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National Capital- Delhi experienced an unusual dip in temperature this week, bringing much-needed relief from early summer heat. Due to a blanket of clouds, gusty winds, and light scattered rain, the maximum temperature dropped to 28.2°C on Wednesday (April 8). According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), this is the lowest April temperature recorded in the last 11 years. At Safdarjung, which is the city's main weather station, the temperature was 6.9 degrees below normal. The last ...Read More >
New Delhi: A sharp shift in the weather conditions is set to sweep across large parts of India, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warning of a rapid rise in temperatures in North India even as heavy rainfall continues to batter parts of the Northeast. After nearly three weeks of unseasonal rain linked to active Western Disturbances, North India is now heading toward a sudden onset of heat. The IMD forecasts that temperatures could rise by 8-10°C over the next few days, marking a sw ...Read More >
When Pune woke up to 21.1 degrees Celsius on Wednesday morning, it was a sharp change from the cool 17.8 degrees Celsius it had experienced on Monday in the aftermath of thunderstorms and intense spells of rains. The maximum temperature, climbed to 35 degrees Celsius on Wednesday from 33.1 degrees Celsius 48 hours before. "The summer season is progressing as expected. There is some moisture in the air blowing in from the Arabian Sea or in the north wind due to a Western Disturbance. As a result ...Read More >
UP Weather: Unseasonal rainfall amid intensifying summer heat has drawn mixed reactions across North India. While residents are welcoming the sudden drop in temperatures, the changing weather has become a cause of concern for farmers. The shift has impacted several states like Delhi, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh including Uttar Pradesh. Uttar Pradesh, in particular, has been witnessing fluctuating weather patterns. On Wednesday, rain accompanied by strong winds lashed more than 55 d ...Read More >
IMD forecasts rain, storms and below normal temperatures across many Indian regions due to western disturbances, with heavy showers in Northeast. Delhi likely to see clear skies.A spell of rain accompanied by thunderstorms, hail and strong winds is likely to persist across several parts of India as an active western disturbance continues to influence weather systems across the country, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The disturbance, along with multiple cyclonic circulat ...Read More >
NEW DELHI: Gusty winds and spells of light scattered rain throughout Wednesday kept Delhi unusually cool for April. The maximum temperature came down to 28.2 degrees Celsius, the lowest for the month in 11 years. According to India Meteorological Department (IMD) data, the maximum temperature at Safdarjung was recorded at 28.2°C, 6.9°C below normal. The last time the maximum temperature was lower in April was on April 23, 2016, when it had settled at 27.2°C. Additionally, the city's base weat ...Read More >
With the harvest festival of Baisakhi just five days away, unseasonal rain, hailstorms and high-velocity winds have flattened the standing wheat crop, disrupting harvesting across Punjab by at least 10 days and leaving farmers worried about potential losses at a crucial stage of the crop cycle. The sudden spell of adverse weather, particularly in the semi-arid Malwa belt, has led to waterlogging and widespread lodging of standing wheat crops. Slushy fields have made it difficult for farmers to ...Read More >
TNNNew Delhi: The city recorded the coolest April day in 10 years as the maximum temperature dipped to 28.2 degrees Celsius, which was seven degrees below normal, on Wednesday. Light rain and overcast skies provided a cooling effect.A cooler April day than this Wednesday was on April 23, 2016 when the temperature was 27.2 degrees Celsius.However, the mercury is expected to start rising on Thursday and may touch 38 degrees Celsius by April 14.Several parts of the city got rain because of a wester ...Read More >
Delhi Weather: 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 lo ...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 o ...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 temperatur ...Read More >
The weather department has issued alerts across Uttar Pradesh, forecasting strong winds, thunderstorms and rainfall on April 8, with a possibility of hail in several districts The weather department in Uttar Pradesh has issued a series of alerts as conditions grow increasingly unstable. For April 8, forecasts predict winds of 40-50 km/h, along with thunderstorms and widespread rainfall across several districts, with a warning of possible hailstorms as well. On Tuesday evening, intense rainfall ...Read More >
Jaipur, Apr 8 (PTI) Rainfall was recorded at several places in Rajasthan in the past 24 hours under the influence of a western disturbance, the Meteorological Department said on Wednesday. The department said that weather conditions are likely to remain largely dry in the coming days with a gradual temperature rise. According to the Meteorological Centre, Jaipur, Shahpura in Jaipur district recorded the highest rainfall of 45 mm during the period ending Wednesday morning. Due to the impact of ...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 La ...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 stati ...Read More >
Cloudy skies and rain are expected in Chandigarh this week, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing a yellow alert for Monday and an orange alert for Wednesday and Thursday, warning of heavier rainfall and intensified weather activity. The change is attributed to an approaching Western Disturbance, which is likely to bring light to moderate rain initially, followed by more significant showers midweek. Forecasts indicate largely overcast conditions with intermittent rain spells, p ...Read More >
Jaipur, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Meteorological Department in Jaipur has stated that the impact of the Western Disturbance will continue on Wednesday, bringing light rainfall to parts of the state. However, weather conditions are expected to improve from Thursday onward, with largely dry conditions prevailing across Rajasthan. "On April 8, light rainfall is likely in the northern parts of the Bharatpur and Jaipur divisions, while most other areas will remain predominantly dry. From April 9 ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 8 (SocialNews.XYZ) Weather conditions across India have begun shifting once again under the influence of an active western disturbance, bringing light to moderate rainfall and a noticeable dip in daytime temperatures across several parts of North and Northwest India. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued warnings for stormy weather in at least 11 states, including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar. Wind speeds in some regions are expected to reach up to 85 kmph. A ...Read More >
