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Weather forecast Highlights: South India to receive rainfall; Delhi’s air quality ‘hazardous’

Weather forecast Today Highlights: Follow our blog through the day for the latest news and updates on the weather in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Kochi and other parts of the country.

By: Express Web Desk
Chennai, Mumbai, New Delhi | Updated: October 15, 2019 22:30 IST
Weather forecast today LIVE Updates: As monsoon withdraws, southern peninsula to receive rainfall Weather Forecast Highlights: A one-horned rhinoceros seen at the Bagori Range of Kaziranga National Park in Nagaon district of Assam. The park was reopened Saturday for tourists after its routine closure during the monsoon season. (PTI Photo)

Weather forecast Highlights: As the southwest monsoon withdraws from northern and central regions of the country, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) Tuesday predicted rainfall over the southern peninsula. It said parts of Odisha, Telangana, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala would receive “scattered to fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls accompanied with thunderstorms and lightning”.

Further, with the gradual withdrawal of the southwest monsoon, conditions are becoming favourable for the onset of the northeast monsoon. The weather agency has predicted the commencement over peninsular India around October 17. The northeast monsoon is crucial for Tamil Nadu, which receives 70 per cent of its annual rainfall in the October-December period.

In other news, the air quality in New Delhi dropped to ‘hazardous’ on Tuesday, with PM10 levels rising to 613 in Wazirpur. Dwarka and Ghaziabad recorded ‘hazardous’ levels too as AQI levels touched 449 and 330 respectively, according to Delhi Pollution Control Commitee data.

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Weather forecast today Highlights: Follow our blog through the day for the latest news and updates on the weather in Delhi, Mumbai, Bengaluru, Chennai, Kolkata, Kochi and other parts of the country.

17:45 (IST)15 Oct 2019
Conditions to become favourable for commencement of northeast monsoon rains: IMD

Conditions are becoming favourable for further withdrawal of southwest monsoon from some more parts of central Bay of Bengal, some more parts of south India, remaining parts of west India and some more parts of central Arabian Sea during next 24 hours. Thereafter, conditions will become favourable for withdrawal of southwest monsoon from the remaining parts of the country and simultaneous
commencement of northeast monsoon rains over southeast India during subsequent 48 hours, said IMD.

15:18 (IST)15 Oct 2019
NGT seeks report from UP, Haryana, Punjab on action to stop stubble burning

While Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has blamed stubble burning in the neighbouring states for deterioration of air quality in the city, SAFAR, the ministry of earth science's air quality and weather forecast service, has said the share of biomass burning in PM 2.5 concentration in Delhi has remained less than 10 per cent so far, reported PTI.

National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought report from Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab stating the action taken to stop the burning of crops (stubble burning). The report has to be filed by November 15 which is also the next date of hearing, reported ANI.

13:28 (IST)15 Oct 2019
Southwest monsoon withdrawal

The southwest monsoon has further withdrawn from north Bay of Bengal, some parts of central Bay of Bengal, entire Odisha, Chhattisgarh, some parts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh, some more parts of Telangana, entire Vidarbha, Marathawada, some parts of North Interior Karnataka, most parts of Madhya Maharashtra, some more parts of Konkan, entire north Arabian Sea and some parts of central Arabian Sea, the IMD said in its bulletin this morning.

Withdrawal of the southwest monsoon. (IMD)
13:19 (IST)15 Oct 2019
Rainfall likely across Kerala today

Kerala can expect rainfall today as the southwest monsoon gradually withdraws from the country. In Kochi, the IMD has predicted general cloudy skies wih a few spells of rain or thundershowers. The city received 76 mm of rainfall in the 24 hours ending 8.30 am Tuesday.

11:34 (IST)15 Oct 2019
Chennai weather news: City to receive light rains today

The weather department has predicted cloudy skies and light rains today in Chennai. The maximum and minimum temperatures will be recorded at 34 and 27 degrees Celsius respectively. The onset of the northeast monsoon, which feeds Tamil Nadu 70 per cent of its rainfall, will commence around October 17.

11:06 (IST)15 Oct 2019
Delhi weather news: Clear skies above

Clear skies for Delhi today, as the maximum and minimum temperature will be recorded at 34 and 20 degrees Celsius. The temperature has definitely dipped in the national capital region as residents gear up for winter. With Diwali around the corner, the air quality has started to deteriorate — it was in the "very poor" category on Monday, and could deteriorate further Tuesday.

11:02 (IST)15 Oct 2019
Weather forecast today live updates: IMD predicts rainfall over south India

Welcome to our live blog on the weather forecast in India. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted rainfall over parts of Odisha, Telangana, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Kerala on Tuesday. Follow our blog through the day for the latest news and updates.

Gujarat weather news: Heavy rainfall predicted up to the weekend Weather Forecast Highlights: A man rides a bicycle in the rain in Hyderabad. (AP File Photo: Mahesh Kumar A.)

The southwest monsoon has begun its retreat from northern, eastern and central parts of the country. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said the northeast monsoon, also known as the winter monsoon, will commence over the southern peninsular on October 17.

The IMD has predicted rains for the next week in southern states, including Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Odisha in the east.

Read | Northeast monsoon onset on Oct 17: IMD

Southern states this year have received excess rainfall from the southwest monsoon. In the June-September period, Karnataka has received 18 per cent surplus, Pudducherry has received 15 per cent, Kerala has received 5 per cent, and Tamil Nadu, 1 per cent.

As a result, these states are in a comfortable position with respect to their water requirements even before the commencement of the northeast monsoon. With both the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal remaining warmer than usual in this post-monsoon period, the upcoming season is expected to cause storms, which in turn could cause above normal rain to the southern states. However, the concern is how much more rain can these areas withstand.

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