC…
Chennai, June 27 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) has forecast heavy rainfall accompanied by strong winds across six districts of Tamil Nadu on Saturday as an upper-air trough extending from coastal Andhra Pradesh to central Maharashtra continues to influence weather conditions over southern India.According to the weather department, the upper-air trough stretches from coastal Andhra Pradesh to central Maharashtra through Telangana and adjoining regions.Under its influence, scatte…
Chennai, June 25 (IANS) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast widespread rainfall across Tamil Nadu over the next few days, with heavy showers expected in more than a dozen districts from June 28 as the Southwest Monsoon remains active over the region. According to the Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai, changes in the strength of the westerly winds are expected to trigger moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds in several parts of the state o…
Guwahati, June 24 (IANS) Assam has been placed on high alert following reports of extremely heavy rainfall and flash floods in neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh’s Lower Subansiri district, with authorities warning of a likely rise in water levels across several downstream districts over the next two days, officials said. According to an official statement issued by the Assam government on Wednesday, the situation is being closely monitored after intense rainfall triggered flash floods in the upper …
Chennai, June 23 (IANS) The Regional Meteorological Centre (RMC) in Chennai has forecast moderate rainfall across several parts of Tamil Nadu over the next two days, even as temperatures in the State capital are expected to remain high, touching around 38 degrees Celsius.According to the latest weather bulletin, moderate rainfall is likely in the Western Ghats districts, parts of northern Tamil Nadu, and the Union Territory regions of Puducherry and Karaikal on Tuesday.The department has also pr…