New Delhi, April 8: Weather conditions across India have begun shifting once again under the influence of an active western disturbance, bringing light to moderate rainfall and a noticeable dip in daytime temperatures across several parts of North and Northwest India. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued warnings for stormy weather in at least 11 states, including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar. Wind speeds in some regions are expected to reach up to 85 kmph. A yellow alert has ...Read More >
New Delhi: Weather conditions across India have begun shifting once again under the influence of an active western disturbance, bringing light to moderate rainfall and a noticeable dip in daytime temperatures across several parts of North and Northwest India. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued warnings for stormy weather in at least 11 states, including Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar. Wind speeds in some regions are expected to reach up to 85 kmph. A yellow alert has been sou ...Read More >
Delhi rain update: Delhi is likely to see rainfall and thunderstorms today, April 8, 2026 and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for the capital. Noida, Gurugram, and Ghaziabad are also likely to witness generally cloudy skies with one or two spells of rain along with thunderstorms on Wednesday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast thunderstorms accompanied by rain in Delhi on Wednesday as well. A yellow alert has been issued, and the weather o ...Read More >
New Delhi: The Capital recorded its coolest April day in three years as light rain and overcast skies all-day on Tuesday, under the influence of a western disturbance, provided a cooling effect across Delhi-NCR. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Wednesday, forecasting similar weather to persist in the region, with light rain, overcast skies, and gusty winds up to 50 km/hr, which are expected to further lower the maximum temperature. On Tuesday, Delhi's maxi ...Read More >
Weather today: The minimum temperature in Delhi is expected to settle at 17 degrees Celsius and the maximum temperature at 28 degrees Celsius. New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted light to moderate rain accompanied by thunderstorms in Delhi and the National Capital Region (NCR) on Wednesday, with cloudy skies likely to persist. Besides the national capital, the IMD has sounded a yellow alert for Noida, Ghaziabad, Gururgram and Faridabad for today. "Generally cloud ...Read More >
New Delhi: Very light rain on Tuesday brought down the maximum temperature to 28.8 degrees Celsius, six degrees below normal, making it the coolest April day in three years.The rain was accompanied by gusty winds, the maximum speed for which at Palam was 56 kmph around 1.30 pm. No flight was diverted or cancelled but according to FlightRadar24, a live tracking website, over 400 flights were delayed.Similar meteorological conditions, including light rain along with gusty winds up to 50 kmph, are ...Read More >
Two more liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) tankers belonging to India, Green Asha and Green Sanvi, have exited the Gulf, reported The Economc Times. The report that cites ship tracking data from LSEG and Kpler, says both Green Asha and Green Sanvi have crossed the Gulf area and are currently in the eastern Strait of Hormuz. With this, the total number of Indian-flagged LPG carriers that have passed through the Strait has reached eight, said the report. Another vessel, Jag Vikram, is still located ...Read More >
Chandigarh/Delhi, Apr 7 (PTI) Active Western Disturbances again triggered light to moderate rainfall in parts of north and northwestern India on Tuesday, with day temperatures registering a drop in many places while causing landslides and avalanches in some districts of Jammu and Kashmir and Himachal Pradesh. Chandigarh, the common capital of Punjab and Haryana, received light showers during the day. It recorded a maximum temperature of 27.6 degrees Celsius, over five notches below normal limit ...Read More >
Shimla, Apr 7 (PTI) Heavy rains in the past 24 hours have triggered a massive landslide on the border of Chamba and Lahaul and Spiti districts of Himachal, cutting off the tribal Pangi valley from the rest of the state. The local meteorological station on Tuesday issued orange and yellow warnings of hailstorm, thunderstorm and lightning in the plains and higher hills and also predicted a wet spell up to April 13. The remote Pangi valley of Chamba district was completely cut off from the rest o ...Read More >
Shimla, Apr 7 (PTI) Heavy rains in the past 24 hours have triggered a massive landslide on the border of Chamba and Lahaul and Spiti districts of Himachal, cutting off the tribal Pangi valley from the rest of the state. The local meteorological station issued orange and yellow warnings of hailstorm, thunderstorm and lightning in the plains and higher hills and also predicted a wet spell up to April 13. The remote Pangi valley of Chamba district was completely cut off from the rest of the state ...Read More >
Chandigarh, April 7 (UNI) A fresh western disturbance has triggered a significant change in weather patterns across Northwest India, bringing moderate to heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and hailstorms to several parts of Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh on Tuesday. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an 'orange alert' for 17 districts in Haryana and several parts of Punjab, predicting continued atmospheric instability, including gusty winds reaching speeds of 40-50 km/h over the n ...Read More >
Delhi rain: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Delhi on Wednesday, April 9, predicting thunderstorms, lightning, and rainfall. Noida, Ghaziabad and Gurugram might also see rain with thunderstorms tomorrow. According to the IMD, the sudden change in Delhi's weather is being attributed to an active western disturbance. After Delhi recorded light rain on Tuesday morning, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow alert for light rain and thunders ...Read More >
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