New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a yellow alert for Kerala and Tamil Nadu, forecasting heavy rainfall on Sunday, October 4. Thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are also likely in parts of the southern states, while several regions are expected to receive rainfall over the coming week.
Heavy Rain And Thunderstorm Alert For Kerala, Tamil Nadu And Nagaland
The weather department has forecast heavy rainfall at isolated places in Kerala, Mahe, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal on Sunday.
Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds of 40–50 kmph are likely at isolated places in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal. Similar conditions, with wind speeds of 30–40 kmph, are expected at isolated places in Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and Mahe.
Thunderstorms with lightning are also expected at isolated places in Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. Andhra Pradesh is likely to experience strong winds at a few isolated locations.
Hot and humid conditions are expected at isolated places across Konkan and Goa on Sunday. People may experience uncomfortable weather due to the combination of heat and humidity.
Rainfall is likely to continue across several parts of the country over the coming days.
Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand may receive isolated to scattered showers from October 5 to 9, while east Uttar Pradesh is likely to see rainfall during October 5–8. Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and adjoining areas may experience rain from October 6 to 8, with fairly widespread to widespread rainfall expected on October 9.
Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Punjab may receive isolated to scattered rainfall between October 6 and 9, while west Uttar Pradesh is likely to see showers on October 6 and 7. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds are likely over Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh in the coming days. Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and adjoining areas may also experience thunderstorms and lightning.
According to IMD, Chhattisgarh may experience isolated to scattered showers between October 5 and 9, while Madhya Pradesh is likely to receive rainfall in the next few days. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds are likely at isolated places over Chhattisgarh on October 6 and 7. East Madhya Pradesh may also experience thunderstorms and lightning on October 7.
Rainfall is likely across parts of East India from October 5. Jharkhand may receive isolated to scattered showers between October 5 and 9, while Bihar is likely to experience rainfall from October 6 to 9. West Bengal and Sikkim are also forecast to receive isolated to scattered rainfall during the October 5–9 period.
Several parts of Northeast India are likely to receive isolated to scattered rainfall between October 5 and 9. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura may experience showers during this period.
Konkan and Goa, along with Madhya Maharashtra, are likely to receive showers between October 6 and 9.
Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, Rayalaseema, north interior Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal may receive isolated to scattered showers till October 9.
Telangana is likely to experience rainfall from October 5 to 7, while south interior Karnataka may receive showers on October 7–9, following another spell on October 5 and 6. Coastal Karnataka may experience fairly widespread to widespread rainfall through October 9.
