India Meteorological Department

In a groundbreaking stride towards precision weather forecasting, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) is set to deploy 85 radars across the nation, with an additional boost from the recently launched ISRO satellite to amplify prediction capabilities. IMD Director General M Mohapatra, speaking on Wednesday, highlighted the remarkable accuracy of IMD's predictions, notably foreseeing the impact of last year's El Nino on the monsoon. Despite the challenge, IMD's predictions stood unrivalled, accurately anticipating…

AI weather forecasting: As it celebrates 150th year of its establishment, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has now set its eyes on fine-tuning its weather forecast models using artificial intelligence (AI) and faster supercomputers even though it struggles to predict small-level severe weather events. In an interview with PTI, IMD Director General Mrutyunjay Mohapatra said the weather office was setting up test beds in Odisha and Madhya Pradesh to better understand the physical processes leading to the formation…

India's southwest monsoon, which had experienced a two-week delay, is expected to gain momentum over the upcoming weekend, providing much-needed rainfall to the central, western, and northern regions, as stated by the India Meteorological Department (IMD). The delay has resulted in a significant 33% shortfall in June's rainfall nationwide, with certain areas experiencing a staggering 94% deficit. Traditionally, by June 25, the monsoon's western branch would have made substantial progress into Gujarat. However, this year,…

After Mocha in the Bay of Bengal, Biporjoy— the second storm of the 2023 North Indian Ocean cyclone season is here. This time the cyclone has hit the western side of the Indian mainland. It transformed into a cyclonic storm on June 6, and is expected to hit the Kutch coast. It has existed as a cyclone over the Arabian Sea for the past few days, making it one of the long- lasting cyclones to impact India. What cyclone Biporjoy meansThe cyclone Biporjoy derives its name from the Bengali name recommended by Bangladesh means…

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted cyclone Mocha is set to make landfall in the states of West Bengal and Odisha this week. The Indian weather department further said that a low-pressure area has already formed over the southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining the South Andaman Sea. Odisha, West Bengal, Kerala and Andaman have been put on high alert. IMD has issued heavy rain alerts for many places in these regions. "The low pressure area over Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining South Andaman Sea has…

Skymet said on Monday in its first forecast for monsoon 2023 that monsoon precipitation will be 94% of the long-period average (LPA) due to the impact of the El Niño weather pattern, linked to droughts or poor rainfall in India. The forecast raises concerns over agriculture output in the country. This may drive farmers to resow crops and push up the demand for irrigation in the farming sector. “In an El Nino year, there is zero chance of excess rainfall, while the chances for…