Heavy thundery showers are expected in Hong Kong on Friday and will continue until Monday, according to the city’s weather forecaster, which issued an amber rainstorm warning in the morning. The warning was issued by the Observatory at 10.20am on Friday, meaning that more than 30mm of rain has fallen in an hour or is likely to fall generally over the city. “Showers and thunderstorms associated with a broad trough of low pressure are affecting the coast of Guangdong and the northern part of the...
The committee will monitor rainfall and drought conditions, identify vulnerable areas, and advise the Tamil Nadu Disaster Risk Reduction Agency on early warning systems.
Besides orange alert in nine districts, IMD forecasts heavy rainfall in six Telangana districts
The IMD has forecast overcast skies with moderate rain accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds in the capital for the next few hours
The Hong Kong Observatory lowered the rainstorm warning signal from red to amber at 7.47am on Monday, while the Education Bureau announced the suspension of classes at all morning and full-day schools. The forecaster said that, under the influence of an active southwesterly airstream, heavy showers and squally thunderstorms were initially expected to persist over the vicinity of the Pearl River Delta on Monday. Classes at afternoon schools would proceed as usual, the bureau said. The rainy...
The fresh system is likely to intensify further into a deep depression during the next 24 hours and cross the North Odisha and West Bengal coasts on July 27, says IMD
Rainfall across the country for July stands at 215.5 mm against a normal of 215 mm, but cumulative rainfall for the monsoon season from June 1 to July 24 is 16.1% below normal nationwide
Typhoon Noul is expected to come closest to Hong Kong between Saturday night and Sunday morning, according to the city’s weather forecaster, which is considering issuing the No 1 warning signal later on Friday. The tropical storm near the Philippines was officially named Typhoon Noul. The name, provided by North Korea, means “glowing crimson skies”. As of Friday morning, Noul was about 500km (310 miles) northeast of Manila and moving northwest at 26km/h (16mph), according to the latest track...
A sudden spell of intense rainfall, possibly caused by a localised cloudburst, struck the forest areas of Awoora and Dehwathu in Pahalgam, in south Kashmir's Anantnag district, says officials
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The Hong Kong Observatory issued the No 1 typhoon signal at 7.40am on Thursday as an approaching tropical cyclone moved south of the city. The centre of the tropical cyclone was about 800 kilometres (497 miles) from Hong Kong, according to the weather forecaster, which said it would assess whether to issue the No 3 strong wind signal on Friday. “The tropical...