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Aussies are being warned to brace for even more wild weather with heavy rain, damaging winds and thunderstorms set to bring a wet end to spring. Another round of dangerous thunderstorms is forecast for parts of Victoria, NSW and Queensland as a cold front moves over the country's southeastern states. There is a chance of thunderstorms in Sydney and Brisbane on Monday and a medium chance of showers in Melbourne. Meanwhile, rising heat and heightened fire risks are expected in southeast Australia starting Friday, with temperatures forecast to climb into the high 30s and low 40s. In the Harbour City, a severe thunderstorm on Sunday evening sparked flight cancellations and dislodged a road plate near the Harbour Bridge. The road plate, measuring one square metre and made of concrete and steel, dislodged during the storm after 8pm, damaging 25 cars and causing a two-hour traffic delay for motorists on the Harbour Bridge. NSW Secretary of Transport Josh Murray apologised to the motorists and said Transport for NSW would pay to repair the damage to cars caused by the road plate. 'It was a nightmare,' Murray told 2GB's Ben Fordham on Monday. Your browser does not support iframes. Pictured, accumulated precipitation for the 3 days leading up to Tuesday Pictured, more than 100mm of rain was forecast to fall in these areas across the weekend and into Monday 'Let me apologise to anyone whose car was damaged or anyone else who was caught up for about two hours.' Meanwhile, travellers at Sydney Airport were hit with more than 20 flight cancellations due to the storm activity. The State Emergency Service responded to 278 calls across the state, with 81 in Sydney, 50 in southern NSW and 49 in western NSW. The strong winds also caused scattered power outages across Sydney including Auburn, Central Coast and around Newcastle. Showers are forecast for Tasmania across the start of the week, severe thunderstorms will threaten southern Queensland on Monday. On Tuesday, tropical moisture is predicted to bring heavy rain to Western Australia's west coast. Severe thunderstorms are expected for parts of NSW, Queensland and Western Australia this week Sydney Monday: Showers, up to 7mm of rain. Chance of a thunderstorm. Winds up to 25km/h. Max 27C. Tuesday: Slight chance of showers. Winds up to 20km/h. Min 18C Max 23C. Wednesday: Slight chance of a shower. Winds up to 20km/h. Min 17C Max 25C. Thursday: Slight chance of a shower. Winds up to 20km/h. Min 17C Max 23C. Melbourne Monday: Medium chance of showers. Winds up to 20km/h. Max 19. Tuesday: Slight chance of a shower. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 12C Max 18C. Wednesday: Partly cloudy. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 11C Max 19C. Thursday: Sunny. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 11C Max 30C. Brisbane Monday: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower. Chance of a thunderstorm. Winds up to 25km/h. Max 29C. Tuesday: Showers. Up to 30mm of rain. Chance of a thunderstorm. Winds up to 20km/h. Min 21C Max 25C. Wednesday: Showers. Up to 20mm of rain. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 20C Max 24C. Thursday: Showers. Up to 8mm of rain. Winds up to 30km/h. Min 20C Max 24C. Canberra Monday: Chance of a shower. Winds up to 25km/h, Max 23C. Tuesday: Slight chance of a shower. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 7C Max 24C. Wednesday: Slight chance of a shower. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 9C Max 26C. Thursday: Cloudy. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 9C Max 23C. Hobart Monday: Showers. Max 17C. Tuesday: Partly cloudy. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 8C Max 19C. Wednesday: Slight chance of a shower. Winds up to 30km/h. Min 8C Max 17C. Thursday: Sunny. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 6C Max 21C. Perth Monday: Medium chance of showers. Chance of a thunderstorm. Winds up to 40km/h. Gusts to 60km/h are possible. Max 32C. Tuesday: Medium chance of showers. Chance of a thunderstorm. Winds up to 35km/h. Min 19C Max 29C. Wednesday: Showers. Up to 8mm of rain. Chance of a thunderstorm. Winds up to 20km/h. Min 17C Max 25C. Thursday: Medium chance of showers. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 16C Max 23C. On Tuesday, tropical moisture is set to lash Western Australia's west coast, with the unseasonal rain becoming more extensive on Wednesday Adelaide Monday: Mostly sunny. Slight chance of a shower. Winds up to 30km/h. Max 22C. Tuesday: Sunny. Winds up to 30km/h. Min 10C Max 25C. Wednesday: Sunny. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 11C Max 28C. Thursday: Sunny. Winds up to 25km/h. Min 15C Max 33C. Darwin Monday: Showers. Up to 9mm of rain. Chance of a thunderstorm. Winds up to 20km/h. Max 35C. Tuesday: Showers. Up to 20mm of rain. Chance of a thunderstorm. Min 26C Max 33C. Wednesday: Showers. Up to 15mm of rain. Chance of a thunderstorm. Winds up to 20km/h. Min 25C Max 33C. Thursday: Showers. Up to 15mm of rain. Chance of a thunderstorm. Min 26C Max 33C.
