The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Wednesday forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall across several parts of the country over the next few days, while the national capital is expected to experience cloudy skies and intermittent showers until September 6.
According to the IMD, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to persist over the western Himalayan region, Punjab, and Haryana on Wednesday, before decreasing significantly. Eastern and central India will continue to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall spells for the next two to three days, with isolated extremely heavy rainfall (21 cm or more) predicted over western Madhya Pradesh on September 5.
In western India, Konkan, Goa, central Maharashtra, and Gujarat are expected to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall between September 3 and 7. The possibility of extremely heavy showers has also been highlighted for isolated parts of Gujarat from September 4 to 6, and over Saurashtra and Kutch on September 6.
The IMD further added that the weather in eastern Ladakh and parts of central India is expected to improve gradually after September 6, bringing some respite from the current heavy rainfall conditions.
The IMD noted that in the past 24 hours, extremely heavy rainfall had already been recorded at isolated places in Jammu and Kashmir, while very heavy rainfall was observed in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, western Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, and Kerala. Heavy showers were also reported in several other states including Rajasthan, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana.
For Delhi-NCR, the IMD has predicted generally cloudy skies with light to moderate rain or thundershowers on most days from September 3 to 6.
Maximum temperatures are likely to hover between 31°C and 34°C, remaining one to three degrees below normal. Minimum temperatures are expected to stay in the range of 22°C to 25°C, also slightly below normal. Winds will predominantly blow from the southeast or east direction, with speeds varying between 10 kmph and 25 kmph during the period.