IMD sees low pressure causing extremely heavy rain over Jharkhand till Thu
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--IMD: Southwest monsoon covers entire Gujarat, Chhattisgarh as of Wed
--IMD: Southwest monsoon covers entire Jharkhand as of Wed
--IMD: See monsoon advancing in Rajasthan, north Arabian sea in 2–3 days
--IMD: See monsoon advancing in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh in 2–3 days
--IMD: See monsoon advancing in Uttarakhand, Bihar in next 2–3 days
--IMD: Conditions favour monsoon advancing in Himachal Pradesh in 2–3 days
--IMD: See extremely heavy rain over parts of Jharkhand till Thursday
--IMD: See very heavy rain over parts of east, central India till Monday
--IMD: See very heavy rain over parts of Konkan, Goa, till Thursday
--IMD: See very heavy rain over parts of central Maharashtra till Thu
--IMD: Very heavy rain over parts of northeast India over next 7 days
MUMBAI – The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall over Jharkhand till Thursday due to a well-marked low-pressure system currently positioned over the Gangetic West Bengal. The system is expected to move northwestward across Jharkhand within the next 24 hours, the weather department said.
Under its influence, Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha are also likely to receive extremely heavy rainfall on Wednesday, the department said, issuing a red alert for the two regions. A red alert indicates extremely heavy rainfall exceeding 204.5 millimetres in 24 hours and is the highest level of weather warning.
The weather bureau forecasts very heavy rainfall over parts of east and central India till Monday. Similar weather conditions are also likely over Konkan, Goa, and central Maharashtra till Thursday, the bureau said. Very heavy rainfall is also seen over Gujarat on Wednesday and over east Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh till Monday, the department said.
Heavy rain is expected across most parts of west, northwest, and south India till Tuesday, it said. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to continue over parts of northeast India in the next seven days, according to the weather bureau.
A wet spell with thunderstorms and lightning is likely across most parts of south peninsular India, the India Meteorological Department said. Strong surface winds, with speeds reaching 40-60 km per hour are also expected over the region. Heavy rainfall is likely over parts of Kerala till Thursday and on Sunday, and over parts of coastal Karnataka on Monday and Tuesday, the department said.
Meanwhile, hot and humid conditions are likely to persist over parts of Tamil Nadu till Thursday, and over coastal Andhra Pradesh till Sunday, the weather bureau said.
As of Wednesday, the southwest monsoon has covered Gujarat, Jharkhand, and Chhattisgarh entirely. Conditions remain favourable for the monsoon to advance further over the rest of the northern Arabian Sea, Madhya Pradesh, and Bihar, over more parts of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh in the next 2–3 days, the weather bureau added. End
Reported by Shreya Shetty
Edited by Subhojit Sarkar
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