Monsoon advances across Gujarat, IMD forecasts expansion over East India in next 2-3 days
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The southwest monsoon advanced over the remaining parts of Maharashtra and further into Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand on Wednesday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting continued progress across eastern and northern India over the coming days.
According to the IMD, conditions remain favourable for the monsoon to advance over more parts of Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh, the remaining areas of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar, as well as parts of Uttar Pradesh within the next two to three days. A further advance into additional regions of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and parts of Uttarakhand is expected during the following two to three days.
At present, the monsoon trough passes through Surat in Gujarat, Indore and Mandla in Madhya Pradesh, Daltonganj in Jharkhand and Motihari in Bihar. The active monsoon trough is likely to trigger moderate to severe lightning activity across central and eastern India through Thursday.
Heavy Rainfall Alert For East and Northeast India
The weather department has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall, with isolated extremely heavy showers, over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on Saturday and Sunday. Very heavy rainfall is also expected on Monday.
Jharkhand is likely to witness very heavy rainfall on Sunday, while thundersqualls are forecast over Jharkhand on Thursday and over Bihar through Friday.
In the Northeast, very heavy rainfall is expected over parts of Assam and Meghalaya from Friday to Sunday. Thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are also likely across the region during this period.
Central and Western India To Witness Active Monsoon Conditions
Heavy rainfall is expected over Vidarbha through Thursday and again during the weekend, while Chhattisgarh is likely to receive heavy rain from Friday to Monday.
Parts of Madhya Pradesh may experience thundersqualls through Thursday, with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds expected across several regions of central India through Sunday.
Under the influence of multiple weather systems extending towards the Arabian Sea, very heavy rainfall is likely over Konkan and Goa on Saturday. Most parts of western India are expected to witness heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds through Tuesday.
The IMD has also forecast thundersqualls over parts of central India and Marathwada through Thursday.
Rain, Thunderstorms To Continue Across South India
Heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds is expected to continue across south peninsular India through Tuesday.
Strong surface winds are also likely over parts of Karnataka through Friday, according to the weather department.
Northwest India To See Wet Spell; Heatwave Persists In Some Regions
In northwest India, heavy rainfall is likely over parts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on Monday and Tuesday.
The IMD has also forecast thundersqualls and dust storms over parts of western Rajasthan through Thursday, while a wet spell with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds is expected across several areas of northwest India through Tuesday.
Despite the advancing monsoon, heatwave conditions are likely to persist in isolated pockets of Bihar through Thursday, northeast Madhya Pradesh on Thursday, and eastern Uttar Pradesh through Sunday.
