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Weather Update: IMD issues orange alert for heavy rainfall, monsoon to enter these states soon, check full forecast

Also, IMD has warned of potential heatwave conditions affecting isolated pockets of Jammu division on 26-27 June, and in Punjab & West Rajasthan today.

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Weather Update: IMD issues orange alert for heavy rainfall, monsoon to enter these states soon, check full forecast
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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that conditions are set to become conducive for the Southwest Monsoon to enter into remaining parts of West, Central, and East India, along with areas of Northwest India over the next 3-4 days. The monsoon’s progress is also expected in some areas of the north Arabian Sea, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, and southeastern Rajasthan in the coming days. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely in parts of the West Coast and over Northeast India during next 4-5 days. 

Also, IMD has warned of potential heat wave conditions affecting isolated pockets of Jammu division on 26-27 June, and in Punjab & West Rajasthan today. It is expected that maximum temperatures across Northwest and Central India will remain same ver the next two days before decreasing by 2-4°C thereafter.

Meanwhile, IMD has also issued an orange alert for rainfall in five districts of Himachal Pradesh on June 29th and 30th.

The affected districts include Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur, Mandi, and Bilaspur, while a yellow alert has been issued for the remaining districts of the state during the same period.

The IMD forecasts that the monsoon will advance across the state in the next three days, with rainfall between June 26th and July 1st.

Sandeep Kumar Sharma, the senior scientist at IMD HP, said, "Between the dates of June 28 to July 1, the plain areas of Una, Bilaspur and Hamirpur and Midhills area of the districts of Chamba, Kangra, Solan Shimla, Sirmaur, Kullu and Mandi and higher reaches of Kinnaur mist of the places will get rainfall and there is the possibility of rainfall and in these areas, one two places will get yellow alert and for 29th and 30th, we have issued orange alert of rainfall in Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur, Mandi, Bilaspur districts of the state."

"The monsoon may arrive in Himachal Pradesh in three to four days, the monsoon will be normal and more than normal this year in the state," Sharma added.

Sharma also said, "Solan, Shimla, Sirmaur, Hamirpur, Bilaspur, Kangra Chamba, and Mandi will get rainfall on the 26th and 27th; we have issued a yellow alert of a thunderstorm for today and tomorrow."

 
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