Weather update: IMD issues heavy rainfall alert for several states; check full state-wise forecast for upcoming week

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) issued an alert on Sunday, predicting heavy rainfall in Odisha over the next three days due to a trough extending from South Uttar Pradesh to the Bay of Bengal.

"A trough extending from South Uttar Pradesh to the Bay of Bengal at 1.5 km above sea level is likely to cause heavy rainfall in our state, with some areas potentially experiencing very heavy rainfall," Bhubaneswar IMD Director Manorama Mohanty told ANI.

The IMD also forecast light to moderate rainfall across most parts of the state over the next 24 hours. In the past 24 hours, six locations recorded very heavy rainfall, with Bamra in Sambalpur receiving the highest at 167.8 mm. Most other areas experienced light-to-moderate rainfall.

Mohanty added, "Many places have recorded light to moderate rainfall. Six locations recorded very heavy rainfall, while three recorded heavy rainfall, with Bamra in Sambalpur receiving the highest at 167.8 mm."

The IMD has issued an orange warning for the northeastern districts of Odisha, including Mayurbhanj and Kendujhar, as well as Dhenkanal, Angul, Jajapur, Kendrapara, Cuttack, and Jagatsinghpur.

In a statement, the IMD also forecast heavy rainfall in the state until August 27. In Gujarat too, heavy rain is predicted.

Several hundred people were shifted to safety in Valsad and Navsari districts as heavy rains lashed south Gujarat on Saturday and Sunday, officials said.

Incessant rains in the past 48 hours have inundated low-lying areas, disrupting normal life and traffic movement, they added.

North Gujarat has so far received 64.91 per cent of average annual rainfall, while east-central Gujarat has received 68.84 per cent, the SEOC data showed.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast of 'heavy to very heavy' rain at a few places with isolated 'extremely heavy' rain in south Gujarat districts, including Vadodara, Surat, Bharuch, Navsari, Valsad, and in Amreli and Bhavnagar in Saurashtra region till Tuesday morning.

The IMD also forecast 'heavy to very heavy' rain with isolated 'extremely heavy' rain in Anand, Rajkot, Jamnagar, Porbandar, Morbi, Dwarka and Kutch districts on Tuesday.

"Fairly widespread to widespread light/moderate rainfall very likely over East & Northeast India during the week. Isolated heavy rainfall is very likely over Andaman & Nicobar Islands on the 27th; West Bengal & Sikkim on the 26th; Bihar on 26th & 27th; Jharkhand during 25th -27th; Odisha on 26th Arunachal Pradesh on 24th, 28th, 29th & 30th August; Assam & Meghalaya, Mizoram & Tripura during all the 7 days of the week. Isolated very heavy rainfall also very likely over Gangetic West Bengal on 24th & 26th; Odisha and Jharkhand on 24th; Assam & Meghalaya on 25th; Mizoram & Tripura on 24th, 26th & 27th August. Isolated extremely heavy rainfall also very likely over Tripura, Mizoram on 26th August." it said.