Heavy Rains Forecasted for Karnataka, Telangana, Kerala, Maharashtra, Sikkim, Assam; Dust Storms Expected in North India
Conditions are favorable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon into remaining parts of central Arabian Sea, remaining parts of Karnataka, some parts of south Maharashtra, Goa, remaining parts Rayalaseema, Telangana & Coastal Andhra Pradesh, some parts of south Chhattisgarh and south Odisha, some more parts of Northwest Bay of Bengal during next 3-4 days. Fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm, lightning & gusty winds (30-40 kmph) likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim during next 7 days. Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely over Assam & Meghalaya during next 2-4 days; isolated heavy rainfall over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim during 04th-06th; Arunachal Pradesh on 04th and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura on 05th & 06th June. Fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm, lightning & gusty winds (30-40 kmph) likely over Kerala & Mahe, Lakshadweep, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Karnataka; scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Rayalaseema during next 5 days. Isolated to scattered light/moderate Scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm, lightning & gusty winds (30-40 kmph) very likely over Bihar, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal on 04th; over Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Vidarbha, Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada during next 5 days. A fresh western disturbance is likely to affect Western Himalayan Region and adjoining plains from 04th June, 2024. Prevailing southwesterly Arabian Sea winds over the plains of Northwest India are likely to continue during next 7 days. Under this influence; Isolated to scattered light rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm, lightning & gusty winds (30-40 kmph) very likely over Jammu Kashmir-Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand during next 5 days. Isolated very light to light rainfall with thunderstorm, lightning & gusty winds (30-40 kmph) very likely over Punjab, Haryana during next 2 days; Uttar Pradesh during 04th-05th June and Rajasthan during 05th-07th June. Dust storm very likely over Uttar Pradesh on 04th; Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi on 04th & 05th and East Rajasthan on 07th June, 2024.