NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast fairly widespread to widespread rainfall across several parts of the country on Friday, August 14, with heavy to very heavy rain likely over parts of north, central, eastern, northeastern and western India. Thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are also expected in several states.Delhi-NCRRainfall activity is expected to increase over Delhi-NCR on August 14, with fairly widespread to widespread rain likely across Delhi, Haryana and Punjab. Heavy rainfall is also forecast over Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi from August 14 to 19.Haryana, Chandigarh and PunjabHaryana, Chandigarh and Punjab are likely to receive fairly widespread to widespread rainfall on August 14 and 15. Heavy rainfall is expected over the region from August 14 to 19.Uttar PradeshEast Uttar Pradesh is likely to witness fairly widespread to widespread rainfall from August 14 to 19, with isolated heavy rainfall expected throughout the period. West Uttar Pradesh may also receive heavy rain from August 14 to 17. Thunderstorms and lightning are likely over Uttar Pradesh on August 14.Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, UttarakhandFairly widespread to widespread rainfall is likely across Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Uttarakhand. Heavy rainfall is forecast over Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and adjoining areas from August 13 to 19. Himachal Pradesh may receive very heavy rainfall on August 14, while Uttarakhand is also likely to witness very heavy rain on August 14. Thunderstorms and lightning are expected over Uttarakhand.RajasthanEast Rajasthan is likely to receive rainfall on August 14, with isolated heavy rainfall expected. Rainfall activity is likely to remain limited over other parts of Rajasthan.The IMD said on Thursday that yellow and orange alerts have been issued for parts of southeastern and eastern Rajasthan, with heavy rainfall expected over the next 48 hours.Madhya Pradesh and ChhattisgarhWest Madhya Pradesh is likely to receive fairly widespread to widespread rainfall on August 14, while East Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh are expected to see widespread rainfall. Heavy rainfall is likely over East Madhya Pradesh on August 14, with very heavy rainfall forecast over the region during August 15-16.Chhattisgarh is also expected to receive heavy to very heavy rainfall, with isolated very heavy rain likely on August 14. Thunderstorms and lightning are also expected over Chhattisgarh.Bihar, Jharkhand and OdishaBihar is likely to see fairly widespread to widespread rainfall from August 14, with heavy rainfall expected from August 14 to 17.Jharkhand is expected to receive widespread rainfall, with heavy rain likely on August 14. Very heavy rainfall is also possible at isolated places.Odisha is likely to receive widespread rainfall on August 14, with heavy to very heavy rainfall expected. The state may continue to receive heavy rain through August 16.West Bengal and SikkimSub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim are likely to witness widespread rainfall on August 14, with heavy rain expected. Gangetic West Bengal may also receive heavy to very heavy rainfall, with very heavy rain likely at isolated places.Thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are expected over Gangetic West Bengal, with wind speeds potentially reaching 40-50 kmph and gusting to 60 kmph.Northeast IndiaRainfall activity is expected to remain strong across the Northeast. Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura are likely to receive fairly widespread to widespread rainfall.Heavy rain is forecast over Arunachal Pradesh and Assam and Meghalaya on August 14. Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura may also receive heavy rainfall. Thunderstorms and lightning are likely across several parts of the region.Maharashtra and GujaratKonkan and Goa are likely to receive widespread rainfall on August 14, with isolated heavy rain expected. Madhya Maharashtra is also likely to witness widespread rainfall, with isolated very heavy rainfall forecast on August 14.Marathwada and Saurashtra and Kutch may receive scattered rainfall, while Gujarat is expected to continue seeing rainfall activity.South IndiaCoastal Karnataka and Kerala and Mahe are likely to receive fairly widespread to widespread rainfall on August 14. Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, Telangana, Interior Karnataka and Tamil Nadu may see isolated to scattered showers.Heavy rainfall is likely over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal and Kerala and Mahe on August 14.Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema may witness thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds, while Telangana is also likely to experience thunderstorms and gusty winds.The IMD has issued a yellow alert for Pathanamthitta, Kottayam and Idukki in Kerala on Friday, warning of isolated heavy rainfall.Weather OutlookThe IMD’s Friday forecast points to active monsoon conditions across northern, central, eastern, northeastern and western India. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal, the Northeast and Maharashtra. Thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are also expected over several parts of the country.