Himachal Pradesh weather update: The impact of the heavy rainfall extends well beyond Mandi, with more than 129 roads across Himachal Pradesh blocked due to landslides and flooding. Himachal Pradesh's Mandi district remained the worst-affected on Tuesday as torrential overnight rains led to an overflowing Beas River, causing floods in Karsog, Dharampur, Pandoh, and Thunag areas. Villages and markets witnessed flood-like conditions as overflowing streams and rivers entered the areas, damaging houses and roads. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert in parts of the sta ...Read More >
Srinagar, Jun 30: A persistent and intensifying heatwave continues to grip Kashmir, pushing temperatures well above seasonal norms and leaving the people sweltering with little immediate relief expected. According to the Meteorological Centre Srinagar, Monday saw unusually high maximum temperatures across several key locations in Kashmir. Srinagar recorded a scorching 34.5 degrees Celsius, nearly 5 degrees Celsius above the normal temperature. Qazigund wasnít far behind at 33.6 degrees Celsius, registering an alarming 6.1 degrees Celsius above the seasonal average. Pahalgam, typically know ...Read More >
Lucknow: The city is expected to experience a spell of light to moderate rain accompanied by thunderstorms this week. Low-pressure system developing over Bay of Bengal is anticipated to bring cloudy conditions and precipitation. It was hot and humid Sunday, with maximum and minimum temperatures recorded at 34.7 and 27.5 degrees Celsius, respectively. After Wednesday, there may be light rain but no major change in day and night temperatures as it will mostly be a light shower, said at state met department. On Monday, sky will be mainly clear Maximum and minimum temperatures will be around 35 an ...Read More >
Gurgaon: After two days of cloudy skies and intermittent rain, the city woke up to clear weather on Wednesday. The break from the rainfall is expected to be short-lived, with another wet spell likely later this week.On Wednesday night, temperatures dipped due to clear skies. At the Gurgaon KVK observatory, the minimum temperature dropped to 16.6 degrees Celsius from 17.9 degrees Celsius a day earlier. A similar trend was recorded at the NorthCap University monitoring station, where the minimum dropped from 19.4 degrees Celsius to 17.4 degrees Celsius. However, the daytime temperature was not r ...Read More >
According to the District Disaster Management Authority (DDMA), Lahaul-Spiti, among the roads shut due to snowfall were the Darcha-Shinkula Pass route. The Rohtang Pass-Koksar stretch also remained closed, along with the Darcha-Sarchu and Lossar-Batal roads. According to the India meteorological department (IMD), Gondhla in Lahaul-Spiti recorded the highest snowfall of 28.5 cm in the last 24 hours, followed by 20 cm in Keylong, 5 cm in Hansa and 1.3 cm in Kukumseri. Already on Saturday, the Lah ...Read More >
SHILLONG, April 8: The Meteorological Centre, Shillong, has issued a five-day weather warning for Meghalaya, forecasting widespread thunderstorms, gusty winds, and hail across the state from April 8 to April 12. Most districts are under an orange alert for April 8 and 9, signifying a need for preparedness. During this period, thunderstorms with lightning and winds of 30-40 kmph are expected, with speeds potentially reaching 50 kmph in isolated areas. Heavy rainfall and hail are also likely in some parts of the state. From April 10 to April 12, the intensity is expected to decrease, with yell ...Read More >
Shimla: Heavy rains lashed Himachal Pradesh on Sunday, triggering landslides and flash floods and blocking more than 100 roads, even as the weather department issued a red alert.A landslide at Chakki Mod near Parwanoo blocked the Chandigarh-Shimla highway for hours, resulting in a massive traffic jam Sunday morning. The local administration had to divert traffic through the Jangeshu link road until the landslide debris was cleared at Chakki Mod.The traffic was first restored one-way and later two-way, but the traffic jam continued on both sides of the highway throughout the day due to slow veh ...Read More >
Mumbai, July 7 (UNI) The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has extended rainfall alerts across coastal Maharashtra through July 9, maintaining a yellow alert for Mumbai, Thane, and Palghar districts with forecasts of heavy showers and gusty winds reaching 50-60 kmph in isolated areas. Concurrently, Raigad and Ratnagiri districts remain under orange alert for very heavy downpours. The weather system, driven by cyclonic circulation over Madhya Pradesh, will bring thunderstorms and strong winds to Konkan and ghat regions of Madhya Maharashtra. Current conditions show Mumbai experiencing lig ...Read More >
