Weather Update: Heavy Rains Expected in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Odisha, Uttarakhand, and Rajasthan
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On Friday, July 19, scattered thunderstorms are likely in southern Chhattisgarh, southern Odisha, eastern Maharashtra, and the Himalayan foothills. Heavy rainfall is anticipated in Telangana, northeastern Andhra Pradesh, southern Chhattisgarh, southern Odisha, coastal Maharashtra, Goa, coastal Karnataka, and Kerala. The Thar Desert in Rajasthan may experience maximum temperatures of 40°C or higher.
5-Day Nationwide Weather Forecast
A low-pressure area is situated over southeast Madhya Pradesh, accompanied by a cyclonic circulation extending to the middle tropospheric levels, tilting southwestwards with height. The monsoon trough is active and south of its normal position, expected to remain so for the next 4-5 days. A shear zone runs in the lower and middle tropospheric levels along 19°N, tilting southwards with height. Additionally, an offshore trough extends from South Gujarat to North Kerala at mean sea level. A new low-pressure area is likely to form over the West-central and adjoining Northwest Bay of Bengal around July 19.
Weather Conditions Across India
West, Central, and South Peninsular India
- Expect widespread light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning over Konkan-Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Kerala-Mahe, Lakshadweep, Karnataka, Gujarat state, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, and Telangana for the next 5 days.
- Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected in Vidarbha on July 18 and 20; Chhattisgarh on July 19-20; Telangana from July 19-21; Madhya Pradesh, Konkan-Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Saurashtra-Kutch, and Coastal and South Interior Karnataka during the next five days.
- Isolated extremely heavy rainfall is likely over Coastal Karnataka, South Interior Karnataka, Saurashtra-Kutch, and Konkan-Goa on July 18.
- Isolated very heavy rainfall is expected in Tamil Nadu on July 18; Kerala and Gujarat on July 18-19; Coastal Andhra Pradesh from July 18-20.
East and Northeast India
- Widespread light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning is expected over the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Northeast India, and Odisha. Scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall will occur in Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand over the next 5 days.
- Heavy rainfall is likely in Odisha, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura from July 18-21; Arunachal Pradesh, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, and Sikkim on July 20-21; Assam, Meghalaya, and Gangetic West Bengal from July 19-21.
- Isolated very heavy rainfall is expected in Odisha on July 19 and 20.
Northwest India
- Scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning is forecasted for Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and East Rajasthan. Isolated to scattered rainfall will affect Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and West Rajasthan over the next 5 days.
- Isolated heavy rainfall is likely in Uttarakhand and Rajasthan from July 18-21; West Rajasthan, Punjab, and Haryana on July 17 and 18, Himachal Pradesh from July 18-21, and Uttar Pradesh on July 20-21.
- Isolated very heavy rainfall is expected in Uttarakhand and East Rajasthan on July 18.
