Weather Today Live: At 33.8 degree Celsius, Delhi sees ‘highest’ minimum temperature since June 2018 (2024)

June 18, 2024 10:12 PM

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Weather Today Live: Uttar Pradesh's Orai warmest place in India at 46.4 degrees Celsius today

June 18, 2024 9:50 PM

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Weather Today Live: Rajasthan's Sangaria records 44.9 degrees Celsius temperature

Weather Today Live: Crippling heatwave continues in Rajasthan as Sangaria recorded the highest maximum temperature in the state at 44.9 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, the meteorological centre here said, reported news agency PTI.

While light rain was recorded in parts of eastern Rajasthan in the last 24 hours till 8.30 am today, the weather remained dry in the western region, it said.

During this time, severe heatwave was recorded at some places in Bikaner and Jaipur divisions while some parts of Jaipur, Kota, Jodhpur, Ajmer and Bikaner divisions witnessed warm nights, it said.

June 18, 2024 8:28 PM

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Weather Today Live: Rise in heat stroke patients in Delhi/NCR hospitals amid heatwave

Weather Today Live: Hospitals in Delhi-NCR are seeing an influx of patients with complaints of heat stroke and heat exhaustion as the mercury continues to soar in the national capital, with doctors advising the elderly and immuno-compromised patients to avoid stepping outdoors, reported news agency PTI.

Dr Ritu Saxena, deputy medical superintendent, LNJP Hospital, said, "We are getting eight to 10 patients every day. There are serious patients also who require ICU admission. Yesterday, we got two patients who were hospitalised and prior to that we had four ICU admissions.

"The patients who are developing severe illness are those who are elderly or have co-morbidities like hypertension, diabetes and Coronary Artery Disease (CAD). We are also getting few patients from other hospitals like Babu Jagjivan Ram Hospital and Satyawadi Raja Harish Chandra Hospital," she said.

June 18, 2024 8:03 PM

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Weather Today Live: Indian Ocean reefs adversely affected by record heat, says NOAA

June 18, 2024 7:53 PM

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June 18, 2024 7:35 PM

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Weather Today Live: 2 dead, over 3,000 people affected due to rains in Meghalaya

Weather Today Live: Incessant rainfall in Meghalaya over the last few days has claimed two lives and affected over 3,000 people, Meghalaya State Disaster Management Authority (MSDMA) said on Tuesday, reported news agency PTI.

The officials said over 3,037 people across 42 villages in six districts have been affected following continuous rainfall since June 10.

June 18, 2024 6:29 PM

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Weather Today Live: Delhi's peak power demand reaches all-time high of 8,647 MW amid heatwave

Weather Today Live: Persistent heat wave drove the national capital's peak power demand on Tuesday afternoon to 8,647 MW, the highest ever for the city, discom officials said, reported news agency PTI.

The previous highest peak power demand of Delhi was 8,302 MW on May 29 this year. Delhi's peak power demand reached 8,000 MW for the first time on May 22, 2024, they said.

June 18, 2024 6:01 PM

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Weather Today Live: Extreme heat persists in Rajasthan, relief likely after four-five days

June 18, 2024 5:39 PM

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Weather Today Live: Light rain expected in Delhi in next 3-4 days, says IMD

Weather Today Live: India Meteorological Department on Tuesday said that there is a possibility of light rain in the National Capital in the next three to four days amidst challenging weather conditions across the country, reported news agency ANI.

IMD scientist Soma Sen told ANI, "Red alert has been issued in North India. North-West Himalayan region of India including Punjab and Haryana will experience cloudy weather from evening and rain is also expected...The heatwave situation is likely to reduce in Punjab and Haryana...From tomorrow, Orange alert will be issued in Delhi..."

"There is a possibility of rain in Delhi which is called pre-monsoon showers due to southwesterly winds in the next three or four days. Heat waves can be reduced. The discomfort which you are feeling indicates that moisture is increasing in your area," Sen added.

June 18, 2024 5:17 PM

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Weather Today Live: Isolated exceptionally heavy rainfall over Meghalaya during past 24 hours

June 18, 2024 4:59 PM

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Weather Today Live: Incessant rainfall triggers landslides in Arunachal Pradesh

Weather Today Live: Incessant rains over the last few days triggered landslides in various parts of Arunachal Pradesh, throwing life out of gear, officials said on Tuesday, reported news agency PTI.

A portion of the NH-415 along with a culvert was washed away at the Karsingsa sinking zone in the morning, snapping connectivity between Nirjuli and Banderdewa, they said. Vehicular traffic movement between Nirjuli and Banderdewa was diverted via Gumto Road, they added.

June 18, 2024 4:41 PM

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Weather Today Live: Demand for power peaks in India's northern region amid heatwave

Weather Today Live: Peak demand for power in India's hot, arid northern plains hit a record on Monday, the government said as it continues to implement measures to meet high energy consumption, although the weeks' long heatwave is forecast to abate soon, reported Reuters.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted above-normal temperatures for June in the northwest and central parts of the country, making it one of the longest heatwave spells.

India's power ministry said demand for power at the peak time on Monday reached 89 gigawatt (GW), the highest ever for the northern region, adding that the strong demand, which has prevailed since May 17, was "challenging".

