Lucknow: A cycle rickshaw driver, ferrying a passenger, wades through a waterlogged street after heavy rainfall, in Lucknow, Friday, Sept. 16, 2022. (PTI Photo/Nand Kumar)India Monsoon News highlights: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Sunday that the withdrawal of the southwest monsoon is likely to commence early next week. This year, the country received bountiful rainfall throughout the season, except in June. As on September 17, eight states — Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Delhi, Punjab, Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur — have recorded rainfall deficits. The country has recorded normal rainfall over major geographical areas. Between June 1 and September 17, the all-India rainfall was 865.4 mm, 7 per cent above normal.
The IMD has also predicted isolated very heavy rainfall likely over Odisha during 19th-21st September, 2022. It added that fairly widespread spells of rain with isolated heavy rainfall are likely over Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam and Telangana during 19th-21st September, 2022. Assam & Meghalaya would likely receive isolated heavy rainfall from 18th to 21st and over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura on 18th September, 2022.
Incessant heavy rainfall in Maharashtra has also led to waterlogging in several areas of Thane. Railway tracks at the Thane Railway station have been submerged under the rainwater. In Bihar and Uttar Pradesh, the IMD said, rainfall was likely to decrease. As many as 22 people died from separate rain-related incidents in the state on the same day.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), in a press release, stated that conditions are becoming favorable for withdrawal of Southwest Monsoon from parts of northwest India and Kutch during the next two days.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), in a press release, said that there is a heavy rainfall spell over Vidarbha and East Madhya Pradesh during the period from September 20 to September 22.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD), in a press release, said that there is a heavy rainfall spell over Odisha, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh till September 21.
With a cyclonic circulation formed over the Bay of Bengal intensifying into a low pressure area on Monday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecast heavy rainfall in coastal Odisha, including the twin cities of Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, till Wednesday. (PTI)
The India Meteorological Department forecast fairly widespread light to moderate spells of rain with isolated heavy falls & thunderstorm/lightning likely over Odisha and Chhattisgarh from 19th-21st; Jharkhand on 20th; Gangetic West Bengal on 19th; Vidarbha on 21st & 22nd; East Madhya Pradesh during 20th-23rd.
IMD also predicts widespread light to moderate rainfall with isolated heavy falls & thunderstorm/lightning likely over Arunachal Pradesh from 20th-23rd; Assam & Meghalaya during 19th-23rd and over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura on 19th & 20th September, 2022. Isolated very heavy rainfall also likely over Arunachal Pradesh on 22nd & 23rd September, 2022.
The Indian Meteorological Department issued an 'orange' alert to the Kalahandi, Puri, Kandhamal and Ganjam districts of Odisha.
Monsoon is likely to withdraw from parts of northwest India over the next two days, leaving a rainfall deficit of 35 per cent in Delhi, according to India Meteorological Department (IMD) figures. From June 1 to September 18, the Safdarjung weather station, which provides representative figures for the city, has recorded 398.6 mm of rainfall against a normal of 615.8 mm.
The southwest monsoon hit Delhi on June 30 this year, close to the ‘normal’ onset date of June 27. This year, Delhi received its monsoonal rainfall in July, August and September. At Safdarjung, the month of June saw a deficit of around 67 per cent in rainfall. July recorded an excess of around 37 per cent, while August left behind a large deficit of around 82 per cent. In September so far, Safdarjung has recorded a rainfall deficit of 53 per cent.
Little rain is on the forecast in Delhi over the next two days – very light rainfall is a possibility on Monday, while no rain is likely on Tuesday, the IMD said.
Delhiites woke up to a humid Monday morning with the minimum temperature settling at 24.5 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year. The relative humidity at 8.30 am was recorded at 86 per cent.
The weather office has predicted a partly cloudy sky and the maximum temperature is expected to settle at 34 degrees Celsius.
