Monsoon tracker: IMD predicts extraordinarily heavy rainfall in Bengal, Assam; heatwave in Delhi, Punjab until June 18
IMD Climate Replace: Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya and components of West Bengal are prone to obtain very heavy rainfall with remoted extraordinarily heavy falls throughout the subsequent 4–5 days, mentioned the India Meteorological Division on Sunday.
The climate division has issued a pink alert for Assam and Meghalaya between June 16 and 20.
Whereas, a pink alert has been issued for Arunachal Pradesh for June 17 and 18.
The IMD mentioned that Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim are prone to obtain heavy rains from June 16 to 18.
Assam & Meghalaya are prone to obtain remoted exceptionally heavy rainfall on June 18.
“Widespread gentle to average rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds (30-40 kmph) seemingly over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim throughout the subsequent 5 days,” mentioned IMD in a launch.
Gentle to average rain
Remoted to scattered gentle to average rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning & gusty winds (30-40 kmph) are very seemingly over Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha throughout the subsequent 3 days and prone to improve thereafter.
Forecast for Odisha
Remoted heavy rainfall could be very seemingly over Odisha on June 20 2024.
Heatwave alert
Warmth wave to extreme warmth wave situations are prone to proceed in Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi and a few components of Bihar & Jharkhand until June 18 and step by step abate thereafter, mentioned IMD.
Temperature forecast
In accordance with the climate division, there will not be a major change in most temperatures throughout the subsequent 3 days. The temperature is predicted to fall by 2-3°C thereafter.
Affect as a result of heavy rains
The IMD mentioned that heavy rainfall would trigger localized flooding of roads, water logging in low-lying areas and closure of underpasses primarily in city
Whereas minor harm could possibly be brought on to kutcha roads, there are potentialities of harm to weak buildings.
The heavy rains might additionally harm horticulture and standing crops in some areas as a result of inundation.
