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IMD Weather Update: Stormy Showers Ahead For Southern And Northeastern States, Heatwave To Sizzle Northern Plains

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a weather update forecasting stormy showers for the southern and northeastern states of India, along with a heatwave expected to intensify over the northern plains.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) warned about substantial rainfall hazards in various regions of India. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) declared that two atmospheric patterns extend across northwest Rajasthan toward east Bangladesh and connect north Chhattisgarh to Gulf Of Mannar at the lower tropospheric levels. The predicted heavy rainfall areas are identified within these states under this weather influence.

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A Western Disturbance maintains its status as a cyclonic circulation above north and central Pakistan thus affecting the Western Himalayan Region. Forecasters predict isolated to scattered light to moderate rainfall together with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds (40–50 km/h) will affect the Western Himalayas during April 21 and 22 under this influence.

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Northeast India

Weather patterns in this region are being shaped by an upper air cyclonic circulation in northeast Assam together with an east-west trough extending from northwest Rajasthan into east Bangladesh. The Northeast will receive light to moderate precipitation amounts as thunderstorms, winds reaching 50 km/h and lightning in widespread to widespread areas for the coming seven days. Karnataka alongside Assam & Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh will receive heavy to very heavy rainfall during this period.
Assam & Meghalaya from April 21–26

Arunachal Pradesh from April 22–26

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Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura on April 21 and 23

South India

A trough from north Chhattisgarh to the Gulf of Mannar together with accompanying systems will steer scattered moderate rainfall that accompanies thunderstorms, lightning, and wind gusts reaching 50 km/h across Karnataka, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Rayalaseema, Kerala, and Mahe during the next seven days. Lightning activity will occur throughout Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal together with Telangana between April 21 and April 23. The meteorological prediction shows heavy precipitation will hit Kerala & Mahe during April 21.

Heatwave Warnings

The upcoming days will see Heat Waves developing throughout restricted parts of various Indian regions. Heatwave conditions will affect East Rajasthan from April 21 through 26 and Madhya Pradesh together with Vidarbha along with Chhattisgarh between April 21 and 25.

Heatwaves will grip Haryana and Odisha between April 22 to 25 while Uttar Pradesh will experience them between April 22 and 26. The predicted heatwave duration spans from April 23 to 25 for Punjab and April 23 to 26 for Gangetic WB as well as West Rajasthan.

The states of Bihar along with Jharkhand are likely to experience dangerous heatwave conditions on the dates of April 25 and April 26. Warm temperature conditions have been predicted to occur across isolated regions of Bihar from April 23 to 26.The period from April 21 to 25 will bring hot and humid weather conditions to Tamil Nadu including Puducherry and Karaikal as well as Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam and Rayalaseema.

Weather forecast predicts heat waves will occur in Marathwada during April 21 to 24 followed by Bihar and Jharkhand from April 22 to 24 and then Konkan & Goa on April 22 and 23 followed by Madhya Maharashtra experiencing high temperatures April 24 and 25 and consequently Gujarat State will face intense heat from April 22 to 24.

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First published on: Apr 24, 2025 05:30 PM IST


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