Archive · 18 Jul 2026
IMD forecasts heavy rain in Bengal, Sikkim, Uttarakhand
The weather department in India, called the IMD, says there will be very heavy rain in some parts of West Bengal, Sikkim, and Uttarakhand on Saturday.
Many other places like Bihar, Odisha, and the northeast will also get a lot of rain.
In the center of India, Chhattisgarh might get very heavy rain.
In the south, Kerala and Karnataka will have rain and thunderstorms.
Delhi will be cloudy, hot, and humid with a little rain and strong winds.
The temperature in Delhi will be between 28°C and 38°C.
The rain is happening because of a weather system called a low-pressure area.
Extremely heavy rainfall forecast for isolated parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, and Uttarakhand on Saturday, July 18.
Widespread rainfall expected in Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, and northeast India, with isolated heavy rain in Bihar and Odisha.
Central India to receive widespread rainfall in Chhattisgarh and East Madhya Pradesh, with isolated very heavy rain in Chhattisgarh.
South India to experience heavy rainfall in Kerala and Karnataka, along with thunderstorms and gusty winds.
Delhi to have a generally cloudy sky with hot and humid conditions, very light to light rain at isolated locations, and strong surface winds up to 40 kmph.
- Who
- India Meteorological Department (IMD)
- What
- Forecast of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in various regions of India
- When
- Saturday, July 18
- Where
- East and northeast India, central India, south India, and Delhi
- Why
- Due to a low-pressure area over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining regions
- Regions with extremely heavy rain
- Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh
- Regions with widespread rain
- Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Chhattisgarh, East Madhya Pradesh, Kerala, coastal Karnataka, north and south interior Karnataka
- Regions with isolated heavy rain
- Himachal Pradesh, East Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Odisha
- Delhi weather forecast
- Generally cloudy, hot and humid, very light to light rain at isolated locations, strong surface winds up to 40 kmph
- Delhi temperature range
- Maximum: 36°C to 38°C, Minimum: 28°C to 30°C
- Date of forecast
- Saturday, July 18
- Forecasting agency
- India Meteorological Department (IMD)