The maximum temperature in the national capital on Sunday settled at 34.7 degrees Celsius while the minimum was recorded at 23.8 degrees Celsius. (PTI)
All 27 gates of the Jayakwadi dam in Aurangabad have been lifted to release water in the wake of heavy rains in neighbouring areas of Maharashtra, an official said on Sunday.
The water discharge from Jayakwadi dam, which supplies water to Aurangabad, Jalna and other neighbouring areas, has now crossed one lakh cubic foot per second (cusec), the official from the irrigation department said.
Due to rainfall in the upper areas of the dam and continuous inflow into it, water was being discharged from all its 27 gates, the official said. (PTI)
The India Meteorological Department has issued an 'orange' alert to Meerut, Hathras, Amroha, Bulandshahar, Sambhar, Hapur and Aligarh districts of Uttar Pradesh; and North Tripura, Unokoti, Dhalai, Khowai, Gomati and South Tripura parts of Tripura.
The maximum temperature in the national capital on Sunday settled at 34.7 degrees Celsius, the weather department said.
It was a pleasant morning in the national capital on Sunday with the minimum temperature settling at 23.8 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average, the India Meteorological Department said.
The relative humidity at 5:30 pm was 58 per cent.
The weather department has predicted a partly cloudy sky on Monday. The maximum temperature is expected to settle at 34 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature is expected to settle at 24 degrees Celsius. (PTI)
The IMD has predicted fairly widespread light/moderate rainfall with isolated heavy falls & thunderstorm/lightning very likely over Assam & Meghalaya during 18th-21st and over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura on 18th September, 2022.
The IMD has predicted Scattered light/moderate rainfall with isolated thunderstorm/lightning very likely over Uttarakhand and East Uttar Pradesh during next 5 days. Isolated hailstorm also likely over Uttarakhand on 18th September, 2022.
The IMD has predicted fairly widespread light/moderate rainfall with isolated heavy falls & thunderstorm/lightning very likely over Odisha during 18th-21st; Andaman & Nicobar Islands on 18th & 19th; Jharkhand on 20th.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said Sunday that the withdrawal of the southwest monsoon is likely to commence early next week.
This year, the country received bountiful rainfall throughout the season, except in June. As on September 17, eight states — Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Delhi, Punjab, Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur — have recorded rainfall deficits. The country has recorded normal rainfall over major geographical areas. Between June 1 and September 17, the all-India rainfall was 865.4 mm, 7 per cent above normal. Read more
The India Meteorological Department has predicted heavy downpour in Odisha over the next few days due to the formation of a cyclonic circulation over the east-central Bay of Bengal.
It was a pleasant morning in the national capital on Sunday with the minimum temperature settling at 23.8 degrees Celsius, a notch below the season's average, the weather department said. The relative humidity at 8:30 am was 88 per cent. The weather department has predicted a partly cloudy sky during the day and the maximum temperature is expected to settle at 34 degrees Celsius.
On Saturday, the maximum temperature settled at 33.6 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature was 22.3 degrees Celsius.(PTI)
A woman was killed on Sunday morning when a wall of her house collapsed following rains, officials said. The incident occurred in Hargaon village under Jamon police station area.
Station House Officer of Jamon police station Akhilesh Gupta said, "One Fulmati (55) was cleaning utensils in the house when a wall of the 'kutcha' house collapsed. The woman was killed in the incident." The body has been sent for postmortem. Amethi district has been receiving heavy rains for the last four days, leading to waterlogging at many places. (PTI)
In Odisha, one person was killed and three were injured in a lightning strike during a football match in Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district on Saturday. The incident took place at Rajabasa playground in Baripada Town Police Station area. The India Meteorological Department has predicted heavy downpour in Odisha over the next few days due to the formation of a cyclonic circulation over the east-central Bay of Bengal.
A three-year-old boy died and his mother was seriously injured on Saturday evening when a wall of their kutcha house collapsed following rains in this district, officials said, PTI reported. The incident took place in Rampur town, they said. Parts of Uttar Pradesh including the Deoria district has been receiving heavy rains for the last three days, leading to heavy waterlogging at many places.
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