Weather Update: Relief For Heat Wave On Cards As IMD Predicts Heavy Rainfall In 10 States

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted heavy rainfall in 10 states, including Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Coastal Andhra Pradesh. On Wednesday, heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places very likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, while heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places very likely over Assam and Meghalaya, the IMD said.

“Heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Coastal Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday,” the IMD said in a statement. The IMD has also predicted that thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and gusty winds (speed reaching 40-50 kmph) are likely to occur at isolated places over Uttarakhand, Odisha and Chhattisgarh.

Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning and gusty wind (speed reaching 30-40 kmph) very likely at isolated places over Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, East Rajasthan, Vidarbha, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Rayalaseema, North Interior Karnataka, Kerala on 21st June . , The IMD further said that lightning occurred at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal on Wednesday. is likely to. and Coastal and South Interior Karnataka.

“Heat wave conditions very likely at isolated places over Vidarbha & Chhattisgarh. Squally wind speed reaching 45-55 kmph gusting to 65 kmph over westcentral & southwest Arabian Sea, Kerala-Karnataka coasts, Lakshadweep area, Southwest There is a possibility of wind blowing at the speed of per hour. and along and off Tamil Nadu-south Andhra Pradesh coasts along and off southeast Bay of Bengal, Gulf of Mannar on Wednesday,” the meteorological department said.

It also predicted that heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places over Assam, Meghalaya, Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, East Madhya Pradesh and Coastal Andhra Pradesh on June 22.