Heavy rain may occur in West and Central India, ‘Red’ alert in Mumbai
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday that heavy rainfall is forecast to continue over west and central India for the next three-four days. At the same time, a ‘red’ alert has been issued expressing the forecast of heavy to very heavy rains in the financial capital of the country. While issuing an orange alert for other districts of this region including Bhandara, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli, Yavatmal in eastern Vidarbha region of Maharashtra, IMD said that heavy to very heavy rains are forecast here. However, the Meteorological Office has said that there may be a decrease in rain in North India after 24 hours. According to the IMD, the red alert is a metaphor for ‘alert’ and its issuance means that the authorities ‘get to work to deal with the situation’.
Cyclone-like situation in Bay of Bengal
According to the IMD, a cyclone-like situation is prevailing in the Bay of North West Bengal and due to its impact, a low pressure area is likely to form over the Bay of North West Bengal and adjoining areas in the next 48 hours. In such a situation, monsoon is likely to remain active in Vidarbha region between July 21-23.
The Meteorological Department official said that there is a forecast of heavy to very heavy rains in most remote areas of eastern Vidarbha. Nagpur, the largest city in the Vidarbha region, recorded 25.6 mm of rain in the last 24 hours till 5.30 pm.
Heavy rain likely in Marathwada
There is also a possibility of widespread rain in Marathwada region till Thursday and after that the intensity of rain may reduce. Another official of the Meteorological Department office said that a low pressure area is forming along the coast between Maharashtra and Karnataka, due to which westerly winds with moisture often blow over the land from the Arabian Sea. Apart from this, there are east-west wind systems in Maharashtra and this is creating favorable conditions for monsoon, he said. “Konkan, Goa and Madhya Maharashtra have two concurrent systems for very heavy rains, especially in the Ghat areas.
Heavy to very heavy rain may occur in Gujarat
For the next four-five days, there may be heavy to very heavy rains in areas like West Coast, Gujarat etc. On July 21-22, extremely heavy rainfall is also expected in the Ghat areas of Konkan, Goa and Madhya Maharashtra. Along with this, heavy and very heavy rainfall is forecast in eastern and central India between 21 and 24 July. On July 21-22, heavy rainfall is forecast at isolated places over Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and on July 22 over Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha and East Madhya Pradesh.
Moderate to heavy rain with flashes in UP, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh
The IMD said that in the next 24 hours, there may be moderate to heavy rain with lightning at various places in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Madhya Pradesh. According to the Meteorological Office, after 24 hours, the intensity of rain is expected to decrease further in Northwest India. Many parts of Delhi received light rain on Wednesday, but the weather is forecast to remain dry during the weekend and after that the monsoon will be active once again. India Meteorological Department (IMD) gave this information.
good rain from 26 july
The maximum temperature in Delhi is likely to be around 35 degree Celsius for the next three to four days. The Meteorological Office said that the automatic weather station of Najafgarh recorded 3.5 mm of rain on Wednesday. Narela and Mayur Vihar also received light rain. Delhi had recorded 60.3 mm of rain in the last 24 hours till 8.30 am. On Sunday and Monday, 69.6 mm and 38.4 mm of rain were recorded respectively. According to the Meteorological Department, there will not be much rain in Delhi till July 25. At the same time, from July 26, there will be good rain again in the city. According to IMD data, good monsoon rains in the last few days made up for the lack of rain in Delhi.
Landslides at many places in Uttarakhand
Nearly two dozen people are still stranded due to landslides triggered by incessant rains on the Tanakpur-Ghat national highway in Uttarakhand’s Champawat district, while Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami visited the cloudburst-affected villages in Uttarkashi district to take stock of the situation. Champawat District Disaster Management Officer Manoj Pandey said that during incessant rains on Tuesday, traffic was stopped at eight places on the national highway due to landslides from the hills, which trapped about 150 people. The Chief Minister reached there to take stock of the situation in the cloudburst affected villages of Mandau and Kankradi in Uttarkashi and assured all possible help from the government to the affected.
Incessant rain in UP’s Sitapur
Seven people were killed and two others were injured when roofs and walls collapsed in separate incidents due to incessant rains in Sitapur district of Uttar Pradesh. The Meteorological Department said in its bulletin on Wednesday that there were scattered thunderstorms at different places in the state. It was told that it rained in Kheri, Bareilly, Barabanki, Sitapur, Gorakhpur, Bahraich, Banda, Aligarh and Maharajganj. The Meteorological Department has predicted that there is a possibility of rain or thundershowers at most places in the state on Thursday and has warned that lightning and thundershowers may occur at isolated places.
