New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a comprehensive forecast predicting heavy to very heavy rainfall across multiple regions of India over the next four to five days. This weather outlook is driven by several meteorological phenomena currently influencing different parts of the country.Rain over northwest areas A low-pressure area positioned over the northwest Bay of Bengal, near the north Odisha-Gangetic West Bengal coasts, is a key feature contributing to the anticipated precipitation. Additionally, cyclonic circulations have formed over northeast Rajasthan, the east Uttar Pradesh bordering Bihar, and northwest Uttar Pradesh, further enhancing the weather dynamics.What IMD has said The IMD has highlighted that an east-west trough extending from northwest Uttar Pradesh to the aforementioned low-pressure area will intensify rainfall activity. From June 29 to July 3, regions including Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan are expected to experience isolated heavy rainfall. Specifically, Chhattisgarh, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, and Odisha are likely to witness heavy rainfall on June 29-30, with Bihar following from June 30 to July 2.Heavy rainfal expected in these areas Significantly, very heavy rainfall is predicted in isolated areas of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, east Rajasthan, and west Madhya Pradesh during this period.Light to moderate rainfall In northeast India, a cyclonic circulation over northeast Assam will bring light to moderate rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall to Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura over the next five days. Particularly intense rainfall is expected in Arunachal Pradesh on June 29-30, and in Assam and Meghalaya on June 29.Rainfall in Goa, Gujarat, Maharashtra The IMDs forecast also includes predictions of isolated heavy rainfall for Saurashtra, Kutch, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and coastal and south interior Karnataka from June 29 to July 1. Gujarat, Goa, and central Maharashtra are expected to receive heavy rainfall from June 29 to July 3, with isolated very heavy rainfall in Konkan, Goa, and central Maharashtra from June 30 to July 3.Favorable conditions likely in these areas Moreover, the IMD noted that the southwest monsoon has progressed further into the remaining parts of east Uttar Pradesh and certain areas of west Uttar Pradesh. Favorable conditions are anticipated for its advance into more regions including west Rajasthan, Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, and the rest of west Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu over the next two to three days.