It was partially cloudy during the day with light rains in Qazigund and Gulmarg in Kashmir and in Jammu's Batote. However, as the evening progressed dark clouds hovered over the Valley with chances of more rains expected by late evening. The J&K meteorological centre in Srinagar forecast light rains on Sunday and Monday while predicting a western disturbance approaching the Union territory from April 7. "From April 7-8, there will be intermittent light to moderate rain and snow (higher reaches) ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) Overnight rain and thunderstorms significantly brought down temperatures and improved air quality in the national capital. The minimum temperature settled at 16.8 degrees Celsius on Wednesday morning, marking a notable drop for the early part of April. The city's base weather monitoring station in Safdarjung logged 6.4 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending at 8.30 am, marking the wettest spell since April 4, 2023, when 16.3 mm of rain was recorded. Among the other stations, Palam recorded 4.4 mm rainfall, Lodhi Road 5.6 mm and Ridge 3.6 mm. Ayanagar recorded 14.3 mm o ...Read More >
Srinagar- The Meteorological Department has predicted a spell of unsettled weather across Jammu and Kashmir over the coming days, with intermittent rain and thundershowers expected until July 26. A weather advisory has been issued for July 21-23, cautioning about gusty winds and brief intense showers in some areas. According to MeT officials, the region will experience scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall till July 20. "From July 21 to 23, J&K is expected to witness generally cloudy weather with intermittent spells of light to moderate rainfall," an official said, adding ...Read More >
Kolkata: The Kolkata Traffic Police is facing a new challenge in managing vehicle parking for the upcoming Shahid Diwas rally on Monday, as persistent rainfall threatens to render designated parking fields unusable. The fresh spell of rain on Friday, with more occasional rain predicted even on Saturday, has left cops worried as they believe the Maidan area can be filled with slush.The traffic department, which initially planned to utilise various fields across the city for parking buses and cars of parade attendees, is now frantically searching for alternative solutions on the main roads, stre ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 3 (ANI): A widespread wet spell accompanied by rainfall, snowfall and hailstorm activity is expected to affect Himachal Pradesh from April 3 to April 6, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. According to the Meteorological Centre in Shimla, the weather disturbance is being driven by an active western disturbance and favourable atmospheric conditions. The IMD has forecast light to moderate snowfall over most high hills and adjoining mid-hill regions on April 3 and 4, with isolated snowfall likely to continue till April 6. Meanwhile, ...Read More >
Mumbai: The most recent weather update from IMD shows that the city will experience heavy rainfall and strong winds today, prompting a yellow alert for Mumbai. As of 9 am on July 7, Mumbai, Maharashtra is seeing light rainfall with a temperature of 29°C. The chance of rain is 25%, and the humidity level is at 80%. The wind is blowing at 31 km/h. The prediction for Monday indicates steady light rain all day, with temperatures hovering around 28-29°C. The week ahead shows persistent light rain, with a small possibility of isolated thunderstorms occurring on Monday. Daily temperatures will range ...Read More >
Chennai Weather Forecast: Brief but intense rain on April 6 cooled the city after rising heat. More light to moderate showers and thunderstorms are likely over the next few days Widespread rainfall swept across Chennai on Monday morning, catching residents off guard while offering much-needed relief from the intensifying summer heat. The sudden change in Chennai weather came at a time when several election candidates were engaged in prolonged outdoor campaigning ahead of the state assembly polls. According to VR Durai, Director of the Area Cyclone Warning Centre, Regional Meteorological Cent ...Read More >
