Subdued rainfall activity is likely over Peninsular India during next five days while there will be an increase in rainfall over Bihar after two days under the influence of remnants of low pressure area or cyclonic circulation, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday .
In the bulletin, the weather agency said that in east Madhya Pradesh, there will be light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places on Thursday and Friday, and isolated extremely heavy rainfall on Thursday.
"Heavy rainfall at isolated places is likely on Saturday. West Madhya Pradesh is expected to experience light to moderate rainfall at most places with heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places on Thursday and heavy rainfall at isolated places on Friday," it said.
In Chhattisgarh, there will be light to moderate rainfall at most places with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall over north Chhattisgarh on Thursday and heavy rainfall at isolated places on Friday. South Uttar Pradesh will experience light to moderate rainfall at most places with isolated heavy rainfall during Thursday to August 6.
The IMD further predicted that in Northwest India, there will be light/moderate scattered to fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall very likely over Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttar Pradesh during Thursday to August 7, Punjab on Friday and Saturday, and Haryana and east Rajasthan during Thursday and Saturday.
"Isolated very heavy rainfall is also likely over West Uttar Pradesh on Saturday and over Uttarakhand on August 6," it said.
Northeast India will witness light/moderate fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall very likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya during the next five days, and over Tripura on Thursday and Friday.
However, west India can expect light/moderate fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall to continue over Konkan, Goa and ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra during the next two days, and Gujarat on Thursday.
"Isolated very heavy rainfall is also likely over Madhya Maharashtra on Thursday," the IMD predicted.
South India is expected to have subdued rainfall activity over the region during the next five days, with hot and humid weather conditions prevailing over Tamil Nadu on Thursday and Friday.
4.8-magnitude quake hits Andaman Islands
A medium-intensity earthquake measuring 4.8 on the Richter Scale jolted the Andaman Islands region in the early hours of Wednesday.
4 killed, 97 injured as 7.3-magnitude earthquake jolts Taiwan
Four people were killed and 97 others sustained injuries after a 7.3-magnitude earthquake rocked Hualien in Taiwan on Wednesday morning, local media reported.
Odisha: DRI rescues 351 Indian tent turtles
Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) officials in Odisha have rescued 351 rare Indian tent turtles during a raid at Manguli Square in Cuttack district.
Snowfall eludes Shimla, but Manali wraps in white blanket
He said picturesque Kalpa, some 250 km from Shimla, also experienced 1.6 cm of snow. Kukumseri in Lahaul-Spiti district saw 50.6 cm snow, state’s highest, with a low of minus 0.5 degree. Keylong had 21 cm snow.
Weather office issues adverse advisory for 4 days in J&K
Day temperatures are expected to drop across J&K in the coming days as the Meteorological (MeT) department said rain/snow will lash the union territory from February 17.
Snowfall in Kashmir, morning flights cancelled & others on standby
Officials at the airport said that all morning flights at the airport were cancelled due to continuing snowfall, and flights for the rest of the day have been put on standby.
Freezing weather causes over 320 flight cancellations at Germany's largest airport
On Thursday morning, airport manager and owner Fraport AG announced that flight disruptions and cancelations were expected, reports Xinhua news agency.
Yellow warning of low temperature and ice issued for Ireland
The state meteorological service of Ireland has issued a Status Yellow low temperature and ice warning for the entire country, with lows of minus 5 degrees Celsius expected at night time.