IMD Forecasts Heavy Rain in UP, Uttarakhand, Bihar and the Northeast

IMD Forecasts Heavy Rain in UP, Uttarakhand, Bihar and the Northeast

The India Meteorological Department has warned of widespread rain across large parts of India this week. Heavy to very heavy showers may hit parts of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar and the Northeast. A low-pressure area has moved from southwest Uttar Pradesh to central Uttar Pradesh. Meanwhile, several weather systems are acting together.

Eastern Uttar Pradesh may see fairly widespread to widespread rain on 7 and 8 September. Heavy rain is likely there on 8 September. Isolated very heavy rain is also possible over eastern and western Uttar Pradesh on 7 September.

Uttarakhand may receive widespread rain on 7 September. Another wet spell is likely from 10 to 13 September. During that later period, heavy rain, thunderstorms and lightning may occur.

Rain is also likely over Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab and Rajasthan through the week. However, IMD has not issued a warning for Delhi and Haryana for the next seven days.

Eastern India may stay especially wet. Bihar is likely to get widespread rain from 7 to 9 September. Isolated heavy rain may follow from 8 to 10 September. Very heavy rain is possible in Bihar on 7 September.

Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim may also see very heavy rain on 7 September. Heavy rain is then likely on 8 September and again on 11 and 12 September. In addition, Jharkhand and Odisha may get spells of heavy rain. Thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are possible in several of these areas.

Across the Northeast, Assam and Meghalaya may receive heavy rain from 7 to 13 September. Arunachal Pradesh may see heavy rain on 8 and 9 September, and again from 11 to 13 September. Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura are also likely to get heavy spells.

Rain should continue over west Madhya Pradesh, east Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh through the week. Heavy rainfall is possible in parts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Konkan and Goa may see fairly widespread to widespread rain through 13 September. Meanwhile, Gujarat, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, and Saurashtra and Kutch may get isolated to scattered showers.

In the south, Kerala is likely to see widespread rain from 10 to 12 September. Thunderstorms and gusty winds are also possible over parts of Tamil Nadu and Telangana.

Residents in the alert zones should watch official updates. Authorities also advise caution near rivers, low-lying areas and hill slopes during heavy spells.