Lucknow, Apr 8 (PTI) Unseasonal rain accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and hailstorm activity covered parts of Uttar Pradesh on Wednesday, with the weather department forecasting a gradual improvement from April 9 and dry conditions setting in the next day. According to officials, the ongoing spell has been triggered by an active western disturbance persisting as a cyclonic circulation over north Pakistan and adjoining Jammu and Kashmir. Its interaction with another cyclonic circulation over north-west Uttar Pradesh, a trough extending up to Manipur, and the subtropical jet stream in th ...Read More >
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a multi-layered weather alert for April 4, 2026, which indicates that Northern India will experience a series of complicated weather changes. The Delhi-NCR region will experience thunderstorms and localized light rain, while the Himalayan belt will receive new snowfall at its higher altitudes. The current weather pattern shows instability because an active western disturbance system moves through northwest India while seasonal temperatures continue to increase. Residents will experience a "see-saw" effect because evening showers will bring ...Read More >
New Delhi, June 30 (PTI) Most parts of India are likely to receive above-normal rainfall in July, the weather department said on Monday, asking authorities and people in central India, Uttarakhand and Haryana to stay alert due to the risk of flooding even as some parts of the country are facing the fury of the monsoons. In rain-induced damages in parts of Himachal Pradesh, while buildings collapsed, landslides and road blockades added worries to the woes of the people in the hill state on Monday. With major rivers in north Odisha in spate, the state government has started evacuating people f ...Read More >
Overnight rains lashed plains of J&K and light snowfall was recorded over higher reaches that led to the closure of the Srinagar-Leh national highway and the Bandipora-Gurez road in north Kashmir on Sunday. The J&K meteorological centre in Srinagar said the rain and snow were triggered by a western disturbance that hit the region on Saturday evening. "Gulmarg received the highest (13 mm) rain since yesterday night. Srinagar saw 9.1 mm rain," said an official of MeT. Independent weather spotter F ...Read More >
Srinagar: Jammu and Kashmir is going to witness widespread rainfall, snowfall in higher reaches, and strong winds over the next 36 hours as a Western Disturbance approaches, according to the Meteorological Department, Srinagar. The forecast suggests generally cloudy skies with intermittent light to moderate rain and snowfall across many parts of the Union Territory between April 3 and 4. Thunderstorms, hail, and gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph are also expected. An official from the Meteorological Department here said, "There is a likelihood of brief but intense showers in some areas, which ...Read More >
Delhi weather update: Delhi experienced a significant decline in temperature on Tuesday due to continuous overcast conditions and light intermittent rainfall. This resulted in Delhi recording its coldest April temperatures within three years. For residents, the weather was an unusual relief from early summer heat as maximum temperatures plunged well below average for this time of year. Maximum temperatures decreased dramatically on Tuesday from those measured on April 1, 2023, which showed the same pattern. The maximum temperature measured at the Safdarjung Observatory was recorded at 28.8°C ...Read More >
New Delhi, Apr 8 (PTI) A blanket of clouds, gusty winds and spells of light, scattered rain through the day kept Delhi unusually cool for April, bringing down the maximum temperature to 28.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, the lowest for the month in 11 years, even as the city breathed easier after days with air quality settling in the 'satisfactory' category. The maximum temperature at Safdarjung was recorded at 28.2 degrees Celsius, 6.9 degrees below normal. The last time the maximum temperature was lower in April was on April 23, 2016, when it had settled at 27.2 degrees Celsius. The city's ...Read More >
New Delhi: With the completion of eight years, implementing the goods and services tax (GST) -- one of the country's biggest tax reforms, India has broken all the stereotypes by showcasing a perfect balance between Centre and state administrations and coming together to make decisions and resolve issues as well. Back on July 1, 2017, the GST was rolled out with a promise that the country will bring 'one nation, one tax' by merging various indirect taxes under one umbrella. As of today, it is part of every common man's daily lives; from a cup of tea to a car almost everything he/she buys has a ...Read More >