June 18, 2024 4:21 PM

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Weather Today Live: ‘Red' alert for heatwave in Delhi

June 18, 2024 4:02 PM

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Weather Today Live: Light to moderate rainfall until June 23 in Chennai

June 18, 2024 3:49 PM

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Weather Today Live: Temperature between 44 and 47 degrees Celsius likely in Bikaner, Bharatpur and Jaipur divisions

June 18, 2024 3:37 PM

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Weather Today Live: Ganganagar hottest district in Rajasthan at 46.2 degrees Celsius

Weather Today Live: Crippling heatwave continues in Rajasthan as Ganganagar recorded the highest maximum temperature in the state at 46.2 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, the meteorological centre here said, reported news agency PTI.

While light rain was recorded in parts of eastern Rajasthan in the last 24 hours till 8.30 am today, the weather remained dry in the western region, it said.

June 18, 2024 3:21 PM

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Weather Today Live: Heatwave to severe heatwave conditions very likely in many parts of Uttar Pradesh tomorrow

June 18, 2024 3:00 PM

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Weather Today Live: Decline in monsoon rainfall likely in Bengaluru

June 18, 2024 2:40 PM

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Weather Today Live: Severe heat wave conditions likely in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh

Weather Today Live: Heatwave to severe heat wave conditions are likely over many parts of Uttar Pradesh and some parts of Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, the India Meteorological Department said, reported news agency ANI.

The IMD said that heat wave conditions are also likely over isolated places in Jammu division, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Rajasthan, Bihar, and Jharkhand.

June 18, 2024 2:26 PM

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Weather Today Live: Brahmaputra river's water level rises due to torrential rain in Assam

Weather Today Live: The water level of the Brahmaputra river has risen following incessant rainfall in parts of Assam and neighbouring states, reported news agency ANI.

The water level of the Kopili River, a tributary of the Brahmaputra River, is flowing above the danger level mark at Kampur in Nagaon district, according to the Assam State Disaster Management Authority.

June 18, 2024 2:17 PM

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Weather Today Live: Flood situation worsens in Assam

Weather Today Live: Flood situation in Assam has further worsened as over 1.05 lakh people across 14 districts are affected in the deluge following torrential rainfall in the past few days, reported news agency ANI.

According to the flood report of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), nearly 96,000 people have been affected in Karimganj district alone.

June 18, 2024 2:12 PM

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June 18, 2024 1:07 PM

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Weather Today Live: Which are the 10 hottest cities in India?

Weather Today Live: (1.) Prayagraj in Uttar Pradesh (47.6 degrees)

(2.) Bathinda in Punjab and Pindara in Haryana (46.9 degrees C)

(3.) Faridabad in Haryana (46.6 degrees)

(4.) Sirsa and Rohtak in Haryana (46.2 degrees )

(5.) Daltonganj in Jharkhand and Faridkot in Punjab (46 degrees)

(6.) Amritsar and Pathankot in Punjab (45.8 degrees)

7. Hisar in Haryana (45.7 degrees)

8. Patiala in Punjab (45.4 degrees)

9. Mahendragarh in Haryana (45.2 degrees)

10. Gurugram in Haryana (45.1 degrees)

June 18, 2024 12:45 PM

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Weather Today Live: At least six people killed in Sikkim landslides

Weather Today Live: Incessant rain since June 12 has wreaked havoc in Mangan, causing multiple landslides, and severing connectivity to most parts of the district.

The district administration along with Border Roads Organisation (BRO), State Disaster Response Force (SDRF), National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and other volunteers are engaged in rescue operations.

June 18, 2024 12:08 PM

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Weather Today Live: 15 more tourists rescued from landslide-hit Sikkim

Weather Today Live: A day after as many as 64 tourists were evacuated from north Sikkim's Lachung, 15 more tourists were rescued from Lachung and adjoining regions of Sikkim's landslides-hit Mangan district on Tuesday, officials said.

The district administration had to set up log bridges over the slides to facilitate movement by foot and by vehicles where roads were motorable, the officials added.

Weather Today Live: "There are heatwave conditions in parts of the state during the past few days. These are expected to continue for the next two days. In some parts of Una Hamirpur, Bilaspur and Sirmaur there are severe heatwaves. We have issued Yellow alert and in some places, Orange alert has been issued," says Hemraj Verma from IMD, Himachal Pradesh.

Weather Today Live: “Assam and Meghalaya are very likely to get exceptionally heavy rainfall on 18th June whereas likely to get heavy (64.5-115.5 mm) to very heavy rainfall (115.5-204.4 mm) on 19 and 20th June,” says IMD.

Weather Today Live: Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 33.8°C on Tuesday. This is the city's ‘highest’ minimum temperature this season, and the highest since June 13, 2018 (34°C), as per Met department officials.

Weather Today Live: Trees uprooted in some parts of Chennai, including Kodambakkam, due to the rain. Civil personnel are in the process of removing the fallen trees.

Weather Today Live: Several arriving and departing domestic and international flights delayed due to the rain. Services to and from Dubai, Delhi and Pune were among those affected. (