Active Monsoon to Bring Heavy Rainfall, Thunderstorm in These States on August 11

Heavy rain is expected in several parts of central and western India over the next few days. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast active monsoon conditions over Central India, with a well-marked Low-Pressure Area over East Madhya Pradesh and the surrounding area, and a Low-Pressure Area over Saurashtra and the adjoining Northeast Arabian Sea.

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Meanwhile, rain is expected to be light over Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, and the northeastern states for the next three days. "Fairly widespread/widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls and thunderstorm/lightning very likely over East Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh during 10th-14th; West Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat state, Vidarbha and Madhya Maharashtra during 10th-12th; Konkan & Goa during 10th-13th; and Marathwada on 10th August, 2022," the IMD said in its weather bulletin.

Isolated very heavy rainfall is expected over Konkan and Goa, as well as Madhya Maharashtra, on August 11, as well as Madhya Pradesh, Saurashtra, and Kutch on August 11 and the Gujarat region until August 12.

The eastern part of the country is also expected to get a lot of rain. "Fairly widespread/widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls and thunderstorm/lightning very likely over Gangetic West Bengal and Jharkhand on the 10th, 11th, 13th, and 14th; Odisha on the 10th-14th; Arunachal Pradesh on the 13th; Assam and Meghalaya on the 10th, 13th, and 14th; and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura on the 10th, 12th, and On August 13 and 14, isolated very heavy rainfall is also possible over Odisha.

Heavy rain is also expected in southern Indian states such as Tamil Nadu and Karnataka. The weather service predicts scattered to fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls and thunderstorms or lightning over Karnataka on August 11, Telangana on August 14, and coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam on August 13 and 14.

Meanwhile, heavy rain and thunderstorms are expected in several parts of Rajasthan until August 13. On August 11 and 14, heavy rains are expected in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Heavy rains are expected in Punjab and Haryana on August 11. On Sunday, similar weather conditions are expected in Jammu and Kashmir and West Uttar Pradesh.