IMD predicts heavy to very heavy rainfall in these states for next five days, check details
The met department said that the entire monsoon trough is expected to shift close to the foothills of The Himalayas causing a weak monsoon spell likely over the country from August 10.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday (August 9, 2021) predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall over several states and informed that the eastern end of the Monsoon Trough continues to run close to the foothills of The Himalayas while the western end runs north of its normal position.
IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall over several states
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday (August 9, 2021) predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall over several states across India.
The weather department said that the eastern end of the Monsoon Trough continues to run close to the foothills of The Himalayas while the western end runs north of its normal position.
It also informed that the entire monsoon trough is likely to shift close to the foothills of The Himalayas during the next 24-48 hours causing a weak monsoon spell likely over the country from August 10.
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Heavy rainfall over Jharkhand and West Bengal
IMD forecasts heavy rains over Uttar Pradesh and Bihar
Widespread rainfall over northeastern states
The IMD said that fairly widespread to widespread rainfall activity with isolated heavy to very heavy falls is 'very likely' over the northeast and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during the next five days.
It said under the influence of stronger southwesterly or southerly winds from the Bay of Bengal, the rainfall intensity is very likely to increase over these areas from Wednesday (August 11), resulting in isolated extremely heavy falls over Assam and Meghalaya during August 11-13.
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