Uneven Monsoon rainfail expected in coming days
New Delhi, July 12: The country is headed for an uneven phase of Monsoon, with NorthEast and parts of Eastern India expected to receive heavy to very heavy raindfall over the coming days while much of NorthWest, Central and Peninsular parts likely to remain relatively dry, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).
The IMD has forecast isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall over the Northeast, West Bengal and Bihar during the next two to three days.
East Uttar Pradesh is also likely to receive heavy rain over the next four to five days.
The warning follows extremely heavy rainfall of 21cm or more in Meghalaya and very heavy rainfall of 12-20cm in East Uttar Pradesh on 11 July.
Heavy rain was also recorded in Uttarakhand, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Bihar, while thunderstorms with squally winds of up to 80 kmph hit parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Punjab and Kutch.
The weather office has also issued a low to moderate flash flood risk for several districts in Assam and Meghalaya, including East Khasi Hills, East Garo Hills, West Khasi Hills, Cachar and Jaintia Hills, warning that saturated soils could trigger surface runoff and flooding in low-lying areas over the next 24 hours.
Across northern India, widespread rainfall is expected over Uttarakhand through 18 July and over Himachal Pradesh during 17-18 July.
Delhi, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan are likely to see isolated to scattered showers through the week.
Central India is expected to receive scattered rainfall, with isolated heavy showers forecast over Chhattisgarh during 14-15 July.
In western India, scattered rain is likely over Gujarat, Madhya Maharashtra and Saurashtra & Kutch, while rainfall over Konkan & Goa is expected to intensify during 15-18 July.
Looking further ahead, the IMD expects widespread rainfall to persist across the Northeast, eastern India and the western Himalayan region through mid-July. In contrast, rainfall over much of northwest India, central India and the southern peninsula is projected to remain below normal.
The IMD has forecast below-normal rainfall across the country through 15 July, with rainfall during 16-22 July also expected to remain slightly below normal.
Kerala, parts of east-central India and the Himalayan foothills are, however, expected to receive above-normal rainfall during the week of 16-22 July. (IMD)
