Depression (Remnant of Cyclonic Storm “MICHAUNG”, pronounced as MIGJAUM) weakened into a Well Marked Low Pressure Area over Northeast Telangana

Press Release 06.12.2023: Well Marked Low Pressure Area over Northeast Telangana and adjoining south Chhattisgarh-south Interior Odisha-Coastal Andhra Pradesh.

Severe Cyclonic Storm “MICHAUNG” (pronounced as MIGJAUM) over Westcentral Bay of Bengal off south Andhra Pradesh coast (Cyclone Warning for Andhra Pradesh Coast: Red Message)

Severe Cyclonic Storm “MICHAUNG” (pronounced as MIGJAUM) over Westcentral & adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal (Cyclone Warning for Andhra Pradesh and adjoining North Tamil Nadu-Puducherry Coasts: Red Message)

प्रेस विज्ञप्ति: शीतकालीन मौसम (दिसंबर 2023 - फरवरी 2024) के लिए तापमान का दृष्टिकोण और दिसंबर 2023 के दौरान वर्षा और तापमान

Press Release: Outlook for the Temperatures during Winter Season(Dec. 2023- Feb. 2024) and Forecast for the Rainfall and Tempeatures during December 2023

Press Release 01-12-2023 Depression over Southeast & adjoining Southwest Bay of Bengal and Wet spell with thunderstorm over Madhya Pradesh & Maharashtra

Current Weather Status and Extended range Forecast for next two weeks (30 Nov-13 Dec 2023)

Virtual Press Conference on “Monthly outlook for rainfall and temperature during December, 2023”

Press Release 30-11-2023 Well Marked Low Pressure Area over Southeast Bay of Bengal and Wet spell with thunderstorm activity over Madhya Pradesh & Maharashtra

Press Release 29-11-2023 Well Marked Low Pressure Area over Southeast Bay of Bengal and Wet spell with thunderstorm over Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra during next 3 days

Press release dated 28.11.2023: Thunderstorm activity accompanied with heavy rainfall/hail likely at isolated places over Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh today

Press Release 27.11.2023: Wet spell likely to continue over central part of the country during next 2 days and decrease significantly thereafter.

Specail Message: Decrease in rainfall along with thunderstorm & hailstorm over central parts of India from today, the 27th November, 2023.

A Low Pressure Area over south Andaman Sea and adjoining Malacca Strait

CURRENT WEATHER STATUS AND EXTENDED RANGE FORECAST FOR NEXT TWO WEEKS (23 NOV-06 DEC 2023)

IMD welcomes Meteorological fraternity to participate in the national exhibition at Vigyan Bhawan on 15th and 16th January, 2024

Press Release Long Range Forecast for rainfall and temperature for November 2023

प्रेस विज्ञप्ति नवंबर 2023 के लिए वर्षा और तापमान का दीर्घावधि पूर्वानुमान

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Positional Astronomy

The Positional Astronomy Centre is the nodal office of the Govt. of India who has got the responsibility to prepare the data on positional astronomy for scientific purposes and national calendar for civic and religious purposes. All data are prepared using latest astronomical formulae as per norm of International Astronomical Union (IAU).

The following specific data are computed and supplied:
  • Lunar phenomena for prediction of tides for Survey of India.
  • Solar data for orienting large civil constructions projects, for laying electric transmission lines and for large public meetings.
  • Position of the Sun for aligning antennas and radars for railways, communication, Air Force and for the atmospheric observations during expeditions (Antarctica).
  • Pole star data for aligning radio transmitters for AIR. Times for rising, setting of the Sun & Moon and Moon's phases for defence, judiciary, crime detection agencies and scientific researchers.
  • Local circumstances of eclipses for a large number of researchers/amateur astronomers.
  • Advance intimation on dates of festivals for Govt. holiday declaration, tourist promotion abroad and for use of Panchang Makers.