Heavy Rain Alert: The Indian Meteorological Department has issued an alert of heavy to very heavy rains in many parts of the country for the next five days. Heavy rain alert has been issued in some states of the south including the northeastern states. Also, strong winds have been predicted in many parts.
IMD (India Meteorological Department) has issued an alert of heavy to very heavy rains in many parts of the country. The Meteorological Department has predicted that from May 20 to May 25, many parts of the country will receive torrential rains and thunderstorms are also expected. These days, rain is expected in many parts of the country including Konkan, Karnataka, Kerala and Goa.
Due to seasonal activities, heavy to very heavy rains may also occur in Northeast and Peninsular India. According to the India Meteorological Department, heavy to very heavy rains are expected in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Northeast India and Sikkim for the next 5 days. heavy to very heavy rain in next 24 hours imd issues 5 days high alert
See in detail where and how the weather will be West Coast and Adjacent Peninsular India:
Heavy to very heavy rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning very likely over Karnataka, Konkan, Goa and Kerala during 20-26 May.
20 May: Extremely heavy rainfall (>20 cm) over north Kerala.
20-21 May: Heavy to very heavy rainfall over coastal and ghat areas of Karnataka.
Monsoon over Kerala:
Conditions are likely to become favourable for the advance of monsoon over Kerala during next 4-5 days.
Northeast India and Sub-Himalayan Region:
Heavy to very heavy rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning very likely over Northeast India, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during next 3 days.
South Peninsular India
Kerala, Mahe, Karnataka: Heavy rain with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds of 40-50 kmph likely over next 7 days.
22, 25, 26 May: Heavy to very heavy rain over coastal Karnataka.
20-21 May: Heavy rain over north interior Karnataka.
25-26 May: Heavy rain over south interior Karnataka.
20-21 May: Very heavy rain over north Kerala and coastal/ghat areas of Karnataka.
Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Rayalaseema, Telangana
Scattered to moderate rain with thunder, lightning and gusty winds of 30-40 kmph.
20 May: Heavy to very heavy rain over Ghat areas of Tamil Nadu, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and Rayalaseema.
21-22 May: Heavy rain over coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam.
21 May: Heavy rain over Rayalaseema.
West India
Konkan, Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada
Scattered to moderate rain with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds of 40-50 kmph during 20-24 May.
20-22 May: Thunderstorms over Konkan, Goa and Madhya Maharashtra.
20-21 May: Thunderstorms over Marathwada.
21-23 May: Scattered heavy to very heavy rains over South Madhya Maharashtra.
Gujarat region, Saurashtra, Kutch
20-24 May: Scattered rains over Gujarat region.
22-24 May: Strong winds 50-70 kmph with thunderstorms over Saurashtra and Kutch.
23-24 May: Heavy rains over Saurashtra and Kutch.
Northeast India
Northeast states: Scattered to moderate rain with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds of 40-50 kmph over next 7 days.
20, 22-26 May: Heavy rain at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh.
20-26 May: Heavy rain at isolated places over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.
20-21 May: Very heavy rain at isolated places over Assam and Meghalaya.
East and Central India
West Bengal, Sikkim: Scattered to moderate rain with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds of 40-50 kmph during 20-23 May.
20-22 May: Scattered heavy rain over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim.
20 May: Very heavy rain over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim.
Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Bihar: Scattered rain with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds of 40-50 kmph during 20-24 May.
22 May: Gusty winds of 50-60 kmph over West Madhya Pradesh.
22-23 May: Heavy rain over East Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.
20-21 May: Heavy rain over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim and Bihar.
20-22 May: Heavy rain over Jharkhand.
24-26 May: Heavy rain over Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
North-West India
Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand:
23-24 May: Thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds gusting to 40-50 kmph very likely over Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand; scattered heavy rains over Uttarakhand.
20 May: Gusty winds gusting to 50-60 kmph and hailstorm at a few places over Uttarakhand.
Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan: Thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds gusting to 30-50 kmph during 20-26 May.
20 May: Hailstorm at a few places over East Uttar Pradesh.
21-22, 24-26 May: Dust storm (gusting to 40-50 kmph) over West Rajasthan.
20-21 May: Dust storm over West Uttar Pradesh.
Maximum Temperature Forecast
Northwest India: No significant change in temperature during next 4 days, then a fall of 2-3°C in the next 3 days.
Central India: Temperatures likely to remain stable during next 2 days, then a fall of 2-4°C in the next 5 days.
West India: Gradual fall of 2-4°C in temperature during next 5 days, then no significant change in the next 2 days.
Rest of India: No significant change in temperature.
