Rain update: Rain clouds will remain camped in Uttar Pradesh for the next 5 days. Similar conditions are expected in most of the states of the country. IMD i.e. India Meteorological Department has given such indications on Monday. Also, there are chances of very heavy rain in about 11 states including Rajasthan. The department has said that there is little possibility of any significant change in the maximum temperature of the country till August 5.
Where will it rain today?
IMD has said that there is a possibility of rain and thunderstorms in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, East Rajasthan, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh during the next five days. Similar weather may occur in most of the states of West, South Peninsular, East and Central India.
When will it rain heavily?
The Meteorological Department has predicted that Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha may receive heavy rains on 29, 31 July, 1 and 2 August, Gujarat, Chhattisgarh from 30 July to 2 August, Konkan, Goa, Central Maharashtra from 29 to 31 July, Uttarakhand on 30 July, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi on 31 July, Western Rajasthan on 29 July, Uttar Pradesh and Eastern Rajasthan from 30 July to 2 August.
Heavy rains may occur in coastal Karnataka till July 29, Kerala, Mahe till July 31, Jharkhand till August 2, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura till July 29, Assam, Meghalaya, Odisha till August 2, West Bengal, Sikkim till August 2, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad from July 29 to August 2.
Mumbai will get relief from rain next week
The regional office of the IMD on Sunday forecast that the intensity of rain is likely to reduce next week. Also, no alert has been issued for the period from July 29 (Monday) to July 31 (Wednesday). Except for the orange alert issued for Raigad district on Monday, Thane, Ratnagiri and Sindhudurg have been put under yellow alert for the next 24 hours.
Sunil Kamble, director of IMD in Mumbai, said that the monsoon line is not intense yet, due to which there will be no heavy rain in Mumbai. However, south-westerly and western winds will continue to blow, which will bring light to moderate rain in Mumbai.