Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a yellow and orange watch for heavy rainfall in Mumbai from July 6.
Mumbai will witness an increase in rain activity from today, IMD said.
The Konkan, Goa, and Western Ghat regions of central Maharashtra are expected to have isolated, exceptionally heavy rainfall over the course of the next five days, according to the Met Department's most recent weather advisory. These falls are expected to occur on Wednesday and Thursday.
Fifteen people were killed after being struck by lightning in eight districts of Bihar in the last 24 hours, officials said on Wednesday. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar expressed condolences over the death of 15 people due to lightning and announced an ex-gratia of Rs 4 lakh to each of the deceased's family members. Kumar also appealed to the people of the state to remain alert and stay indoors. According to a statement issued by the Chief Minister's Office (CMO) on Wednesday, Rohtas district reported five deaths followed by two each in Katihar, Gaya and Jehanabad. Besides, Khagarai, Kaimur, Buxar and Bhagalpur recorded one death each.
Light to moderate rain lashed parts of Delhi on Wednesday, with the Meteorological office predicting more showers over the next few days. The Safdarjung Observatory, Delhi's primary weather station, recorded a minimum temperature of 27.8 degrees Celsius, normal for this time of the year, and a maximum temperature of 36.3 degrees Celsius.
A red alert has been issued forRaigaddistrict in Maharashtra warning of excessive rainfall, officials said on Wednesday. The district has recorded 70% of the average rainfall for June at 459 mm. At 708.4 mm, the district recorded 22.5% of the average annual rainfall (3,148 mm) so far in July. "The average rainfall inRaigaddistrict for June was 655 mm. This year, the district recorded 70% of the average rainfall at 459 mm. In the first four days of July, 188 mm of rainfall was recorded," officials said.
A 40-feet wide breach occurred in Kandi canal at Chakrota village in Garhshankar here after heavy rain on Wednesday, officials said. No loss of any life or damage to property has been reported till now and the situation is under control, they said. After the breach, the canal water passed through a cremation ground and some farmland, said Hoshiarpur Deputy Commissioner Komal Mittal. Mittal asked the concerned officials to plug the breach on a war footing. Several parts of Punjab were lashed by rain on Wednesday.
A yellow notice has been issued by the weather service for the next four days due to isolated areas of heavy rain, lightning, and thunderstorms in plains, low, and mid hills. The department has predicted that most locations across the state would experience mild to moderate rainfall until July 8.
Monsoon trigerred a lanslide in Nagaland on July 4. Two people died in the incident. Three others suffered serious injuries.Around 5 p.m. on Tuesday, the accident happened in the Chumoukedima district, which is located between Dimapur and Kohima.
Heavy to very rainfall is predicted from July 6 in south Gujarat rand coastal Saurashtraregion. From the past few days, Gujarat is suffering from constant rain, which has made the state flood-prone.
IMD has predicted intense rains over Maharashtra, Konkan and Madhya Pradesh from July 5 to 9, with extremely heavy spells (over 204 mm) on July 5 and 6. IMD has also issued a red alert for heavy rainfall in coastal Maharashtra for the next 24 hours, followed by an orange alert till July 9.
Several stretches and regions in Gurugram were severely saturated after only two hours of heavy rain on Tuesday, leading to flood-like conditions throughout the NCR district. The district administration reports that Gurugram received 230 mm of rain between noon on Tuesday and 4.30 p.m.
The off-shore trough is moving up to Coastal Karnataka, which means that Kerala and Coastal Karnataka will both see heavy rainfall over the next two days. In other cities, three digit rainfall is also probable at this time.
The off-shore trough is also extremely active from Maharashtra to Kerala, but it is more active over the central West Coast, specifically Coastal Karnataka.
Heavy downpour may occur over Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Odisha, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
Thunderstorms and heavy rainfall is likely in Jharkhand and Bihar.
Retail tomato prices have increased even more in major cities as a result of supply disruption brought on by heavy rains in the regions that produce tomatoes. According to a PTI report, prices in key cities have risen as high as Rs 155 per kg. According to the report, which used official data, the retail cost of tomatoes in large cities ranged from Rs 58 to Rs 148 per kg.
