Tamil Nadu to get four more weather radars in next few years: IMD
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) plans to install four new weather radars in Tamil Nadu to improve forecasting accuracy. These upgrades, alongside new rain gauges and weather stations, aim to enhance hazard assessment and prediction capabilities across the state.
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Tamil Nadu is set to get four more weather radars in the next few years. The State government plans to invest in radar network with technical support of India Meteorological Department (IMD), said Mrutyunjay Mohapatra, IMD Director General, here on Thursday.
Speaking on the sidelines of the Northeast monsoon seasonal outlook forum hosted jointly by IMD and the State government, he said the IMD would establish new radars at Tiruchi, Kanniyakumari, Yercaud, and Ramanathapuram to strengthen the observation network. Similarly, automatic rain gauges and automatic weather stations are being installed with IMD technical support, and the data generated would help assess hazards at the village level with accurate prediction. The forecast accuracy would further improve by 10% in the next three years.
Noting that the forecast accuracy has increased since 2021, he said IMD is now providing spatial probability forecast, indicating areas likely to get above or below average rainfall.
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