The Northeast region, particularly Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh, has received heavy rainfall in the last few days.
Delhi and its surrounding areas witnessed heavy rainfall, thunderstorm and gusty winds with a speed of 50-80 kmph on Monday. This left people happy and while many rejoiced with tea and pakoras at their house, there were others who took to their respective social media handles and shared what their plans for the day are. Not only this but a number of hilarious memes and jokes also poured in about the much-needed change of weather.
IMD has predicted that some states will get respite from this weather while other states will continue to face harsh conditions.
Below normal rainfall is likely over many parts of northeast India, some parts of northwest India and southern parts of the southern peninsula.
The CMD has predicted very heavy rainfall of 115.6 mm to 204.4 mm in the next 24 hours in the district.
Chandigarh, the common capital of the two states, recorded a high of 40.7 degrees Celsius. People may get some respite from the sweltering heat on Wednesday. A western disturbance may bring isolated rainfall over parts of Punjab and Haryana on Wednesday, according to the weather office.
An IMD official told that in the past 120 yrs, such a dry March month was only seen 12 times. The last time it was in 2018, when the city received no rain during the month of March in Delhi.
The depression in Bay of Bengal and South Andaman sea is also predicted to cause rain, accompanied with thunder and lightning.
Significant rainfall and thundershowers were received at a few places over Andaman and Nicobar Islands as the low pressure area continued to persist near it even as the system moved northwards and was set to form Cyclone Asani on March 21.
The formation of a Low Pressure Area over Southeast Bay of Bengal and adjoining south Andaman Sea around Feb 28 will lead to enhanced rainfall activity over Andaman-Nicobar Islands on Sunday and Monday over Tamil Nadu-Puducherry-Karaikal during Mar 2-4.
IMD had earlier said that the first western disturbance will influence Delhi and NCR between February 25 and 26, bringing light rain.
IMD predicted thunderstorms with light to moderate intensity rain in the national capital and its adjoining areas.
IMD on Jan 31 said, North India, in the month of Feb, is likely to receive an average rainfall above normal i.e. more than 121 pc of the Long Period Average that is 65.3 mm, recorded between 1961-2010.
It is the highest since January 1989 when the capital received 79.7 mm rainfall, IMD official said. According to the IMD, rain on Saturday brought down the maximum temperature to 14.7 degrees Celsius, seven notches below the average and also the lowest for the season so far.
A statement by IMD said, "A fresh active western disturbance most likely to affect Jammu and Kashmir and adjoining areas from January 22.
The minimum temperature in Srinagar settled at a low of 2.2 degrees Celsius- half-a-degree down from the previous night, officials said.
On Sunday, isolated thunderstorms with lightning are very likely over coastal Andhra Pradesh on Sunday while isolated light or moderate rainfall is likely over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.
The Weather Department has predicted a cloudy sky for Delhi till January 9.
It may be noted that 3 people lost their lives in Chennai due to electrocution and four subways were closed due to waterlogging.
Heavy rainfall has caused waterlogging, traffic congestion in several parts of Chennai. Red alert has been issued in Chennai and surrounding districts of Kanchipuram, Thiruvallur, and Chinglepet.
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