Rain likely in Mumbai today, Odisha, Bengal on alert for heavy downpours
After the early arrival of the southwest monsoon, several regions across India have been witnessing incessant rainfall. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast above-normal rainfall in June - 108% of the long-period average.A day after rain stopped in Mumbai, the IMD has predicted "generally cloudy sky with heavy rain" in the city for Wednesday. A yellow alert remains in place today. In the east, IMD has issued a heavy rain warning for West Bengal till May 31, with intense spells likely over Gangetic and Sub-Himalayan areas.advertisementA low-pressure area over the Northwest Bay of Bengal, off the Odisha coast, has also intensified, and according to the IMD, it is expected to move slowly northwards and develop into a depression within the next 24 hours.
This is likely to help in the advancement of the monsoon, triggering heavy to very heavy rainfall over Odisha, West Bengal and adjoining states over the coming days.Meanwhile, unseasonal showers drenched parts of Gujarat, providing respite from the heat, while heavy rains in Kerala disrupted normal life and caused crop damage.Bengaluru, which has also been battered by rain in recent days, will witness cloudy sky and light to moderate rain accompanied by winds of 40-50 kph on Wednesday, the weather department said.Let's take a region-wise look at the IMD's forecast:SOUTH INDIAadvertisementWidespread rainfall is expected across Kerala, Mahe, and Coastal Karnataka through June 2, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds of up to 50 kmph. Kerala and Mahe are likely to witness extremely heavy rainfall between May 27 and 30. Telangana is also bracing for very heavy showers on May 28 and 29, while Rayalaseema could see heavy rainfall on May 28.Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal will receive heavy to very heavy rainfall from May 28 to June 2, with isolated extremely heavy spells on May 27. Thundersqualls with wind speeds gusting to 70 kmph are forecast over South Interior Karnataka, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, and Rayalaseema during this period.WEST INDIAHeavy rain is set to continue over Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, and Gujarat till June 2. Gusty winds reaching up to 70 kmph may hit Gujarat on May 27. Marathwada and Gujarat are likely to receive isolated heavy rainfall from May 27 to 29, while Konkan and Goa could see heavy to very heavy rainfall throughout the week. Extremely heavy rain is expected in the ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra on May 27.NORTHEAST INDIAThe Northeast will experience widespread rainfall over the next week, with thunderstorms and lightning. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura are all set to receive heavy to very heavy rain until June 2. Extremely heavy rain is likely over Mizoram on May 28 and over Assam and Meghalaya on May 29 and 30.EAST AND CENTRAL INDIAadvertisementWidespread rain with thunderstorms and gusty winds (40–50 kmph) is forecast over West Bengal, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Vidarbha till May 31. Heavy to very heavy showers are likely over Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal throughout the period, with extremely heavy rain expected over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on May 30.Thundersqualls may affect Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Odisha between May 27 and 29, with wind speeds touching 70 kmph. Bihar is likely to receive heavy rain on May 29, while the Andaman and Nicobar Islands could be hit on May 27 and 28.NORTHWEST INDIAJammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and parts of Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan are likely to receive scattered to widespread rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and gusty winds. Wind gusts may reach 70 kmph in several northern states between May 27 and 31.Hailstorms are likely over Himachal Pradesh on May 27 and 28. Isolated heavy rain is expected over Uttarakhand through June 2, and Himachal Pradesh on May 31.Tune InMust Watch
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