The latest weather update from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) highlights significant weather systems impacting different regions of India. An intense Western Disturbance, coupled with a cyclonic circulation over Afghanistan and adjacent east Iran, is expected to induce a Low-Pressure Area over southwest Rajasthan. This system is anticipated to draw high moisture from the Arabian Sea into Northwest India until April 15th.
Key forecasted impacts include:
- Widespread light to moderate rainfall/snowfall with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds (30-40 kmph) over Jammu-Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand until April 15th.
- Scattered to fairly widespread rainfall with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds over West Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, and Rajasthan until April 15th.
- Isolated to scattered rainfall with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds over various southern and central states on April 14th, including Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karnataka, Telangana, Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, West Bengal, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
- Isolated hailstorms are expected over certain regions of Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Uttar Pradesh on April 14th.
- Isolated heavy rainfall/snowfall forecasted for Jammu-Kashmir, Ladakh, and Himachal Pradesh on April 14th and 15th.
- Strong surface winds (30-40 kmph) are likely over Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi and Uttar Pradesh from April 16th to 18th.
Furthermore, cyclonic circulations over central and northeast Assam are expected to bring scattered to widespread rainfall/snowfall over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura in the coming week.
In addition to the rainfall forecasts, heatwave conditions are predicted for several states, including Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Rayalaseema, Gujarat, Coastal Karnataka, Gangetic West Bengal, coastal Odisha, and Coastal Andhra Pradesh during the specified period.
Residents in affected areas are advised to stay updated on weather forecasts and take necessary precautions to ensure safety during these weather events.
Source: India Meteorological Department
