Weekend weather (September 16-17): Very heavy rains over Gujarat, Madhya Maharashtra

Saturday (September 16)

• Heavy to very heavy rains are expected with very heavy falls over western Madhya Pradesh, northern Madhya Maharashtra and Gujarat region.
• Heavy to very heavy rains may hit isolated places in eastern Rajasthan, eastern Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Konkan and Goa.
• Heavy rain is possible at isolated places over Uttarakhand, western Uttar Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Marathwada and coastal Karnataka.
• Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and strong winds reaching speeds of up to 30-40 kilometers per hour are expected in various places on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
• Thunderstorms and lightning may strike isolated places over Jammu Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Western Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Gujarat, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Coastal Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala and Mahe.

Sunday (September 17)

• Heavy to very heavy rain is expected with very heavy falls at isolated places over West Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat region.
• Heavy to very heavy rains may hit isolated places in eastern Rajasthan, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Konkan, Goa and Madhya Maharashtra.
• Heavy rain is possible at isolated places over Uttarakhand, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Saurashtra and Kutch.
• Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and strong winds reaching speeds of up to 30-40 kilometers per hour are expected in various places on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
• Thunderstorms and lightning may occur at isolated places over Madhya Maharashtra, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala and Mahe.

5-day forecast nationwide

The monsoon trough flows southward from its natural position through Rajasthan, southern Madhya Pradesh and Odisha, and thence southeastward into the northeastern Bay of Bengal.

Meanwhile, a well-defined low pressure area lies over central Madhya Pradesh and its adjoining areas, and the trough of the associated cyclonic circulation extends into the southern Konkan. This good deal is expected to move across the northern parts of Gujarat region and neighboring southeastern Rajasthan over the next two days.

Another trough extends from southwestern Rajasthan to the northern Odisha coast through the cyclonic circulation associated with the above-mentioned system.

In addition, the cyclonic circulation over southern Haryana and the adjoining region continues in the lower tropospheric levels.

Under the influence of the above systems, the following weather is expected across India:

Central India: Light to moderate to widespread rain, isolated thunderstorms and lightning Heavy to very heavy fall It may occur over western Madhya Pradesh on September 16-17, Vidarbha and eastern Madhya Pradesh on September 16, and Chhattisgarh on September 19.

In particular, isolated Very heavy rain It may hit southwest Madhya Pradesh from September 16-17.

West India: Light or moderate to widespread rain, thunderstorms and isolated lightning Heavy to very heavy fall Konkan, Goa, Madhya Maharashtra and Gujarat region may be tossed from September 16 to 18, Marathwada on September 16, and Saurashtra and Kutch from September 17 to 19.

Northwest India: Light or fairly moderate to widespread rain and thunderstorms accompanied by isolated ones Heavy fall It is expected to fly over Uttarakhand and eastern Rajasthan from September 16 to 17, and southwestern Uttar Pradesh on September 16.

isolated Very heavy rain It is also expected to fly over eastern Rajasthan on September 16-17.

East India: It is moderate to moderate to widespread, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning, and is scattered Heavy rain Possible over Odisha on September 18-19 and over Andaman and Nicobar Islands from September 16-18.

isolated Very heavy rain It is also very likely to be over Andaman and Nicobar Islands on September 17.

Northeast IndiaScattered to moderate to light to moderate rain accompanied by scattered thunderstorms Heavy rain It may hit Assam and Meghalaya from September 18-19, and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura from September 17-19.

South India: Light to moderate and fairly widespread with isolated rainfall Heavy rain It is expected over coastal Karnataka on September 16.

As for mercury levels, maximum temperatures are expected to remain below normal in northwest India, while daytime temperatures are expected to be higher than normal in south and northeast India. The overnight minimum should remain near normal or slightly above normal across India during this forecast period.

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