Weather

State receives 652.3 mm rain against normal 734.4 mm; another spell of heavy rain likely from October 6

Monsoon withdrawal comes nearly a week late in Himachal Pradesh, but another wet spell is expected across the region from October 6 to 9

Mohali records Punjab’s highest night temperature at 23.9°C, while Panchkula is coolest in Tricity by day and night

Chandigarh records 721.2 mm rain against 844.9-mm normal during June-September; September gets 132.2 mm, while month’s average maximum temperature rises to 34.2°C

IMD says most parts of the country are expected to receive below-normal rain during the season, except some areas of Northwest India and southern parts of Peninsular India

Weather across the state is expected to remain dry till October 4, after which light rain has been forecast

State records 25% seasonal rainfall deficit; Bhiwani, Sirsa among worst-hit districts

Chandigarh records 32.8°C after Monday’s rain-induced dip; Panchkula logs region’s coolest night at 17.8°C as Tricity heads for a largely dry week

The lowest minimum temperature recorded in September since 2001 was 20.8°C on September 6, 2008

Isolated to scattered rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning, is likely over parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi on September 29

El Nino is a natural climate pattern when a large part of the Pacific Ocean becomes unusually warm

Amid forecasts of heavy rainfall, authorities have also suspended the Char Dham Yatra from Saturday

Kinnaur and Lahaul and Spiti will experience light to moderate snowfall at isolated places, while light rain is also expected in other parts of Himachal Pradesh till September 29

Himachal Pradesh’s Spiti has received its first snowfall of the season, bringing a noticeable dip in temperatures as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast more wet weather across the state. The Kuno Charang area under Pooh tehsil in neighbouring Kinnaur...

Shimla Met issues orange and yellow alerts, forecasting heavy rainfall in Himachal Pradesh on September 27

Panchkula remains coolest in Tricity at 30.2°C, while Chandigarh and Mohali record 32°C

Minimum temperature climbs 1.8°C, while day temperature remains 3.2°C above normal

Weather office forecasts intense showers at isolated places; temperatures likely to drop by up to 5°C

The environment will not revert to its old self, even if greenhouse gas emissions were to plummet tomorrow

The southwest monsoon withdrew from Delhi on Wednesday, two days ahead of its normal withdrawal date of September 25, marking the beginning of a drier weather phase for the capital. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) declared the monsoon withdrawn from...

Climate phenomenon could push global land temperatures 1.2°C above normal in coming months

UT records 35.9°C, 4 degrees above normal, while night temperature falls 0.2°C below normal; Panchkula records Haryana’s coolest night at 20.8°C and remains coolest in TricityUT records 35.9°C, four degrees above normal, while night temperature falls 0.2°C below normal; Panchkula records Haryana’s coolest night at 20.8°C and remains coolest in Tricity

Light to moderate rain likely in plains, low and mid hills on Sept 24 and 25; rainfall expected to intensify from September 26

This year, the monsoon has been deficient by 37% in Punjab and by 26% in Haryana

The IMD said September 25 is the normal withdrawal date of the Southwest Monsoon from Delhi