The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) prognosticated precipitation in Jammu Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttrakhand, north-eastern territories, segments of Maharashtra, and Gujarat in the forthcoming days while prophesying a fresh surge of torridity in Western territories of Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, and South Haryana.
Influence of Western Disturbance
Under the sway of Western disturbance, the IMD anticipates widespread downpours, accompanied by thunderstorms and electrical discharges. It’s anticipated to diminish its sway over Northern India, encompassing Himachal Pradesh, Ladakh, Jammu-Kashmir, Muzaffarabad, Uttarakhand, Gilgit, and Baltistan on May 13 and 14.
The meteorological authority forecasts isolated to scattered mild to moderate showers paired with thunderstorms, electrical discharges, and blustery gales (40-50 kmph) over Rajasthan from May 13 to 16. Blowing dust storms/thunderstorms with blustery gales (30-40 kmph) are probable to linger at isolated locales over East Rajasthan and East Uttar Pradesh on May 13.
Precipitation in these Regions
The meteorological bureau in its communique foresees a substantial likelihood of isolated to scattered mild to moderate precipitation accompanied by thunderstorms, electrical discharges, and blustery gales over Delhi, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, and Rajasthan today and will persist till May 16. Similarly, it predicts isolated heavy rainfall over Konkan & Goa and Madhya Maharashtra on May 13 and 14.
While scattered to moderately widespread mild to moderate precipitation, accompanied by thunderstorms, electrical discharges, and squally gales (40-50 kmph) is liable to impact Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim and Andaman & Nicobar Islands over the subsequent 7 days, Odisha during 13-15 May, and Gangetic West Bengal on May 13.
Moreover, moderate precipitation, accompanied by thunderstorms, electrical discharges, and blustery gales (30-40 kmph) is probable to affect Bihar and Jharkhand on May 13 and 14 while isolated heavy rainfall is highly likely over Odisha on May 13 & 14. A cyclonic circulation resides over northeast Assam and another over southeast Assam in lower tropospheric levels due to which “scattered to moderately widespread mild to moderate precipitation, accompanied by thunderstorm, electrical discharge, and squally gales (30-40 kmph) highly probable over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura on May 13 to 15 and anticipated to escalate to moderately widespread to widespread rainfall on May 16 to 18,” the IMD said. “Isolated heavy rainfall also anticipated over Arunachal Pradesh and Assam & Meghalaya on May 16,” it appended.
Heatwaves in these Regions
A heatwave over West Rajasthan, West Uttar Pradesh, and South Haryana is anticipated on May 16 while sultry and humid weather is highly probable to prevail over Saurashtra & Kutch during the ensuing five days. According to the meteorological entity, there will be no substantial alterations in the maximum temperatures over Northwest India in 24 hours and an upsurge of about 3-5°C can occur in the subsequent three days.
Nevertheless, a decline of 2-4°C in the maximum temperature is envisaged over Karnataka and Maharashtra in the subsequent three days. It additionally stated that there will be no notable alterations in maximum temperatures over the rest of India.