IMD issues red alert for east MP; sees heavy rains in west UP till Mon
This story was originally published at 15:30 IST on 3 September 2026
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NEW DELHI – The India Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for extremely heavy rainfall in Tikamgarh and Damoh districts of east Madhya Pradesh Thursday. The extremely heavy showers are expected due to the presence of a well-marked low pressure area over northeast Madhya Pradesh and its adjoining areas, said the IMD. The low pressure area is expected to move across south Uttar Pradesh and north Madhya Pradesh over the next 24 hours, the IMD said.
In northwest India, IMD has forecast heavy rainfall over west Uttar Pradesh intermittently till Monday, while east Uttar Pradesh may see heavy showers intermittently till Tuesday. East Rajasthan, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab, and Himachal Pradesh may see heavy rainfall till Saturday, and Uttarakhand till Wednesday, the IMD said.
In central India, very heavy rainfall is expected over west and east Madhya Pradesh till Saturday, the weather department said. Amid an upper air cyclonic circulation over southwest Bangladesh and northeast Assam, IMD has forecast heavy rainfall over sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim till Tuesday, over Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand intermittently till Wednesday, and over Odisha on Wednesday.
In northeast India, heavy rainfall is expected over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura till Wednesday, and over Arunachal Pradesh between Friday and Wednesday, the IMD said. The department expects subdued rainfall activity to continue over south India during the next week. End
Reported by Upasika Singhal
Edited by Akul Nishant Akhoury
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