July to have a wet start: Monsoon to cover North, thunderstorms in several states
The IMD forecasts heavy rain across several states on July 1 as the southwest monsoon advances, with thunderstorms, gusty winds and cooler weather in northwest India.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast widespread rain, thunderstorms and heavy downpours across large parts of the country on Wednesday, July 1, as the southwest monsoon continues to strengthen and push farther into northwestern India.
The latest forecast comes a day after the monsoon advanced into more parts of Madhya Pradesh, the remaining areas of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar, besides parts of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh.
The weather office said conditions remain favourable for the monsoon to spread further into more parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Delhi, Punjab and Rajasthan over the next two to three days.
HEAVY RAIN TO DRENCH CENTRAL, EASTERN, WESTERN INDIA
For July 1, the IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Bihar, Chhattisgarh, East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Coastal Karnataka, Kerala and Mahe, Konkan and Goa, Odisha, South Interior Karnataka, Uttarakhand and West Uttar Pradesh.
Heavy rainfall is also likely over parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, East Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Maharashtra, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, North Interior Karnataka, Telangana, West Bengal and Sikkim, and West Madhya Pradesh.
The IMD also expects fairly widespread to widespread rainfall to continue over much of central India, Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Kerala, Coastal Karnataka and several northeastern states during the coming days.
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY ACROSS SEVERAL STATES
Apart from heavy rain, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph are expected in isolated places over Bihar, Haryana, Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gangetic West Bengal and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Strong surface winds are also likely over Coastal and South Interior Karnataka and Rayalaseema.
The IMD has also predicted a fall of 3-5°C in daytime temperatures across northwest India until July 2 as cloud cover and rainfall increase, while temperatures over the rest of the country are expected to remain largely unchanged.
MONSOON GATHERS MOMENTUM
The southwest monsoon is India's primary rainy season, typically arriving over Kerala around June 1 before gradually advancing across the country.
The monsoon delivers nearly 70% of India's annual rainfall and is crucial for agriculture, reservoirs and drinking water supplies.
According to the IMD, an upper-air cyclonic circulation over the north Bay of Bengal is likely to help form a low-pressure area around July 3.
This, along with other favourable weather systems, is expected to sustain widespread rainfall across many parts of India over the coming days.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast widespread rain, thunderstorms and heavy downpours across large parts of the country on Wednesday, July 1, as the southwest monsoon continues to strengthen and push farther into northwestern India.
The latest forecast comes a day after the monsoon advanced into more parts of Madhya Pradesh, the remaining areas of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar, besides parts of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Ladakh.
The weather office said conditions remain favourable for the monsoon to spread further into more parts of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Jammu and Kashmir, Haryana, Delhi, Punjab and Rajasthan over the next two to three days.
HEAVY RAIN TO DRENCH CENTRAL, EASTERN, WESTERN INDIA
For July 1, the IMD has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Bihar, Chhattisgarh, East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Coastal Karnataka, Kerala and Mahe, Konkan and Goa, Odisha, South Interior Karnataka, Uttarakhand and West Uttar Pradesh.
Heavy rainfall is also likely over parts of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, East Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat, Haryana, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Maharashtra, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, North Interior Karnataka, Telangana, West Bengal and Sikkim, and West Madhya Pradesh.
The IMD also expects fairly widespread to widespread rainfall to continue over much of central India, Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Kerala, Coastal Karnataka and several northeastern states during the coming days.
THUNDERSTORMS LIKELY ACROSS SEVERAL STATES
Apart from heavy rain, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph are expected in isolated places over Bihar, Haryana, Delhi, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Gangetic West Bengal and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
Strong surface winds are also likely over Coastal and South Interior Karnataka and Rayalaseema.
The IMD has also predicted a fall of 3-5°C in daytime temperatures across northwest India until July 2 as cloud cover and rainfall increase, while temperatures over the rest of the country are expected to remain largely unchanged.
MONSOON GATHERS MOMENTUM
The southwest monsoon is India's primary rainy season, typically arriving over Kerala around June 1 before gradually advancing across the country.
The monsoon delivers nearly 70% of India's annual rainfall and is crucial for agriculture, reservoirs and drinking water supplies.
According to the IMD, an upper-air cyclonic circulation over the north Bay of Bengal is likely to help form a low-pressure area around July 3.
This, along with other favourable weather systems, is expected to sustain widespread rainfall across many parts of India over the coming days.
