Weather Update: Delhi-NCR wet overnight, heavy rains expected today as well; Heavy rain warning issued in 20 states including Bihar and Bengal

Posted on 13th Aug 2024 by rohit kumar

Since the beginning of August, there has been continuous monsoon rain in Delhi-NCR. This month, the national capital Delhi has received rain almost daily, sometimes less and sometimes more. At the same time, the 78th Independence Day is near and due to the continuous rain, the Meteorological Department has predicted that this rain may disrupt the grand celebrations to be held in Delhi.

 

Apart from Delhi, the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast 'heavy rain' for six days in the western Himalayan region and Northeast India. These areas include Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana etc.

 

How will the weather be in Delhi today?

 

Heavy rain occurred at many places in the capital late on Monday night. Due to this, the weather remained pleasant and the temperature also remained low. However, Delhiites also had to face problems due to rain and waterlogging. At the same time, the Meteorological Department has predicted that Delhi will remain cloudy on Tuesday as well. There may be light rain in some places. The maximum temperature is expected to be 33 degrees and the minimum is 26 degrees Celsius. During this time the wind speed can be up to 10 kilometers per hour.

 

Heavy rain warning in many districts of UP today

 

Monsoon is active in UP and good rain is being seen in the cities. Meteorologist Dr. Atul Kumar says that till August 17, there will be showers with thunder and lightning in most of the districts of the state. Heavy rain can also occur in some places. Due to light clouds in Kanpur of the state in the next five days, there is a possibility of light to moderate rain at the local level with strong winds and thunder.

 

Heavy rain will occur in Bihar for the next 7 days

 

The effect of monsoon remains in the entire Bihar including the capital Patna. Due to its impact, there is a possibility of light and heavy rain with thunder and lightning at different places in the districts including Patna (Heavy Rain in Patna) for the next seven days. On Tuesday, light rain is expected in Patna and other parts, while a yellow alert has been issued for heavy rain in five districts Gopalganj, Siwan, Buxar, Kaimur, and Rohtas. There is no possibility of any significant change in temperature during the next five days.

 

Where will it rain in the next 24 hours?

 

During the next 24 hours, light to moderate rain is expected in Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi, East Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, parts of Madhya Pradesh, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Jharkhand, Northeast India, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Rayalaseema and South Interior Karnataka, with heavy rain at some places. At the same time, there is also a possibility of waterlogging in some places in East Rajasthan. Apart from this, light to moderate rain is possible in the coastal areas of Ganga in West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Vidarbha, South Interior Karnataka, Goa, coastal Karnataka, coastal Maharashtra, East Gujarat, Lakshadweep and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

 

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