NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall at isolated places in six states on Wednesday, November 4.Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Keralam, Odisha and Telangana are likely to receive heavy showers, while thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds are expected across parts of south, central, east and western India.The forecast comes after Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu crossed the south Andhra Pradesh coast early on Tuesday, with wind speeds of 100-110kmph, gusting up to 120kmph.The IMD has also warned of strong surface winds in parts of Andhra Pradesh on Wednesday.
Delhi weather tomorrow
Delhi is likely to remain dry on Wednesday, according to the IMD’s seven-day rainfall forecast.The bulletin has indicated dry weather over Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi on November 4. It does not provide a specific temperature forecast for the capital.
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana likely to receive heavy rain
The IMD has forecast heavy rainfall at isolated places over Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on November 4.Andhra Pradesh is also likely to experience thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds reaching 40-50kmph, gusting up to 60kmph. Strong surface winds are likely at isolated places over the state.The bulletin also flags a moderate flash flood risk over some watersheds in Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Telangana until 5.30am on November 4.The districts identified in Andhra Pradesh include Bapatla, Guntur, NTR, Krishna, Eluru, Palnadu, Prakasam and SPSR Nellore. In Telangana, the risk covers Nalgonda, Nagarkurnool and Suryapet.
Heavy rain forecast in Chhattisgarh
Chhattisgarh is likely to receive heavy rainfall at isolated places on Wednesday.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds reaching 40-50kmph, gusting up to 60kmph, are also likely.
Odisha under heavy-rain warning
Odisha is likely to receive heavy rainfall at isolated places on November 4.The IMD has also forecast thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds reaching 40-50kmph, gusting up to 60kmph.Jharkhand is likely to receive isolated rainfall on Wednesday, according to the bulletin’s seven-day forecast. The IMD’s broader outlook indicates isolated to scattered rainfall over the state on November 3 and 4.
Northeast India: Rain forecast in several states
The IMD has forecast isolated to scattered rainfall over Arunachal Pradesh and Assam and Meghalaya on November 4.Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura are likely to receive isolated to scattered rainfall during November 3-8.The bulletin does not list a heavy-rain warning for Northeast India on November 4.
Keralam, Karnataka brace for heavy showers
The IMD has forecast heavy rainfall at isolated places over Keralam and Mahe on Wednesday. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds reaching 30-40kmph are also likely.In Karnataka, heavy rainfall is likely over Coastal Karnataka and South Interior Karnataka. Interior Karnataka may experience thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds reaching 30-40kmph.The bulletin also forecasts isolated thunderstorms accompanied by lightning over Coastal Karnataka.
Tamil Nadu, Puducherry likely to see thunderstorms
Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal are likely to experience thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds reaching 40-50kmph, gusting up to 60kmph, on November 4.The IMD’s seven-day forecast indicates isolated rainfall over the region through November 8.Heavy rainfall is forecast at isolated places from November 5 to November 7.
Thunderstorm warning for Maharashtra, Goa
Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and Vidarbha are likely to receive isolated rainfall on November 4, according to the IMD’s seven-day forecast.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds reaching 40-50kmph, gusting up to 60 kmph, are likely over Konkan and Goa and Madhya Maharashtra.Vidarbha is likely to experience thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds reaching 30-40kmph. No thunderstorm warning has been listed for Marathwada on November 4.
What is causing the rainfall?
The IMD bulletin identifies several weather systems over the country.Severe Cyclonic Storm Murasu crossed the south Andhra Pradesh coast between Nellore and Narasapur, close to Ongole, between 3.30am and 5.30am on November 3.It was centred over south Coastal Andhra Pradesh at 5.30am and was expected to weaken gradually into a cyclonic storm by noon and a deep depression by midnight.The bulletin also records a Western Disturbance as a trough in the middle and upper tropospheric westerlies. An upper-air cyclonic circulation persists over northeast Assam, while another circulation lies over east Rajasthan.An upper-air cyclonic circulation over the east-central Arabian Sea adjoining the Karnataka and south Maharashtra coasts also persists. The bulletin further identifies circulations over the Comorin area and the east-central Arabian Sea.
IMD’s latest forecast for the next few days
The IMD has forecast heavy rainfall over Coastal Karnataka, South Interior Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal on November 5.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds are also likely over parts of Karnataka, Keralam, Lakshadweep and Madhya Pradesh.On November 6, heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal.Keralam and Lakshadweep may experience thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds.The IMD has forecast heavy rainfall over Keralam and Mahe, as well as Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, on November 7.Heavy rainfall is likely to continue over Keralam and Mahe on November 8 and 9.
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