IMD predicts heavy rainfall over Uttarakhand, Rajasthan and South peninsular India

Rainfall alert!

On Wednesday, The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that several southern states of India are likely to witness heavy rainfall for the next three days.

According to the statement it said, “Enhanced rainfall activity likely to continue over South Peninsula during next 3 days,” said IMD. 

As per the information, many states have been receiving heavy rainfall since the start of this week. In the past 24 hours, heavy rainfall occurred at isolated places over coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, south interior Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep and Tamil Nadu.

According to the weather agency, the monsoon trough is very likely to be near normal or south of its normal position from August 5 onwards. 

Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with thunderstorms or lightning is also likely over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and East Rajasthan during the next five days, said IMD. Isolated very heavy rainfall is predicted over Odisha on August 7.

The IMD said, heavy rainfall with thunderstorms or lightning is also likely over Bihar on August 4, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on August 5 and over Odisha till August 7. Similar weather conditions will prevail over northeastern states till August 6.

Fairly widespread falls with thunderstorms are likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Jharkhand, Bihar, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, East Rajasthan, East Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathawada, Vidharbha, Chhattisgarh, Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal.