Heavy rainfall is expected to continue across large parts of northern, eastern and northeastern India on Saturday, July 11, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warning that several states could see intense spells of rain, thunderstorms and gusty winds.
The forecast comes after days of widespread monsoon showers that have already drenched many regions and triggered waterlogging and localised flooding in several places.
HEAVY RAIN IN DELHI, UP, BIHAR, OTHERS
According to the IMD, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely in isolated places throughout Assam and Meghalaya, Bihar, East Uttar Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on July 11.
Heavy rainfall is also expected over Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and Muzaffarabad, Gangetic West Bengal and west Uttar Pradesh.
Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds of up to 50 kmph are likely over parts of Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, East Madhya Pradesh and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Similar weather, with winds of 30-40 kmph, is expected over Bihar, Karnataka, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, West Bengal and parts of Madhya Pradesh.
MONSOON REMAINS ACTIVE, FOR NOW
The widespread rain is being driven by an active southwest monsoon, aided by a low-pressure area over northern parts of central Uttar Pradesh.
Although the system is expected to weaken gradually over the next 24 hours, it continues to support widespread rainfall across northern India.
The monsoon trough also stretches across northwest and eastern India, while several upper-air circulations are helping sustain rain over eastern and northeastern states.
For the broader period of July 10-16, the IMD expects widespread rainfall over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, parts of Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal, Sikkim, the Northeast, Konkan and Goa, and coastal parts of Karnataka, while scattered rain is likely across Delhi, Haryana, Punjab and Rajasthan.
The weather office has warned that heavy rainfall may lead to waterlogging in low-lying areas, traffic disruptions, poor visibility and localised flooding, much of the same that has been witnessed across the country in recent weeks.
Landslides are also possible in vulnerable hilly regions.
The monsoon, though active at the moment, is beginning to feel the impact of El Nino and other climatic factors.
As a result, it’s beginning to tilt towards a scenario that IMD had predicted. Another month with a rain deficit.
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