Tell us about the rains

Will the monsoon reach Kerala on time?

Citizens baffled as weather forecasters are divided over monsoon’s onset dates 

India's worries began with late onset of monsoon

Many states recorded deficient monsoon this year

IMD to provide block-level weather forecasts by 2019

100 blocks will be covered by the end of this year and the remaining will be covered by 2019

As El Nino probability increases, uncertainty looms over Indian monsoon

Earlier this month, IMD predicted a normal monsoon based on a low probability of El Nino occurrence

To predict monsoon in India accurately, scientists launch £8-million project

In a first ever, scientists from the UK and India will study both oceanic and atmospheric measurements for accurate prediction of monsoon in India

Despite increasing probability of El Nino, IMD confident of good monsoon

Met department has also predicted a fairly uniform geographical distribution of monsoon

Reading the signs

Will the monsoon reach Kerala on time?

Citizens baffled as weather forecasters are divided over monsoon’s onset dates   

El Niño won’t threaten this monsoon: IMD

While IMD says the climatic phenomenon will be ineffective, other forecasters disagree

Raining troubles

Little-understood western disturbances have been blamed for most of the freak weather events in India in the past decade. With 50 per cent of its …

Warm winter may affect crops

Stalled monsoon to make little progress before June 25

In spite of unfavourable conditions, IMD expects a major progress of the monsoon in Central India

India likely to witness more extreme weather events

Seasonal rainfall in Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh has been historically high this year

A large, large catchment

Pacific and the Atlantic oceans: key controllers of monsoons

Ocean's surface temperature may help predict monsoon

No insurance against fraud

Private weather forecasting agencies are prone to fudging data in the absence of a regulatory authority

‘Predictions wrong, but give indications’

India Meteorological Department is often accused of making incorrect predictions. The Ministry of Earth Sciences regularly gets funds to …

A perplexing water cycle

Agricultural areas get no rain, urban areas face water logging  

Monsoon dates to be revised

Met department says monsoon activity has shifted in the past 60 years  

Potential help

Agromet advisory still in its infancy in India but set to be implemented on a larger scale

'Village level forecast will take time'

What prevents Indian scientists from making weather forecasts for farmers? Sailesh Naik, secretary to the Ministry of Earth Sciences, tells …

What's fanning heat waves

Forecasting failure

Met department has not learnt lessons from the Uttarakhand tragedy. It remains ill-equipped

Worst La Nina in 40 years

Hits Australia, Brazil, Sri Lanka