IMD predicts subdued rainfall in peninsular India, heavy showers in Bihar & Jharkhand

Kishan05/08/2023

posted on Aug. 05, 2023 at 3:05 am

Isolated heavy rainfall is expected in Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh during this period.

“Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi will experience such rainfall from Friday to Sunday. East Rajasthan will witness rainfall on Friday and Saturday, while Jammu will experience it on Saturday,” said the IMD.

Additionally, East Uttar Pradesh is likely to have isolated very heavy rainfall from Friday to August 7, and Uttarakhand from Friday to Sunday, with West Uttar Pradesh expecting it on Friday.

In Central India, Madhya Pradesh will experience light to moderate fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls on Friday and Saturday, with a possibility of very heavy showers.

“In Northeast India, there will be light to moderate fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, and Manipur during the next five days,” the IMD predicted.

The weatherman also said that West India’s Konkan, Goa, and ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra will see light to moderate scattered rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall, likely to continue on Friday and reduce thereafter.

South India will experience subdued rainfall activity over the next five days.

“Hot and humid weather conditions are expected to prevail over Tamil Nadu on Friday and Saturday,” the IMD added.

–IANS

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