New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a significant weather alert on Sunday, forecasting widespread rainfall and thunderstorms across multiple regions in India. Satellite images reveal dense convective clouds, suggesting potential light to moderate downpours in numerous areas.
The IMD has forecasted intense spells of rain along with isolated thunderstorms, lightning strikes, and gusty winds across various regions of India. Areas expected to be affected include Punjab and neighboring Himachal Pradesh, parts of southwest and extreme northwest Madhya Pradesh, eastern Uttar Pradesh, extreme northern Chhattisgarh, southeast Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, southern Gujarat, southern Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, southern Karnataka, northern Tamil Nadu, as well as West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, and Meghalaya.
In addition to these areas, light to moderate rainfall is anticipated at a few places, with isolated thunderstorms, cloud-to-ground lightning, and gusty winds likely to affect Odisha, Konkan, Goa, south Madhya Maharashtra, Kerala, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Lakshadweep, and the Nicobar Islands.
Earlier this week, the national capital received highest rainfall in 88 years. According to the Indian Meteorological Department, Delhi experienced 228 mm of rainfall from 8:30 am on Thursday, June 27, to 8:30 am on Friday, June 28. This is the highest 24-hour rainfall in June that the national capital has seen since 1936 when 235.5 mm was recorded.
India Meteorological Department (IMD) scientist Soma Sen on Saturday said that heavy rainfall is expected in Delhi over the next two days.
“Rain is expected to increase in the coming days in North India. Monsoon has advanced more in Eastern UP, and in the next 2-3 days, Western UP and Haryana will also be covered. An orange alert has been issued for UP, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and East Rajasthan. Heavy rain will be witnessed in the entire central India. Warnings have been issued for Arunachal Pradesh and Assam for extremely heavy rainfall. Rainfall will increase in the West Peninsular region by tomorrow. North Indian states will also witness extremely heavy rainfall. We have declared heavy rainfall in Delhi over the next two days,” Sen said.
