The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in its latest weather forecast on Saturday informed that parts of East and Central India are expected to experience thunderstorms accompanied by lightning, hail, and moderate to heavy rainfall from March 17-20.
Additionally, a fresh Western Disturbance is likely to affect the Western Himalayan Region starting from March 18, with another disturbance expected from the night of March 20. This disturbance may cause isolated light rainfall or snowfall over various regions, including Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand in the coming week.
IMD issues rainfall alert
Jharkhand, Odisha, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal and East Madhya Pradesh are forecasted to receive scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall along with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds ranging from 30 to 40 kmph for the next three days. Isolated hailstorms are also expected in Vidarbha from March 17-20, and in East Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh from March 17-19.
Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Telangana, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, and Kerala may experience isolated light rainfall or snowfall during various days from March 17-19.
Furthermore, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura are expected to witness scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall or snowfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning from March 17-22.
Delhi weather update
According to IMD, the national capital is going to witness partly cloudy skies during the day on Sunday, with the maximum and minimum temperatures likely to settle around 31 and 11 degrees Celsius.
Temperature on the Rise
Over the next two days, hot and humid weather is expected to persist in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal. Similarly, Kerala, Mahe, and Rayalaseema can anticipate such conditions for the next five days. West and Northwest India also may see a gradual rise in maximum temperatures by 2-4°C over the next four to five days. In contrast, Central and East India are likely to experience a decrease of 2-3°C in maximum temperatures over the next four to five days.