MAUSAM APP
Why in News?
The Ministry of Earth Sciences has recently launched Mobile App “Mausam” dedicated to the general public and designed to communicate the weather information and forecasts in a lucid manner without technical jargons.
The mobile app has been designed and developed jointly by International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT)’s Digital Agriculture & Youth (DAY) team, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology (IITM), Pune and India Meteorological Department.
About:
- The app is an important tool for the dissemination of weather information and warnings in a user-friendly and attractive manner.
The MAUSAM mobile App has the following 5 services:
- Current Weather -Current temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction for 200 cities updated 8 times a day. Information on Sunrise/ sunset and moon-rise/ moon-set are also given.
- Nowcast– Three hourly warnings of localized weather phenomena and their intensity issued for about 800 stations, and districts of India by State Meteorological Centres of IMD. In case of severe weather, its impact also is included in the warning.
- City Forecast – Past 24 hours and 7 day forecast of weather conditions around 450 cities in India.
- Warnings- Alerts issued twice a day for all districts for the next five days in colour code (Red, Orange and Yellow) to warn citizens of approaching dangerous weather. The colour code Red is the most severe category urging authorities to take action, Orange code prompts authorities and public to be alert and Yellow code prompts authorities and public to keep themselves updated.
- Radar products:Latest Station wise radar products updated every 10 minutes.
About IMDThe India Meteorological Department was established in 1875. It is the National Meteorological Service of the country and the principal government agency in all matters relating to meteorology, seismology and allied subjects. IMD’s mandate
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Reference:
- https://pib.gov.in/PressReleasePage.aspx?PRID=1641501
