IMD forecasts heavy rainfall in east, northeast
New Delhi: A well-marked low-pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Odisha-West Bengal coast is set to intensify rainfall across eastern
New Delhi: A well-marked low-pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Odisha-West Bengal coast is set to intensify rainfall across eastern and northeastern India over the next week, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Large parts of northwest, west-central and south peninsular India are likely to witness below-normal monsoon activity. The IMD has also forecast rainfall over eastern Uttar Pradesh and the western Himalayan region during the next seven days. Also Read | IMD to use AI to give farmers 10-day warning before monsoon hits Odisha is expected to receive fairly widespread rainfall on 17-18 July. Bihar, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, and sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim are also likely to receive widespread rainfall, with heavy to very heavy showers at isolated places through the week.
Northeastern states, including Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura, are expected to witness widespread rainfall, with isolated spells of very heavy rain. The forecast follows extremely heavy rainfall of more than 21 cm in Odisha, while Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Bihar recorded very heavy rainfall. Heavy rain was also reported in east Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Konkan, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Nagaland and Tripura. Subdued in northwest Compared to eastern and northeastern India, rainfall activity is expected to remain subdued over northwest, west-central and south Peninsular India during the next seven days and across the plains of northwest India for the next three days, raising concerns over uneven monsoon distribution. Overall, rainfall activity is likely to be normal to above normal over most parts of east and northeast India and below normal over the remaining parts of the country during 16-22 July.
Across central India, rainfall is expected to remain scattered over West Madhya Pradesh, East Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha during the next few days. For the following week (23-29 July), the IMD has forecast near-normal to above-normal rainfall over parts of east and central India, while most other regions are likely to continue receiving below-normal rainfall. The weather office has also warned of thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds of up to 60 kmph across several eastern states. Squally winds reaching up to 80 kmph are likely at isolated places over Punjab and Gujarat. Meanwhile, heatwave conditions are expected to persist over coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal through 17 July.
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