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IMD issued an alert for heavy to very heavy rains in Gujarat during the next 5 days. A red alert has also been issued for Navsari and Valsad districts of south Gujarat for the next three days. The weather office also predicted heavy rains in Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli. Heavy rain is also very likely in the districts of north Gujarat, including Sabarkantha and Aravalli and in the Saurashtra districts of Porbandar, Junagadhand Gir Somnath.
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According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), some districts in Goa are anticipated to see moderate to heavy rainfall over the course of the following 4-5 days. "In continuation of the previous forecasts with active monsoon conditions persisting over Goa," the IMD stated in a statement. "Moderate to heavy rainfall is very likely at most places over North Goa & South Goa districts of the state on June 29, 30 and July 1, 2, and 3, 2023."
Four children under the age of five were killed and five others injured when a wall of a defunct factory collapsed on their makeshift tents amid heavy rains in an industrial area in Gujarat's Panchmahal district on Thursday, said the police. (PTI)
IMD said from June 29 to July 3, light to moderate rain with isolated heavy to very severe downpours (64.5 mm-224.5 mm) are expected over the Konkan, Goa, the ghat regions of Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, and east Rajasthan.
According to Skymet Weather forecasts, a low-pressure has formed over the North Central areas of Madhya Pradesh. A related cyclonic circulation can be found up to 7.6 kilometres above mean sea level. It is predicted to progressively move northwestwards towards Northwest Madhya Pradesh.
According to India Meteorological Department, Southwest Monsoon is very much expected to progress during the next two days in the remaining parts of the country.
In addition to a yellow alert for Mumbai, the India Meteorological Department has also issued an orange signal for Thane, Palghar, and Raigad, implying mild to exceedingly heavy rains in remote regions.
According to PTI, two people died and a teenager was injured in accidents caused due to rain in Mumbai, where heavy rains caused waterlogging in numerous areas, forcing the closing of a busy subway on Wednesday and forcing suburban train services to be delayed.
Heavy rainfall was witnessed in isolated places over Konkan and Goa in over Uttarakhand, Chandigarh, Haryana, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Coastal Karnataka, Mahe and Kerala, Tripura, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Heavy to very heavy rainfall was also observed in West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya, Gujarat in Valsad district, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, and Saurashtra and Kutch in Diu.
A distinct low-pressure system has formed over north Madhya Pradesh. Its effects will be seen in the form of heavy rains over Madhya Pradesh and the eastern regions of Rajasthan.
The monsoon is progressing and is intense. Madhya Pradesh may get heavy to extremely heavy rains over the next two days. MP is expecting more than 12 cm of rainfall. Extremely heavy rainfall (more than 20 cm) is anticipated in South Gujarat and Konkan Goa. Heavy rain is predicted across East and Northeast India over the next five days, says Dr Naresh Kumar, senior scientist at IMD.
Meanwhile, a well-marked low-pressure area (LPA) over Northeast Madhya Pradesh will likely move west-northwestwards, shifting heavy rainfall areas further west. Moreover, an east-west trough extends from Northwest Rajasthan to the Northeast Bay of Bengal across Haryana, South Uttar Pradesh, and Jharkhand. Additionally, an off shore trough is running across the Gujarat and Kerala coasts.
These systems may collectively aid the progress of the southwest monsoon over the next few days.
Widespread rains and thunderstorms may occur over Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, East Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Konkan, Goa, Vidarbha, Coastal Karnataka, and Lakshadweep.
(weather.com)
