Heavy to very heavy rains may occur again in the western states of the country till July 17. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely in Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and North Gujarat during the next 3 days. Heavy rains may occur in some parts of Jharkhand from July 13 to 15.
Monsoon is in full swing in many parts of the country. Heavy rains continue. This has brought relief from the heat but problems like waterlogging, landslides and flood-like situation, power outage have also arisen. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has said that light to heavy rains may occur in many states in the coming few days. There may be thunderstorms with strong winds at a speed of 50-60 kmph in the southern and western states. There is a possibility of landslides in the hilly states, while flood-like situation may arise in the plains.
According to IMD, heavy to very heavy rains are likely in parts of Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat in the next 24 hours. In view of this, an orange alert has been issued. Saurashtra Kutch, Madhya Maharashtra, Konkan, coastal Karnataka, North Kerala, Odisha, Jharkhand, North East states of the country, Himachal Pradesh and Western Uttar Pradesh may receive heavy rains. Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and North Gujarat are likely to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall during the next 3 days.
Orange and Yellow Alert for Parts of Delhi
Parts of the national capital remained cloudy and rainy on Saturday, July 12. Due to this, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has now issued Orange and Yellow Alerts for various areas of Delhi. Orange alert means ‘be prepared’. At the same time, Yellow Alert means ‘be alert’. According to the Meteorological Department, there may be thunderstorms in Delhi on Sunday. The IMD has predicted continuous rain in the national capital till July 18. The city is likely to have cloudy skies with light rain, thundershowers and lightning throughout the week. Apart from Delhi-NCR, many other northern states including Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh may also receive light to moderate rain in the next few days.
Talking about Saturday’s rain in Delhi, 12.9 mm of rain was recorded in Safdarjung till 5.30 pm. 12 mm of rain was recorded in Lodhi Road and 11 mm of rain was recorded in Pragati Maidan. The maximum temperature of the city reached 34.8 degrees Celsius, which is 0.7 degrees less than the normal temperature of this season. At the same time, the minimum temperature was recorded at 26.4 degrees Celsius.
Monsoon situation in Uttar Pradesh
On July 13, many areas in eastern Uttar Pradesh may receive rain. There may be thundershowers at some places in western Uttar Pradesh. Heavy rain may also occur at some places.
Heavy rain alert for parts of Jharkhand from July 13 to 15
The IMD has predicted that some parts of Jharkhand may receive heavy rains from July 13 to 15. Due to this, a yellow alert has been issued. Intermittent rain may continue across the state till July 15. According to news agency PTI, a Meteorological Department official says that a yellow alert has been issued for parts of Latehar, Lohardaga, Saraikela-Kharsawan, East and West Singhbhum districts on July 13 and for Palamu, Chatra, Latehar, Lohardaga, Hazaribagh, Koderma, Giridih, Deoghar, Saraikela-Kharsawan, East and West Singhbhum districts on July 14.
According to the IMD, Chatra, Latehar, Lohardaga, Hazaribagh and Koderma may receive heavy rains on July 15. Officials say that Jharkhand recorded 504.8 mm of rain from June 1 to July 12. This is 64 percent more than the normal rainfall of 307 mm.
Yellow alert in Himachal till July 18
The local Meteorological Department in Himachal Pradesh has issued a ‘yellow alert’ till July 18 regarding heavy rains at some places in 4 to 10 districts. Due to heavy rains in the state, 249 roads are closed for vehicular movement. Out of these, 207 roads are in Mandi district alone. Roads have been most affected by landslides caused by heavy rains. National Highway-3 (Attari-Leh) between Mandi to Dharampur (via Kotli) has been closed for heavy vehicles. Monsoon knocked in the state on June 20. Since the onset of monsoon, 56 people have died in rain-related incidents and 36 in road accidents in the state so far. 172 people have been injured and 33 people are missing.
Heavy to very heavy rains may occur in western states till July 17
Heavy to very heavy rains may occur again in the western states of the country till July 17. The IMD has said in its forecast that heavy rains may occur in many areas of Gujarat, Maharashtra and Goa. At the same time, light to heavy rains are likely in many southern states including Kerala and Tamil Nadu for the next few days. Heavy rains are expected in coastal areas, while light to moderate rains are expected in other areas.
Monsoon rains continue in Rajasthan
The Meteorological Center has said that monsoon may remain active in most parts of eastern Rajasthan during the next two weeks and there may be more than average rainfall. Monsoon is also expected to remain active in most parts of western Rajasthan for the next one week and there may be more than normal rainfall.
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