Orange Alert! IMD Warns of Heavy Rainfall, Thunderstorm in These States

According to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), over the next five days, there is a chance of heavy rainfall in South Peninsular India, Bihar, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, and Northeast India, while Central India may have more moderate rainfall during the same time frame.

The IMD has issued an orange alert for Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and the state of Sikkim for August 30.

Isolated areas of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim will likely experience heavy to very heavy rains. While it's also quite likely that there could be severe rain in remote areas across Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Karnataka, Kerala and Mahe, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal.

Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, and Sikkim, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Konkan and Goa, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, Kerala and Mahe and Lakshadweep are likely to experience thunderstorms with lightning in isolated locations.

IMD Warns Fishermen:

Along and off the coast of Kerala, the surrounding Lakshadweep region, and the Maldives, squally weather (wind speed 40–45 kmph with gusts to 55 kmph) is highly likely to continue.

Over the southwest Arabian Sea and surrounding west-central, along and off the coast of Somalia, the Lakshadweep area, the Maldives, and the Comorin area, squally winds of 45-55 kmph with gusts to 65 kmph are probable.

Therefore, it is advised against fishing in these deep waters.

Weather Predictions for the Next 5 Days:

Over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura from August 31 to September 2, as well as during Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Meghalaya over the following five days, isolated heavy falls and thunderstorms/lightning are quite likely.

On August 29 and 30, as well as in Tamil Nadu from August 29 to September 1, Lakshadweep on September 1-2, and throughout coastal and south interior Karnataka, Kerala, and Mahe during the following five days, heavy rain and thunderstorms/lightning are also very likely.