Here’s our latest weather outlook for India
Friday
A cyclonic circulation that persists over north eastern India is likely to cause widespread rain and thunderstorms over Meghalaya and Sikkim. Arunachal Pradesh will get scattered snow and freezing rain over the mountainous regions. Nagaland is likely to receive fairly widespread rain and thunderstorms.
Similarly, other eastern and northeastern parts of India; West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and Odisha will experience scattered thunderstorms and rainfall due to similar weather conditions.
The TWC met team also expects up to 100-150mm / 24h precipitation over Meghalaya from Friday to Saturday.
Down south, the wind convergence between the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal will lead fairly widespread thunderstorms and rain over Kerala. Scattered thunderstorms and rain is possible over Karnataka and Tamil Nadu during this forecast period.
Up to 50mm / 24h precipitation is partially expected over Kerala from Friday afternoon to Saturday morning
Monsoon conditions will also be favourable over south of Bay of Bengal, thus bringing rainfall and thunderstorms over the Andaman and Nicobar islands.
Max temperatures of 45°C or more are likely over Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra.
Air quality will be very poor across India except western & northeastern India and in the major cities; Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Chennai.
Saturday and beyond
The prevailing cyclonic circulation over north eastern India will lead to widespread rain and thunderstorms over Meghalaya. Fairly widespread rain and thunderstorms are expected over Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland. Similarly, West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Mizoram, Manipur and Odisha will experience scattered thunderstorms and rain.
The TWC met team expects up to 100mm /24h precipitation partially over Tripura and Mizoram on Saturday. Similarly, up to 50mm / 24h precipitation is partially expected over Assam from Saturday
Mountainous and hilly areas of Jammu and Kashmir and Arunachal Pradesh are likely to witness freezing rain or snow.
Max temperatures of 45°C or more are likely over Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra.
Air quality will be very poor across India except western & northeastern India and in the major cities; Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata and Chennai.
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