New Delhi (NVI): Widespread and heavy rainfall are expected over different parts of north and northwest India for the next 2-3 days, India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The Met department said, the convergence of lower-level easterly winds from the Bay of Bengal and south-westerlies from the Arabian Sea will increase the rainfall activity over northwest India, causing widespread showers with isolated heavy to very heavy falls until, August 28.
The wet conditions are expected to peak for today and tomorrow, IMD said.
Accordingly, the Met department has placed Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Rajasthan, and Uttar Pradesh under a yellow aler, thereby advising residents to be aware of the imminent isolated heavy rains.
The rainfall intensity rises today over the region, two states in particular—Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand—are likely to witness heavy to very heavy rain with moderate to severe thunderstorms from August 26 to 28, IMD said.
However, they were placed under orange alert, with the alert urging residents be prepared for rough weather.
The Met department also stated, the weather conditions over East Uttar Pradesh are expected to aggravate tomorrow, and therefore, the IMD has placed an orange alert over the subdivision for the day.
Moreover, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and West Rajasthan will remain under the yellow alert on August 26-27 due to the likelihood of heavy rains, thunderstorms, and lightning.
In the last 24 hours, rain and thundershowers occurred at most places over Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad, at many places over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and west Rajasthan, at a few places over east Rajasthan and at isolated places over rest of northwest India.
Whereas, the highest maximum temperature recorded over northwest India was 37degree Celsius at Ganganagar, Rajasthan.
Since the start of the week, wet conditions have been observed across north India, as rainfall were observed at many places across Rajasthan, a few places in Himachal Pradesh, and isolated places of Uttarakhand, Haryana, Punjab, Delhi, and Uttar Pradesh on August 24.
Furthermore, since the beginning of the monsoon season, i.e. between June 1 and August 24, most northern states, including Uttar Pradesh (547.6 mm), Uttarakhand (814.3 mm), Haryana (341.5 mm), Chandigarh (764.5 mm), Delhi (414.5 mm), Punjab (329.2 mm) and Rajasthan (313 mm) have all received normal rain as compared to their respective long-term average figures for this period.
Apart from this, Himachal Pradesh (472.6 mm) and Jammu & Kashmir (246.6 mm) have both recorded ‘deficient’ rainfall figures within this time frame.
-RJV
