Weather: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued comprehensive weather warnings for various regions in India due to multiple weather systems. The monsoon trough is currently active and positioned south of its normal location in the lower tropospheric levels, significantly influencing weather patterns across the country.
Key Weather Systems:
- Monsoon Trough: Active and south of its normal position.
- Shear Zone: Extending over north peninsular India, tilting southwards with height.
- Off-Shore Trough: Running along the Maharashtra-north Kerala coasts at mean sea level.
- Cyclonic Circulation: Present over south Gujarat in the lower tropospheric levels.
Forecast and Warnings:
West and South Peninsular India:
- Rainfall: Fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning over Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Kerala & Mahe, Lakshadweep, and Karnataka; scattered rainfall over Gujarat Region, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Telangana; isolated rainfall over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal, and Rayalaseema during the next 5 days.
- Heavy Rainfall: Isolated heavy rainfall over Gujarat Region, North Interior Karnataka (July 10-13); Saurashtra & Kutch, Telangana (July 10); Kerala & Mahe and South Interior Karnataka (July 12-13).
- Very Heavy Rainfall: Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall over Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, and Coastal Karnataka (July 10-13).
East & Northeast India:
- Rainfall: Fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning over Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Bihar, and Northeast India; scattered rainfall over Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha during the next 5 days.
- Heavy Rainfall: Isolated heavy rainfall over Jharkhand (July 12-13); Odisha (July 13); Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura (July 10 & 13).
- Very Heavy Rainfall: Heavy to very heavy rainfall over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim (July 10-11); Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya (July 10-13).
- Extremely Heavy Rainfall: Isolated extremely heavy rainfall over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim (July 10-11); Arunachal Pradesh (July 10); Assam & Meghalaya (July 10).
Northwest & Central India:
- Rainfall: Fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rain with thunderstorms and lightning over Uttarakhand and Central India; scattered rainfall over Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh; isolated rainfall over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, & Rajasthan during the next 5 days.
- Heavy Rainfall: Isolated heavy rainfall over north Haryana and Vidarbha (July 10); Madhya Pradesh (July 10-13); East Uttar Pradesh (July 10-13); Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, West Uttar Pradesh (July 10-12); Jammu, north Punjab (July 12); East Rajasthan (July 10-11); Chhattisgarh (July 11-13).
- Very Heavy Rainfall: Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall over East Uttar Pradesh (July 10-12).
The IMD urges residents in the affected areas to remain vigilant and take necessary precautions. Authorities are monitoring the situation closely and will provide updates as needed to ensure public safety.
Source: India Meteorological Department
