A deep western disturbance drove away heat (in golden hue) to Central India while storm clouds took position over South Peninsula on Friday. More rough weather is forecast for next few days for the rest of the country during next few days.
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A heavy-duty western disturbance dropped anchor as a cyclonic circulation (rather than a weaker trough) over south Punjab and adjoining north Rajasthan and west Haryana on Friday, flanked by siblings over south-west Rajasthan, north-east Rajasthan and adjoining north-west Madhya Pradesh, and sparking expansively violent weather.
The systems completed a formidable weather-making network even as secondary troughs burst forth in an inverted formation eastward to Bangladesh and southward to Kerala. Farther to the east of the country and beyond, a cyclonic circulation hung over north Bangladesh and a trough cut through north-south over Bangladesh, both with implications for North-East India.
Caps heat over West India
So much so, West India, the only region where simmering hot conditions are being reported currently, can look forward to some relief. India Meteorological Department (IMD) said isolated to scattered light to moderate rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning and strong winds are likely over Gujarat, Konkan, Goa, Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada for next six days.
Hailstorms triggered over Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, east Uttar Pradesh, east Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and south interior Karnataka until Friday morning. Heavy to very heavy rainfall with extremely heavy falls lashed Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, East Rajasthan, Odisha, Jharkhand, Telangana, South Interior Karnataka and Meghalaya while dust storms erupted over Rajasthan. Heat wave conditions were confined to south-west Rajasthan in the entire country.
More rain forecast
Even more moderate to heavy rain, thunderstorms, lightning and strong winds are forecast over many parts of the country for next few days.
North-West India: Scattered to fairly widespread moderate rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are likely over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh; Himachal Pradesh; and Uttarakhand and Isolated hailstorms over Himachal Pradesh. Thunder squalls may run loose over Himachal Pradesh; Uttarakhand; and Jammu & Kashmir. Isolated to scattered rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning and strong winds are likely over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan. Powerful thunder squalls may unleash over Rajasthan; Punjab; Haryana; Chandigarh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, and dust storms may unroll over Rajasthan.
Longer spells in South
South Peninsula: Scattered to moderate rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning and strong winds are likely over Karnataka, cCoastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Telangana, Rayalaseema, Kerala, Mahe, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal during next seven days. Isolated hail storms may break out over north interior Karnataka. Thunder squalls may rule roost over south interior and north interior Karnataka and heavy rainfall over south interior Karnataka; Kerala and Mahe; Tamil Nadu and coastal Andhra Pradesh.
Stormy in East, Central India
East and Central India: Fairly widespread to moderate rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are likely over Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Sikkim, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh. Ferocious thunder squalls may line up over west Madhya Pradesh; east Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh; plains of West Bengal; Jharkhand; Bihar; and Odisha. Isolated hailstorms may roam Vidarbha; Sikkim; Odisha; Chhattisgarh; and east Madhya Pradesh and heavy rainfall over Odisha.
North-East India: Fairly widespread to widespread to moderate rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are likely over North-East India during next seven days. Isolated heavy rainfall is likely over Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh.
Published on May 2, 2025