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New Delhi: In Delhi-NCR today, the sky will be generally cloudy and there will be light rain or drizzle. IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in Odisha and Chhattisgarh today. For this, Orange Alert has been issued in both these states today.
According to the weather bulletin of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), on August 18, ie today, the maximum temperature in Delhi can be 37 degree Celsius. On August 17, the maximum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 36.7 degree Celsius, which was 3 degree Celsius above normal. IMD has predicted heavy rain at isolated places over Uttarakhand, East Uttar Pradesh, East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Jharkhand, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and Telangana today.
Along with this, there is a possibility of thunderstorm with lightning and strong winds (speed 30-40 km per hour) at different places in Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Today Uttarakhand, Eastern Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, West Bengal and Sikkim, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Central Maharashtra, Marathwada, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Telangana, Rayalaseema, Thunderstorm accompanied with rain very likely at isolated places over Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal.
According to the IMD, a low pressure area has formed over the northwest Bay of Bengal and its surrounding area, due to which the associated cyclonic circulation extends up to 7.6 km above the mean sea level, which is a height With is inclined towards south. It is very likely to move west-northwestwards over North Odisha and North Chhattisgarh during next 3 days.
While the western end of the Monsoon Trough at mean sea level is running close to the foothills of the Himalayas and its eastern end is now passing through Bahraich, Gorakhpur, Patna, Giridih, Bankura and from there in a south-east to north direction. The low pressure area over the Bay of West Bengal moves to the centre.
At the same time, a Western Disturbance is also present in the form of a trough in the mid-tropospheric westerly winds.IMD has forecast 45-55 km over west central and adjoining east central, southwest and northwest Arabian Sea, Comorin area. From per hour to 65 km. There is a possibility of wind blowing at a high speed per hour. 40-45 km over the Bay of North-West and West-Central Bengal. From per hour to 55 km. There is a possibility of strong wind up to hourly. Fishermen have been advised not to venture into these areas.
