WEATHER UPDATE: Extremely Heavy rain expected over Gujarat; Heavy Rains to mark presence in Northeast India, Odisha & Rajasthan

New Delhi, Jun 28: Gujarat has been reported to witness very heavy rains , with isolated extremely heavy falls for the day. Besides, the IMD report also suggests that heavy to very heavy downpours may sweep the Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Konkan, Goa and Central Maharashtra.

According to reports, heavy rainfall is possible at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Bihar, West Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Saurashtra, Kutch and Vidarbha. At the same time, widespread rains and thunderstorms are expected to lash Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal ,Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Konkan, Goa, Vidarbha, Coastal Karnataka, Kerala, Mahe and Lakshadweep.

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Fairly widespread rains and thunderstorms are forecast over Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab, Jammu-Kashmir, Ladakh, East Rajasthan, Madhya Maharashtra and Marathawada. Isolated to scattered showers with a chance of lightning are likely over the rest of India. Maximum temperatures above 40°C may impact isolated places over West Rajasthan.

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The Northern Limit of Monsoon (NLM) has progressed in some parts of Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab. Meanwhile, a well-marked low-pressure area (LPA) over Northeast Madhya Pradesh will likely move west-northwestwards, shifting heavy rainfall areas further west. Moreover, an east-west trough extends from Northwest Rajasthan to the Northeast Bay of Bengal across Haryana, South Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand. Additionally, an off shore trough is running across the Gujarat and Kerala coasts. These systems may collectively aid the progress of the southwest monsoon over the next few days.