Mumbai: Cloudy weather is anticipated in Mumbai and its neighboring areas starting in the morning, leading to a yellow alert, which indicates moderate to heavy rainfall, especially intensifying in the afternoon and evening. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts that heavy rainfall will continue in Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, and Kalyan-Dombivli on July 2, as a result of an active monsoon impacting the Konkan coastline. Mumbai's weather report as of 9 am indicates mostly cloudy skies at 28°C with 25% precipitation. Humidity is at 81%, and the wind speed is 26 km/h. Morning observation ...Read More >
INDORE: Indore bench of MP High court on Tuesday stayed the order directing the National Testing Agency (NTA) to carry out re-examination of NEET-UG for students from Indore and Ujjain who had alleged power outage during the initial test in May.The stay was granted on a writ appeal filed by NTA sighting various difficulties arising out of the earlier order.The division bench of Justice Vivek Rusia and Justice Binod Kumar Dwivedi listed the matter on July 10 and said in the order, "Till all the matters are filed before this Bench, the appellant cannot implement the order of the writ court for r ...Read More >
Nagpur: At Kotta Konda, a remote village in Gadchiroli bordering Chhattisgarh, Dokka Mattami waits for two more years to pass as he watches the 200 cashew nut trees planted on his farm grow. Earning about Rs1 lakh annually by cultivating paddy, Mattami hopes to double his income after the cashew nuts are ready for plucking. Mattami has the largest plantation in the village, as others have begun growing cashew nuts in the area.Amid the govt's attempts to build the Maoists-affected district into a steel hub, agriculture has been quietly working to convert the area, rich in iron ore, into a cashe ...Read More >
Shimla, Mar 30 (PTI) The higher reaches of Himachal Pradesh received mild snow till Tuesday morning, while intermittent rains lashed a few areas in the middle and lower hills. The Shimla meteorological office has issued a yellow warning for thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds with wind speeds of 40-50 kilometres per hour on Friday and Saturday in isolated areas across 10 of the 12 districts, barring Kinnaur and Lahaul and Spiti. It also predicted a wet spell in the state till next Monday ( ...Read More >
Shimla, April 3 (PTI) The district administration in Himachal Pradesh's Lahaul and Spiti issued a warning for an avalanche near the Atal Tunnel on Friday, while hailstorm and rain lashed the state's summer capital and surrounding areas. Tourist movement and commercial activities have been restricted near the north portal of the tunnel by the authorities, citing avalanche threat and safety concerns. Lahaul and Spiti Deputy Commissioner, Kiran Bandana, in an order said, hill slopes on the left side of the north portal, adjoining area in the immediate vicinity of the tunnel portal, Chandra Brid ...Read More >
Shimla (Himachal Pradesh) [India], April 3 (ANI): A widespread wet spell accompanied by rainfall, snowfall and hailstorm activity is expected to affect Himachal Pradesh from April 3 to April 6, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Friday. According to the Meteorological Centre in Shimla, the weather disturbance is being driven by an active western disturbance and favourable atmospheric conditions. Also Read | Global Food Prices Set to Surge Further if West Asia Conflict Persists Beyond 40 Days, Warns FAO. The IMD has forecast light to moderate snowfall over most high hills and ...Read More >
New Delhi [India], August 14 (ANI): Heavy rain lashed several parts of Delhi and the surrounding National Capital Region (NCR) in the early hours of Thursday. Areas including Lajpat Nagar, RK Puram, Lodhi Road, and Delhi-Haryana border witnessed intense showers. Earlier, heavy rainfall lashed several parts of Delhi on Tuesday. Areas including Minto Bridge, Vijay Chowk, Moti Bagh flyover, Rafi Marg, and Nizamuddin flyover witnessed intense showers. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Tuesday forecast says thunderstorm with rain. The maximum temperature is going to be 34 ...Read More >