New Delhi, May 10 (MExN): Scattered to fairly widespread rain or thundershowers “likely to continue” over Northeast during next 4-5 days with peak activities during May 12-14, according to a forecast by the National Weather.
Forecasting Centre of the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasted on Sunday. During the peak activities, heavy rainfall also likely at isolated places over Assam & Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.
Eastern India is likely to experience isolated to scattered rain and thundershowers during next 5 days with peak activity during May 11 and 12, the national weather forecaster added in its “Summary and Forecast for All India weather over the next five days.
Meanwhile, the forecast also informed that under the influence of interaction of Western Disturbance and associated cyclonic circulation with easterly winds over Northwest India, “scattered to fairly widespread rain/thunderstorm accompanied with gusty winds (speed reaching 40-50 kmph) at isolated places likely to continue over Western Himalayan Region and plains of Northwest India during next 36 hours.”
It would reduce significantly from May 12, the IMD said. A fresh Western Disturbance is likely to affect Western Himalayan Region from May 14 leading to “a fresh spell of rain/thundershowers likely to occur over this region & adjoining plains from 14th May for subsequent 1-2 days,” it added.
Isolated to scattered rain or thundershowers were also “very likely over central & south peninsular India during next 4-5 days,” the IMD stated. Accordingly, thunderstorms accompanied with lightning, hail and gusty winds (30-40 kmph) at isolated places are “also likely over these regions during same period,” it said.
Heavy rainfall is “likely at isolated places” over Kerala and Tamilnadu during next 24 hours and over Kerala and Coastal Karnataka on May 13 and 14, it added.
