In the first phase, the IMD plans to set up the system in 130 districts which have already been shortlisted. Weather forecasts will be issued four days a week between Monday to Thursday. “We have weather forecasting system in 130 districts which gives predictions for a cluster of neighbouring districts. Apart from it, the IMD will also spend Rs3-4 lakh for setting up automatic weather stations which can measure temperature, wind velocity humidity and rains. It currently gives region-specific weather forecasts namely for the southern peninsula, northwest, central and northeast regions during monsoons.

Source: Mint January 29, 2017 05:50 UTC