According India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) latest update, light intensity rain is expected in areas including Karnal, Rajaund, Assandh, Safidon, Jind (Haryana), Gangoh, Deoband, Nazibabad, Muzaffarnagar, Meerut (Uttar Pradesh) over the next 2 hours.

A Western Disturbance, acting as a channel in middle and upper tropospheric westerlies is expanding longitudinally. A cyclonic circulation is present over West Rajasthan and adjoining Pakistan and nearby areas in the lower tropospheric level.

Regional Rainfall Forecast:

Arunachal Pradesh will likely experience fairly widespread to light/moderate rainfall/snowfall with isolated thunderstorms and lightning from today to 9th April. Assam and Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura will likely see scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall during the same duration. There are chances of isolated heavy rainfall/snowfall over Arunachal Pradesh from 4th April to 7th April.

Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim:

Isolated to scattered light/moderate rainfall is expected over the next 7 days, with isolated thunderstorms and lightning from today to 7th April in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim.

Temperature Watch:

Minimum temperatures are 3-5°C above normal in most places over Tripura and at isolated places over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim. A gradual rise in maximum temperatures by 2-3°C is expected to be over many parts of East India in the next 3 days, with no significant change thereafter.

Heat Wave Conditions:

Heat wave conditions are likely in isolated pockets over North Interior Karnataka from 4th to 5th April, Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal from 4th to 7th April, Jharkhand, Telangana, Rayalaseema from 4th to 6th April, and Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam from 4th to 6th April.

Warm night conditions are likely in isolated pockets over Odisha and North Interior Karnataka from 4th to 6th April. Hot and humid weather is expected over Kerala and Mahe, Tamil Nadu and Puducherry and Karaikal from 4th to 7th April, over Coastal Karnataka from 4th to 5th April.