Weather today (August 23): Heavy to very heavy rainfall across Assam, Bihar and Himachal.
Here is the weather forecast for India:
Wednesday (August 23)
- Very heavy to very heavy rainfall is possible at isolated places over the West Bengal Himalayas and Sikkim.
- Heavy to very heavy rains are expected over Arunachal, Assam, Meghalaya, Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.
- Heavy rains are expected at some places in Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Gangik, West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, western Uttar Pradesh and Jammu Kashmir.
- Widespread rainfall and isolated thunderstorms are likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Western Sub-Himalayas, Sikkim, Gangetic, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, East Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Konkan and Goa.
- Fairly widespread rainfall and isolated thunderstorms are expected over Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Odisha, western Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.
Thursday (August 24)
- Heavy to very heavy rains may inundate isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, western sub-Himalayas, Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh.
- Heavy rains are expected at some places in Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Gangetic, West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, western Uttar Pradesh and Jammu Kashmir.
- Widespread rainfall and isolated thunderstorms are possible over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Western Sub-Himalayas, Sikkim, Gangetic, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, East Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Konkan and Goa.
- Fairly widespread rain and isolated thunderstorms may hit Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Odisha, western Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.
5-day forecast nationwide
Rainfall forecast for 3 days from Wednesday to Saturday morning.
(TWC Met Team)
The monsoon trough flows north of its natural location through northern Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal and Nagaland. It is expected to remain north of its normal location during the next seven days.
In addition, the cyclonic circulation continues over northwest Madhya Pradesh, and a western disturbance looms over northwest India.
Under the influence of the above-mentioned systems, widespread rainfall accompanied by isolated thunderstorms occurs Heavy rain showers (64.5 mm – 115.6 mm) It is likely to be over northern, central and eastern India during the next few days.
particularly, Very heavy rainfall (≧204.5 mm) This is possible in isolated places over the West Bengal Himalayas, Sikkim and Uttarakhand on August 23.
Very heavy rain (115.6 mm – 204.5 mm) It may engulf isolated places in Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh during the next few days.
In addition, wet southwesterly flows from the Bay of Bengal are expected to continue to bring widespread, isolated rainfall Heavy to very heavy rainfall (64.5 mm – 204.5 mm) Over northeastern India during the next five days.
Moreover, humid westerly winds from the Arabian Sea are likely to produce intermittent rains over the Konkan coast, including Mumbai, at least for the next five days.
As for mercury levels, maximum temperatures are expected to remain below normal in northwestern India while remaining above normal in the western regions of southern India. The overnight minimum should continue to remain below normal in northwest India and near or slightly above normal in the rest of the country.
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