Weather forecast today: The low-pressure area that developed over the Bay of Bengal in the past two days has intensified into a depression, which is moving northwestward and will cross the Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh Coast on October 17, bringing heavy rains in peninsular India.
The low-pressure area has developed over the Bay of Bengal. It will move west-northwestward and strengthen over central parts of the South Bay of Bengal. It is likely to strengthen in the next 36 hours and move west-northwestward towards Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and South Coast, bringing heavy rains.
The weather department has predicted heavy rainfall in the states adjoining the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal due to the development of low-pressure area. Meanwhile, Delhi may witness light showers.
The IMD has issued a rainfall alert for 23 states with very heavy rainfall in states like Tamil Nadu, Bihar, and northeastern states while a heavy rainfall alert has been issued for Uttar Pradesh, and parts of Maharashtra, among others.
All educational institutions in Guwahati are closed today, August 6th, due to heavy rainfall in the state. Students are advised to keep in touch with the school authorities for more updates.
All schools, and colleges in Chennai district are closed due to relief work in areas adversely affected by the cyclone Michaung-induced rains. More than 20 people have been killed in rain-related incidents in the city. Check details here.
Due to continuous rain in Barabanki, UP, streets, and houses are filled with water. The district administration has decided to close all urban and rural boards of the district from pre-primary to class 12 after the red alert was issued by the meteorological department.
The Met department said the downpour, caused by a low-pressure area over north Telangana and strong southeasterly wind, is likely to continue till Wednesday.
Scattered to fairly widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls is very likely over Uttarakhand from Monday till September 23 while fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall likely to continue over Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal on Monday, the IMD said.
The Chandigarh-Manali National Highway-21 and Chandigarh-Shimla National Highway-5 was hampered near Jabli town in Solan district. Vehicular movement in Kinnaur district remained suspended since a large stretch of the Hindustan-Tibet Road has been under landslides at several points.
Kolkata: The weather office forecast heavy rainfall in Gangetic West Bengal till tomorrow, as there were sporadic rains in the metropolis marring Janmastami celebrations yesterday.“Heavy rain may occur at a few places over West Bengal
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