New Delhi: Rain and thunderstorms with lightning and gusty gusts may occur throughout Northeast India from April 23 to 27, according to the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD).
The meteorological service further stated that a heat wave would affect Gujarat from April 23 to April 27, and that it will likely spread to additional portions of the plains of northwest and central India from April 25.
Rainfall forecast for Northern India
Chhattisgarh will have occasional rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds during the next two days (up to 30-40 kmph).
During the next 24 hours, similar weather will continue over Vidarbha and Gangetic West Bengal. Today, a hailstorm is possible in south Madhya Maharashtra.
In the next five days, little rain is expected in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland-Manipur-Mizoram-Tripura.
During the next five days, scattered rainfall is quite likely to fall over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim.
During the following two days, these meteorological conditions will be accompanied by severe rainfall in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Meghalaya.
Thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds (up to 50 kmph) are expected in Sub Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, and Meghalaya over the next five days.
During the following two to three days, similar circumstances would be present across Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura.
Over the Western Himalayan Region, scattered showers with isolated thunderstorms and lightning is extremely likely. Meanwhile, on April 25, a duststorm and thunderstorm will sweep through the Punjab and Haryana plains.
IMD predicts scattered rains with thunderstorms and lightning across the Western Himalayan Region. On April 25, a duststorm with thunderstorms will linger across the surrounding plains of Punjab and Haryana, according to the meteorological service.
Rainfall forecast for Southern India
According to the IMD, heavy rain is expected in south Tamil Nadu and south Kerala on April 23.
Scattered rainfall with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds (up to 30-40 kmph) is extremely probable over Kerala, Telengana, and Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu during the next five days, and over Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, and Tamil Nadu over the next two days.
Heatwave forecasts
During the next 5 days, heat wave conditions are extremely likely to prevail in isolated areas across Gujarat.
South Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Maharashtra, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and Gangetic West Bengal will also see heat waves from April 25 to 27.
During the 26-27 April 2022, similar weather will persist throughout Rajasthan, south Haryana, and Vidarbha.