IMD ISSUES WEATHER FORECASTS FOR TOURISTS
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Shripad Yesso Naik, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture & Tourism has said that India Meteorological Department (IMD) has recently started to issue special weather forecasts for tourists. IMD is issuing weather forecasts (maximum, minimum temperatures and their departure, rainfall and sky conditions and weather) of five days validity period for 221 important cities and towns in all the States and Union Territories of India.
In addition, five-day weather forecasts and warnings are also issued by IMD for 88 main tourist places across the country. Nowcast with validity of six hours is also issued for 125 stations.
In a written reply in the Rajya Sabha Naik said, special forecasts are also issued for pilgrim tourists for Char Dham Yatra, Mansarovar Yatra, Kumbh Mela and Amarnath Yatra etc. All the forecasts and the warnings are available on the National and Regional websites of IMD.