Heavy rainfall predicted in several states

With the arrival of monsoon in India, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday issued a weather forecast report predicting heavy rain showers in several Indian states for the next five days.

Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Rajasthan are going to witness heavy (64.5 to 114.5 mm) to very heavy (115.6 to 204.4 mm) rainfall for the next five days, out of which three days will be accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning.

The IMD on Thursday issued a red alert in Goa for 8 July. The state is likely to experience a wet spell due to heavy to very heavy rainfall in a few places with extremely heavy rainfall (204.4 mm) at isolated places consecutively for five days.

“Extremely heavy rainfall (204.5mm in 24 hours) is very likely at isolated places over North and South Goa districts on 7 and 8 July. Very heavy rainfall (115.5 mm in 24 hours) is very likely at a few places over both districts from 7 to 9 July and at isolated places on 10 and 11 July. Heavy rainfall (64.4mm in 24 hours) is very likely at a few places from 7 July onwards. Intense spells of rainfall very likely. Winds gusting to around 50kmph very likely along with the rainfall spell,” IMD said in a statement.

Gujarat, Karnataka and Kerala will also encounter heavy to very heavy showers.

Maharashtra, Gujarat, Kerala, and Karnataka are predicted to witness fairly widespread/widespread rainfall, thunderstorm and lightning with isolated heavy rainfall during the next five days.

“Fairly widespread/widespread rainfall and thunderstorm/lightning with isolated heavy rainfall very likely over Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat state, Kerala and Mahe, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, Telangana and Karnataka during next five days,” the IMD report stated.

Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, and Rajasthan are likely to encounter isolated/scattered rainfall activity with isolated thunderstorm/lightning today and increase hereafter becoming fairly widespread to widespread rainfall activity during the next two days.

“Isolated/scattered rainfall activity with isolated thunderstorm/lightning very likely over East Uttar Pradesh during next five days and over West Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Rajasthan on 8 July and increase thereafter becoming fairly widespread to widespread rainfall activity likely over the region during 9-10 July 2022,” the IMD report added.

Squally weather of wind speed 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph is very likely over along and off Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, and Gujarat coasts.