IMD Rainfall and Weather Updates, The monsoon, which arrived six days ahead of schedule, is bringing heavy rains in some places, while many areas are still waiting for a good rain. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has released a new update regarding rain. The IMD has issued an ‘orange’ alert for 15 states of North India amid forecasts of moderate to heavy rains. The IMD said that an orange alert for heavy rain has been issued in Delhi on Wednesday (July 3), while a similar warning has been issued in Haryana, Chandigarh and Punjab today. The national capital did not receive any rain despite the alert on Monday and some parts received light rain on Tuesday. On the other hand, a red alert was also issued for Gujarat. The IMD has forecast extremely heavy rains in the state on July 3 after the southwest monsoon dominated the country this week.
Rain alert in these states
Delhi continued to have a humid day despite light rain in some parts of the city on Tuesday. The maximum and minimum temperatures were recorded at 36.7 degrees Celsius and 30.7 degrees Celsius. The relative humidity stood at 62 per cent. According to the IMD’s daily bulletin, an orange alert for heavy rain has been issued for eastern Uttar Pradesh between July 5 and 7, while a similar warning has been issued for western Uttar Pradesh on July 6 and 7. Heavy rain is expected in Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad between July 4 and 7, eastern Rajasthan between July 3 and 7, western Rajasthan on July 3, Madhya Pradesh on July 3 and 4 and Chhattisgarh on July 3. An orange alert for heavy rain was issued for Konkan, Goa and Madhya Maharashtra on July 6 and 7, Gujarat on July 3 and coastal Karnataka between July 5 and 7.
Heavy rains in eastern and northeastern India
In eastern and northeastern India, a red alert for extremely heavy rain has been issued for Assam and Arunachal Pradesh between July 5 and 7, the IMD said. The torrential rains over the past few days have led to severe flooding in both the states. An orange alert has been issued for Bihar on July 3, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya on July 3 and 4, and for West Bengal and parts of Sikkim, Nagaland, Tripura, Manipur and Mizoram between July 3 and 5, the weather department said.
Situation worsened due to floods in Assam-Uttarakhand
Meanwhile, the flood situation in Assam worsened on Tuesday with three more people losing their lives and more than 11.3 lakh people in 23 districts affected by the floods. The death toll has risen to 48. Meanwhile, in Uttarakhand, floods continue to wreak havoc in many parts of the state and the water level of the river has reached close to the danger mark. Excavation work going on along the Alaknanda river created a flood-like situation and the water submerged Brahmakapal for some time and reached the border of Taptkund close to the Badrinath temple, causing fear among the devotees.
Monsoon reached the whole country
The weather department said the southwest monsoon covered the entire country on July 2, six days ahead of schedule, while its pace was extremely slow in June when the country was grappling with sweltering heat. The monsoon arrived over Kerala and the northeast region on May 30, two and six days ahead of normal. The southwest monsoon has advanced into the remaining parts of Rajasthan, Haryana and Punjab, the IMD said in a statement. It covered the entire country on July 2, 2024, against the normal date of July 8. India recorded below normal rainfall in mid-June, leading to below normal rainfall in June overall, with the month receiving 147.2 mm rainfall against the normal 165.3 mm, the seventh lowest since 2001. This is the third consecutive year that the southwest monsoon has covered the entire country ahead of schedule, the IMD said.