Rainfall with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds is expected throughout Northeast India from April 25 to 28 according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
The meteorological department further stated that a heatwave would be present in Gujarat for the next five days, with heatwaves expected to start in central and east India on April 25 and in northwest India on April 26.
Rainfall Prediction For Northern & Eastern Region
According to the IMD, significant rain is expected in Arunachal Pradesh from April 24-26, and in Assam and Meghalaya on April 24, 27, and 28.
Today, April 24, Arunachal Pradesh is expected to receive extremely heavy rainfall. In the next five days, widespread rainfall is also highly possible in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, and Nagaland-Manipur-Mizoram-Tripura.
IMD predicts extensive rainfall in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during the next five days.
The meteorological department also stated that thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds (of 30-40 kmph) are very likely to occur at isolated locations over Assam and Meghalaya over the next 5 days, as well as over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland-Manipur-Mizoram-Tripura over the next 2 days.
In the next five days, Chhattisgarh will have scattered rains, thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds (up to 30-40 kmph).
Rainfall Predictions For Southern Region
On the 24th of April, there is a high possibility of heavy rain in south Kerala.
Meanwhile, sporadic rainfall with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds (up to 30-40 kmph) is expected over Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana during the next 5 days, as well as over Andhra Pradesh on April 27 and 28.
Western Disturbance
Scattered showers, thunderstorms, and lightning are extremely likely to occur across the Western Himalayan Region under the influence of the Western Disturbance.
On April 25, dust storms and thunderstorms will hit the Punjab plains and Haryana.
"Under the effect of a new feeble Western Disturbance that is projected to strike the Indian area starting on April 28th, light isolated rainfall is highly possible across the Western Himalayan Region," according to an official release from the IMD.
Heatwaves Forecast
According to the Indian Meteorological Department, a heatwave will persist in isolated areas across Gujarat for the next five days, over Bihar from April 24-26, and over Madhya Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Odisha, and Gangetic West Bengal from April 25-28.
From April 26 to 28, heatwave conditions will be present in Rajasthan, south Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Vidarbha. On the 27th and 28th of April, Punjab and south Haryana will experience extreme temperatures.
