Weather: A cyclonic circulation is currently situated over Jharkhand, adjoining northern Odisha, and Chhattisgarh, extending through the lower and middle tropospheric levels and tilting southwestward with height. This circulation is expected to develop into a Low-Pressure Area within the next 24 hours. The monsoon trough remains active and is positioned near its normal location at mean sea level. Additionally, a weak off-shore trough runs along the South Gujarat to North Karnataka coast at mean sea level. Furthermore, a north-south trough extends from Rayalaseema to the Comorin area in the lower tropospheric levels, influencing the weather patterns.
Weather Forecast and Warnings for Northwest India
The northwest region of India, including Jammu-Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Rajasthan, can expect fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning. Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi will experience scattered to fairly widespread rainfall throughout the week. Notably, isolated very heavy rainfall is anticipated in Himachal Pradesh on August 10th and in Uttarakhand on August 8th. Additionally, isolated heavy rainfall is very likely over Jammu-Kashmir on August 10th and 11th, in Uttarakhand and Rajasthan from August 8th to 14th, in Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh from August 8th to 11th, in Punjab on August 10th, and in Haryana-Chandigarh on August 8th and 10th.
Weather Forecast and Warnings for West and Central India
The west and central regions, including Konkan & Goa and the Gujarat region, are expected to witness fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning. Scattered to fairly widespread rainfall is anticipated over Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, and Saurashtra & Kutch throughout the week. Heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places over Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, and Chhattisgarh on August 8th, in Konkan & Goa on August 8th and 9th, in Madhya Maharashtra from August 8th to 10th, in the Gujarat region from August 8th to 10th, and in Saurashtra & Kutch on August 9th and 10th.
Weather Forecast & Warnings for East and Northeast India
East and Northeast India are predicted to experience fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rainfall throughout the week, accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning. Very heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places over Assam and Meghalaya on August 8th and 9th, in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on August 8th, and in Arunachal Pradesh and Bihar on August 9th. Isolated heavy rainfall is very likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura from August 8th to 14th, in Bihar from August 8th to 11th, in Odisha from August 8th to 10th, in Jharkhand on August 8th, in Gangetic West Bengal on August 10th and 11th, and in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim on August 8th and 9th.
Weather Forecast and Warnings for South Peninsular India
The south peninsular region, including Kerala & Mahe, Lakshadweep, and Karnataka, is expected to experience scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall. Isolated to scattered rainfall is forecasted for Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Telangana, and Rayalaseema over the next five days. Coastal Karnataka is likely to see heavy rainfall at isolated places on August 8th.
Source: India Meteorological Department
