The forecast includes heavy rain, thunderstorms, hailstorms, and gusty winds, prompting authorities to implement precautionary measures to safeguard lives and livestock.
Rajasthan's Churu is grappling with intense heatwave conditions as temperatures crossed 40 degrees Celsius, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) recording 44.2°C yesterday.
The Bhubaneswar Meteorological Centre on Thursday predicted that the sky will remain partly cloudy for the city on April 19 and 20. Weather is expected to clear on April 21.
Thunderstorm accompanied by lightning is likely to occur at isolated places over a few places in Uttarakhand including Bageshwar, Chamoli, Dehradun, Pithoragarh, Rudra Prayag, Tehri Garhwal, Uttar Kashi in next 24 hours, according to the meteorological Department.
The United Arab Emirates participated in the meeting of the Council of Arab Ministers on meteorology and climate, which was held Thursday at the HQ of the General Secretariat of the League of Arab States, in the presence of Arab meteorological agencies' representatives.
Rain and thunderstorm lashed parts of Punjab's Amritsar and Shimla in Himachal Pradesh on Wednesday night, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting continued unsettled weather across both cities and multiple districts in Himachal Pradesh.
India is likely to receive above-normal rainfall during the 2025 southwest monsoon season, according to a long-range forecast issued by the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday.
Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami held a review meeting with the District Magistrates through video-conferencing regarding the supply of drinking water during the summer season.
Due to recent weather fluctuations over the past 24 hours, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an Orange Alert for thunderstorms, lightning, and hailstorm in four districts of Himachal Pradesh, while Yellow Alerts have been issued for four other districts.
"For the next two to three days, a new western disturbance has become active in Rajasthan. Its effect will last for the next two to three days (Friday and Saturday). Due to the effect of this system, there is a possibility of thunderstorm developing again in northern and north-western Rajast
After a week of scorching heat, the Delhi-NCR region got some respite after the sky turned cloudy, accompanied by thunderstorms and light rainfall, turning the weather pleasant.
Summer arrived before time in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and across the country this year. In the first week of April itself, Chandigarh recorded a higher temperature than last year.