Here’s our latest weather outlook for India
5-Day Nationwide Forecast
The western end of the monsoon trough is gradually shifting towards the foothills of the Himalayas, and as a result, dry westerly winds will be dominant across Punjab-Haryana to Gujarat in the coming days. The rainy area is expected to recede eastward at least until Friday. Also, the forecast model shows a possibility for the rain area to move back to the east this weekend onwards and into the following week.
In contrast to the northwest, heavy rain is set to affect Northeastern India, especially between Tuesday and Thursday. The best showers are expected across Sikkim, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Meghalaya for the next five days. The rains in these areas are spread widely over 150 mm, likely reaching 300 mm in a 5-day total. Flash flooding isn’t outside of the risk.
On the other hand, rains are expected to subside in the southwest coastal areas for a while. They may, however, intensify slightly toward Friday.
The maximum temperatures will be on the cooler side along the northern plains for the next five days, but on the hotter side across the southwestern Peninsula. The overnight minimums will be above normal across the Himalayan region for the next five days.
2-Day Regional Forecast
Tuesday
- Widespread rains with isolated heavy falls and thunderstorms are likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal.
- Widespread rains and thunderstorms are possible over Sikkim and Lakshadweep as well. Snow may mix in Sikkim.
- Scattered rains and thunderstorms are expected over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Gangetic-West Bengal, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Arunachal Pradesh, and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
- Isolated rains and thunderstorms are likely over Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Odisha, and Tamil Nadu. Isolated rains/snowfall and thunderstorms are possible over Ladakh.
- The maximum temperatures are likely to cross 40°C in the western end of Rajasthan.
Wednesday
- Widespread rains with isolated heavy falls and thunderstorms are expected over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Sikkim, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, eastern Uttar Pradesh, and Bihar. Snow may mix in Sikkim.
- Widespread rain and thunderstorms are also likely over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, and Lakshadweep.
- Scattered rains and thunderstorms may be seen over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, western Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Gangetic-West Bengal, eastern Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and Arunachal Pradesh.
- Isolated rains and thunderstorms are likely over Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Gujarat, western Madhya Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu. Isolated showers/snowfall and thunderstorms are possible over Ladakh.
- The maximum temperatures will go above 40°C in the western end of Rajasthan.
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