After bringing heavy rainfall to Goa, a depression over the east-central Arabian Sea started moving towards Gujarat, prompting the India Meteorological Department (IMD) to issue orange and yellow warnings in some districts. On Friday, the meteorological agency said the system was centered over the same area near 19.4°N latitude and 69.6°E longitude – about 190 km south-southwest of Veraval (Gujarat), 200 km southwest of Diu, 340 km west of Mumbai (Maharashtra) and 620 km northwest of Panjim (Gujarat).
The IMD further said that heavy rain and gusty winds are expected over coastal Gujarat, while Mumbai and parts of coastal Maharashtra may experience light to moderate showers and cloudy skies.
According to the IMD, light rain or thundershowers are very likely at most places in North Konkan, while many areas of South Konkan-Goa and North Madhya Maharashtra are expected to witness similar weather. Light to moderate rain or thundershowers are likely to occur at a few places in South Madhya Maharashtra, according to the forecast.
Weather forecast
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has upgraded its warning for Gujarat to an orange alert for several coastal areas, signaling the potential for significant weather disruption.
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According to the IMD, an orange alert has been issued for Gir Somnath, Amreli, Bhavnagar, Amreli, Bharuch and Surat districts.
Heavy rainfall is expected in Gujarat.
A yellow warning indicating light rainfall has also been issued for Mumbai. Raigad, Thane, Nashik, Aurangabad, Dhule, Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Buldhana, Amravati, Nagpur, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli may experience thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds while Palghar is likely to experience heavy rain.
Cyclone Montha is weakening into a low pressure area over Bihar and Jharkhand
The IMD said on Friday that the remnant of severe cyclonic storm Montha has weakened into a low pressure area over southwest Bihar and adjoining Jharkhand.
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The system, which earlier persisted as a well-marked low pressure area over northwest Jharkhand and nearby areas, has slowly moved north-northeast during the last six hours.
According to the IMD, it is expected to continue moving towards sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim and Assam during the next few hours before becoming insignificant during the next 24 hours.
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IMD Weather Update: Rainfall in several areas of India
East and North East India:
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, warning of extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places. Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Assam, Meghalaya and other northeastern states are likely to experience heavy to very heavy showers in the coming hours.
South India:
Several southern states including coastal Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Mumbai are expected to witness light to moderate rainfall accompanied by isolated heavy showers and thunderstorms. Mumbai and adjoining districts remain under yellow alert due to rain.
North and West India:
In Delhi and adjoining areas, the day started with partly cloudy skies and light haze which cleared later. The national capital is likely to see temperatures between 22°C and 28°C. Meanwhile, Gujarat and eastern Uttar Pradesh are expected to receive widespread rainfall and several regions are likely to experience intense downpours.
