Heavy Rain Likely In Several Parts Of Maharashtra, Gujarat, Konkan Region: IMD
Rainfall activity is expected to intensify over large parts of India in the coming days, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting isolated heavy to very heavy showers over northwest India from June 25 onwards.
Meanwhile, central, eastern, and northeastern India are likely to continue witnessing widespread rainfall through the week, with extremely heavy showers expected in parts of Konkan, central Maharashtra, and the Gujarat region on June 24.
The southwest monsoon has further advanced into the remaining parts of the north Arabian Sea, more areas of West Uttar Pradesh, parts of Haryana, Chandigarh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu, and sections of Punjab.
The IMD has said that conditions remain favourable for the monsoon to cover additional parts of Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and the rest of West Uttar Pradesh within the next 36 hours.
Extremely heavy rainfall, exceeding 20 cm in 24 hours, is likely at isolated locations over Konkan, Madhya Maharashtra, and the Gujarat region on June 24. Very heavy rainfall is also expected across Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Northeast India from June 24 to 30.
Other regions forecast to receive significant rain include Uttarakhand (June 24–27), East and West Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Odisha, West Uttar Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar, Jharkhand, and both interior and coastal Karnataka during various intervals of the week.
In Delhi-NCR, residents can expect some relief from the heat as the weather is set to remain cloudy with intermittent rain between June 24 and 27.
On June 24, the sky will be partly cloudy with very light to light rain or thunderstorms accompanied by gusty winds up to 40 kmph. Maximum temperatures are expected to range between 35°C and 37°C, slightly below normal levels. Southeast winds will dominate, gradually picking up in the evening.
From June 25 to 27, the capital is likely to experience generally cloudy skies with light to moderate rainfall, thunderstorms, and gusty winds. Maximum temperatures are expected to remain between 33°C and 35°C, and minimum temperatures between 26°C and 28°C, both slightly below the seasonal average. Winds will predominantly flow from the southeast and northeast directions, with speeds varying between 10 and 25 kmph.
