Rain activity will increase over Madhya Pradesh including West Bengal, Sikkim, Odisha, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh. Along with this, forecast of heavy rain has been expressed in many districts of Bihar. Heavy rain warning has been issued in Odisha.
Today Weather Update: Monsoon activity will increase once again in the state of the country. Heavy rain warning was issued from Madhya Pradesh to Uttar Pradesh. Today, heavy rain activity is going to continue over Bihar and hilly states including Orissa, Jharkhand. A red orange alert has been issued for this. At the same time, humid heat will be felt in some states. An increase in temperature can be seen in Karnataka and Kerala.
However, Monsoon conditions may remain weak in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi. Heavy rains have been predicted in eastern Uttar Pradesh, eastern Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh along with parts of Bihar and Jharkhand. Since August 17, warnings of heavy rain have been issued in more than 3 dozen districts of several states including Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
There is a possibility of change in weather from August 18, rain related activity may increase in some areas in the coming days. Monsoon will remain weak in some areas of Punjab Delhi. A low rainfall warning has been issued. There is a warning of heavy rain in the northeast and west on Wednesday.
Heavy rain warning in these states
Areas where heavy rain warnings have been issued. It includes Arunachal, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal, Sikkim, Odisha, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Thunderstorm and moderate rain warning in these states
The states where warnings of thunderstorms and heavy rain were issued. Apart from Andaman and Nicobar, it includes West Bengal, Sikkim, Goa and Konkan.
Thunderstorm warning with light rain in these states
Orissa, Tripura, Mizoram, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Himachal, Maharashtra including Chhattisgarh, Maratha Valley, Vidarbha, Karnataka, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Jammu Kashmir, Gujarat, Mahe, Kerala, Karnataka, Karaikal, Puducherry , Light to moderate rain warning has been issued in Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh. Thunderstorm may also be seen in some parts
Weather system
- According to the weather system, a low pressure area will form over northwest Bay of Bengal around August 17 and 18.
- A warning has been issued for its movement towards the west-northwest. There will be an increase in rain-related activity over parts of West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh from August 17 to 21.
- Monsoon conditions may remain weak in Rajasthan, Gujarat, Punjab, Haryana and Delhi.
- A cyclonic circulation lies over Southwest Bangladesh and neighborhood at lower tropospheric level.
- Due to both these systems, heavy rain warnings have been issued in 7 states of India, West Bengal, Sikkim, Orissa, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Himachal and Chhattisgarh from August 17 to August 20.
Rain in these areas
A heavy rain warning was issued for the Andaman and Nicobar Islands on 18 August. It will rain heavily in Orissa till August 19, while heavy rain warning has been issued in Jharkhand from August 16 to 20. Heavy rains are going to continue in West Bengal Sikkim till August 19. Heavy to very heavy rain has been forecast in Odisha on August 19.
Rain activity continues in the northeastern states as well.
The rain activity is going to continue over the northeastern states as well. Heavy rain activity is being seen in Himachal Uttarakhand. There are chances of cloudburst. Apart from this, thunderstorm has been issued in many areas. Heavy rain warning has been issued in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura till August 21, while Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha may see heavy rains between August 18 and 20. There will be a change in the weather in Chhattisgarh. Heavy rain warning has been issued till 20 August.
Uttarakhand: Alert on August 25 regarding lightning-heavy rainĀ
An alert has been issued for August 25 for heavy rains and thunderstorms including lightning in Uttarakhand, while warnings have been issued in Andhra Pradesh till August 20, Telangana till August 20 and Tamil Nadu till August 18.
Weather alertĀ
- Widespread rain and thunderstorms are likely over Andaman and Nicobar Islands, West Bengal, Sikkim, Konkan and Goa.
- Heavy rain may occur in parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal, Sikkim, Odisha, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
- Fairly widespread rain and thunderstorms very likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Odisha, Jharkhand, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
- Scattered rain and thundershowers are possible over Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab, Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Interior Karnataka, Kerala and Mahe.
- Scattered rain and thunderstorms are likely over Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Vidarbha and Coastal Karnataka.
