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Weather Update, April 29: The upcoming weather forecast predicts heavy rainfall in various parts of India. There is a trough running from North to South through the interior of South India, causing heavy rainfall over some parts of South India for the next five days.

The wet southerly winds from the Bay of Bengal will extend the rainfall to southern Central India and then East India over the weekend.

The weather forecast also predicts heavy rain over Northeast India, caused by another trough lying in that region. A third trough, present over northern Central India, along with approaching Western Disturbances, is expected to produce light to moderate rain across the northern plains, including NCR, for several days, starting from April 30.

In East India, scattered or fairly widespread rainfall with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds are very likely to occur.

Heavy rainfall may take place at isolated places over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim from April 29 to May 1, and in Odisha on April 30. Hailstorms are predicted in Odisha on April 30, and in Jharkhand and Gangetic West Bengal on April 30 and May 1.


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In Northeast India, scattered or fairly widespread rainfall with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds could occur from April 29 to May 2. Heavy rainfall may occur in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, and Meghalaya from April 29 to May 3, and in Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura from May 1-3.

In Northwest India, light to moderate scattered rainfall/snowfall with thunderstorms and lightning are very likely to occur over the Western Himalayan Region. Isolated to scattered rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning are expected over the plains of Northwest India until May 1.

Hailstorm activity is expected over Rajasthan on April 29, Uttarakhand from April 29 to May 2, and in Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana from May 1-3. Heavy rainfall is likely to occur at isolated places over Jammu Division, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand from May 1-3. Duststorms may sweep Rajasthan on April 30.

The maximum temperatures are expected to be unseasonably cool over India during this projection period due to cold upper airs stagnating over the subcontinent and rainfall. The minimum temperatures will be near or slightly above normal across much of India during this period.