Forecast: Lower atmospheric pressure near Bay of Bengal anticipated to result in intensive rainfall across Odisha, Karnataka, Maharashtra, and northeastern regions of India. Here is the detailed weather outlook.
India Braces for Widespread Rainfall and Heavy Downpours
Over the next four to five days, India is expected to experience a significant increase in rainfall activity, with several regions bracing for heavy to very heavy rainfall.
Northeastern States and Southern Regions
Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal, and other East and Central India regions will experience light to moderate rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall likely on August 6-9 in Odisha, August 8-9 in Chhattisgarh, and August 7 in Gangetic West Bengal. Very heavy rainfall has been forecast especially for Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Bihar earlier in the period.
Konkan, ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra, Vidarbha, Gujarat, Saurashtra-Kutch, and Telangana are expected to receive isolated heavy to very heavy rainfalls at times, with coastal Andhra Pradesh and Telangana also seeing isolated heavy showers between August 6 to 8. Karnataka, particularly coastal Karnataka, and southern India’s ghat regions including Kerala and Tamil Nadu are forecast to get very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall.
Western and Central Regions
Madhya Pradesh and parts of Chhattisgarh will see light to moderate rain in most areas with isolated heavy rainfall localized on some days early in the forecast period. West Uttar Pradesh is forecasted to experience very heavy rainfall at isolated places on July 28. Jharkhand is expected to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall from July 25-28. Bihar is expected to experience isolated heavy rainfall on July 25-27.
Northern and Western Regions
Punjab and Haryana are expected to receive isolated heavy rainfall on July 27-28. Saurashtra & Kutch regions may receive heavy rainfall at isolated places from July 26-29. Light to moderate rainfall will persist in most western regions during the entire forecast period. Himachal Pradesh is forecasted to receive isolated heavy rainfall from July 26-30.
Special Warnings and Alerts
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued specific warnings for Odisha, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh, and northeastern states, where flash floods, waterlogging, and landslides are possible. Coastal Karnataka is on red alert for extremely heavy rain on July 25. The Konkan and Goa regions may experience extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places on July 25. Marathwada is expected to receive heavy rainfall at isolated places on July 25-26.
In addition, the IMD has issued red alerts for the Konkan and Goa regions, coastal Karnataka, and the Marathwada region for July 25. Northeastern states, including Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram-Tripura, are likely to experience very heavy showers on July 26. East Rajasthan is likely to receive very heavy rainfall at isolated places on July 27-28. Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim are expected to experience isolated heavy rainfall on July 25-27. Vidarbha is expected to receive very heavy rainfall at isolated places on July 25. Madhya Maharashtra (Ghats) is forecasted to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall from July 25-30. Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Manipur are forecasted to receive moderate to heavy rainfall from July 25-28.
Thunderstorms and Lightning
Thunderstorms and lightning will accompany the rain over the plains and hilly areas throughout the forecast period. There are no reports of extreme dry conditions or heatwaves in these regions during this period, with temperatures mostly moderate amidst rainfall.
Jammu & Kashmir
Jammu & Kashmir is expected to receive isolated heavy rainfall on July 29-30.
In summary, heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected mainly in southern India’s ghat regions, coastal Karnataka, and northeastern states, with moderate rain and isolated heavy showers in east-central and western parts such as Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Gujarat, and Saurashtra-Kutch over the next 4 to 5 days. This consistent monsoonal rainfall is driven by upper air circulations and troughs influencing the region.
Weather-forecasting agencies have predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in several regions of India such as Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, and Gangetic West Bengal, among others, from August 6-9. Additionally, weather-forecasting warns of flash floods, waterlogging, and landslides in regions like Odisha, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Gujarat, and northeastern states due to this heavy rainfall.
