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Informist, Friday, Jun. 20, 2025

--IMD: See monsoon advancing in Rajasthan, UP, Uttarakhand in next 2 days

--IMD: See monsoon advancing in Himachal Pradesh in next 2 days

--IMD: Conditions favour monsoon advance into Punjab, Haryana next week

--IMD: Conditions favour monsoon advance into Delhi, Chandigarh next week

--IMD: Southwest monsoon covers entire Madhya Pradesh, Bihar as of Friday

--IMD: See heavy to very heavy rains over northeast India next 7 days

--IMD: See extremely heavy rain over parts of Madhya Pradesh Monday
 

MUMBAI – The southwest monsoon has further advanced into remaining parts of east and central India, the India Meteorological Department said in a release on Friday. Monsoon has covered whole of Madhya Pradesh and Bihar, with extremely heavy rainfall expected in parts of Madhya Pradesh on Monday, and heavy rainfall in Bihar till Tuesday, IMD said.

The weather bureau said conditions are favourable for advance of monsoon to Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh in the next two days.  

Heavy rainfall is likely over sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim till Sunday, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand till Saturday and again from Tuesday to Friday. Bihar, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha are also likely to receive heavy rainfall next week, the weather agency said. The northeastern part of the country is likely to see heavy to very heavy rains during the next seven days, it said. The department has also forecast advancement of monsoon into Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi next week. 

Meanwhile, an orange alert for heavy rainfall has been issued for eight of the 36 subdivisions in the country for Friday. These are east Rajasthan, west Madhya Pradesh, central Maharashtra, east Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Assam and Meghalaya, and Nagaland-Manipur-Mizoram-Tripura, the weather department said. An orange alert indicates rainfall of 115.6-204.4 millimetres in a single day.

Owing to the severe rainfall across various parts of the country, the weather department has issued advisory for protection of crops. In Gangetic West Bengal, IMD has asked farmers to ensure proper drainage in already sown rice nurseries, fields of sesame, jute and groundnut to prevent waterlogging and cover the young seedlings of kharif rice with plastic sheets or agro-shade nets to protect them from heavy rains.

In Meghalaya, it has advised farmers to postpone nursery sowing of rice especially in valleys. Proper drainage is also required in the fields of maize, ginger, french beans, cowpea, vegetables and around rice nurseries to prevent water logging. 

The weather bureau has also asked fishermen not to venture over central and adjoining north, south Arabian Sea, northeast Arabian Sea along and off Gujarat-Maharashtra coasts till Tuesday. Fishermen are also advised not to venture over the Andaman Sea from Sunday to Tuesday. 

In terms of temperatures, no significant change in maximum temperatures is likely over remaining parts of the country, the weather bureau said. Hot and humid conditions very likely in pockets of Tamil Nadu till Sunday and coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and Rayalaseema till Sunday, IMD said.  End

Reported by Taniva Singha Roy

Edited by Vandana Hingorani

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