Weather Update, May 31: India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted that heavy rain is likely in isolated places of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, and Sikkim.
Tuesday (May 31)
- IMD predicts: Heavy rain is likely in isolated places of Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, and Sikkim.
- Widespread rain and thunderstorms are possible over Lakshadweep.
- Fairly widespread rain and thunderstorms are expected over Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Kerala, and Mahe.
Wednesday (June 1)
- Heavy rain is likely in isolated places of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Tripura, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, and Sikkim.
- Widespread rain and thunderstorms are expected over Kerala, Mahe, and Lakshadweep.
- Fairly widespread rain and thunderstorms have been forecast over Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, and South Interior Karnataka.
Lower level Southwesterly winds from Bay of Bengal to northeast India are very likely to strengthen from 02nd June. Under its influence:
Rainfall activity is likely to increase over Northeast India from tomorrow, the 1st June, 2022 with widespread light/moderate rainfall pic.twitter.com/F8q4OMMgkw— India Meteorological Department (@Indiametdept) May 31, 2022
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Accordingly, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has placed many of the East and Northeast states under a ‘yellow alert’, advising its residents to be updated on the weather situation.
The influence of an east-west trough from northwest Rajasthan to north Bangladesh and southwesterly winds from the Bay of Bengal to Northeast India is likely to result in the following weather occurrences:
- Fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rainfall over Northeast India and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim during the next five days.
- Isolated to scattered rainfall with isolated to scattered thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds over Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, and Gangetic West Bengal during the next five days.
- Isolated heavy rainfall over Mizoram, Tripura, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, and Meghalaya till Saturday, and over Arunachal Pradesh from June 1-4.
