New Delhi. Monsoon is progressing rapidly in many parts of the country. The northern boundary of monsoon is currently passing through Navsari, Jalgaon, Amravati, Chandrapur, Bijapur, Sukma, Malkangiri, Vijayanagaram and Islampur.
According to the weather bulletin of the India Meteorological Department (IMD), widespread light to moderate rains with thunder, lightning and strong winds (30-40 kmph) are likely in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal during the next 5 days.
While heavy to very heavy rains are likely at isolated places over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh during 19th to 21st. A red alert has been issued today regarding rain in these states. While there is a red alert for heatwave in entire Uttar Pradesh today. IMD has also issued an orange alert regarding heatwave in Madhya Pradesh, Chandigarh, Delhi and Haryana. The effect of heat wave can be seen in some parts of Bihar as well.
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The maximum temperature is expected to remain between 44-46 degree Celsius in many parts of Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and some parts of North Madhya Pradesh, South Bihar, North Rajasthan. However, Delhiites may get some relief from the heat. There is a possibility of scattered light rain with thunder, lightning and strong winds (30-40 kmph) in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand during June 19 to 22 and in Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan during June 19 to 20, 2024.
According to the IMD, light to moderate rain with thunder, lightning and strong winds (30-40 kmph) is likely to occur sporadic to fairly widespread over Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha during the next 5 days. At the same time, heavy rain is likely at some isolated places over Odisha and Bihar during the next 5 days. Orange alert has been issued regarding rain in Bihar. According to the IMD, heavy rains are likely over Konkan and Goa and Ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra during June 19-21 and over Gujarat on June 20 and 21.
