Weather
The farming community requires different types of weather forecasting for managing the risks of climate change in agricultural operations. Four types of forecasts viz., nowcasting (6 to 12 hrs), short-range forecast (valid for 48 hours), medium-range (valid for 5 days to a week), and long-range or seasonal forecast (valid for a month to season) are made in India that provide inputs to take precautionary action directly to the farmer. All these four types of weather forecasts as well as the weather analysis for the past weeks/ fortnight are provided by weather agencies involved in weather forecasting across the world, including India.