The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued alerts for several states and Union territories, including Delhi, as heavy rainfall is expected today. An orange alert has been sounded in the national capital for today and tomorrow, following a forecast of convective clouds and isolated thunderstorms across Delhi, Punjab, and adjoining regions in the northwest.
Earlier this week, Delhi witnessed torrential rainfall, breaking an 88-year-old record with 228.1 mm of rainfall in a 24-hour period. Despite causing power outages and water disruptions, the Met department clarified that these downpours were not due to a cloudburst.
In Gujarat, Saurashtra, Kutch, and southern regions also anticipate rainfall, with Kalyanpur taluka in Devbhumi Dwarka district receiving 174 mm within 12 hours. A cyclonic circulation over Haryana and a trough extending from Punjab to Mizoram are expected to bring widespread rainfall to northwest and central India until July 6.
Eastern and northeastern states are also on alert, with cyclonic circulations over West Bengal, Sikkim, and northeast Assam likely to cause heavy to very heavy rainfall in these regions, including Assam where flooding has affected over six lakh people and claimed 45 lives.
In western and southern India, another cyclonic circulation over north Gujarat and an offshore trough along the Maharashtra-Kerala coast are forecasted to bring widespread rainfall, thunderstorms, and lightning to several states including Kerala, Karnataka, Goa, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, and Telangana until early July.
The IMD’s comprehensive forecast underscores the potential for significant weather impacts across multiple regions, prompting authorities to remain vigilant and take necessary precautions to mitigate potential risks associated with the anticipated heavy rainfall.
