2 weeks ago
Heavy rain alert for Odisha, Bengal, Mumbai; Delhi light showers
The weather people in India have a big job: they watch the sky and tell us when it will rain.
On Thursday, they say some places will get a lot of rain.
Odisha and West Bengal might get super heavy rain, the kind that makes big puddles.
A big pocket of low air pressure near the sea is making the rain stronger.
Mumbai and other places near the coast will also get heavy rain.
Delhi, the capital, will mostly be dry, with just a little light rain.
Some rain might cause flooding and make roads and trains hard to use.
Fishermen are told to stay away from the rough sea so they stay safe.
People in those areas should listen to the weather warnings and be careful.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places in Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal on Thursday.
A low-pressure area off the West Bengal-Bangladesh coast is driving the intense rain and is expected to strengthen further.
Mumbai and the Konkan-Goa belt are likely to receive widespread rain, with heavy showers at isolated places.
Delhi is expected to see a partly cloudy day with one or two spells of very light rain and temperatures between 24 and 35 degrees Celsius.
Fishermen have been advised to stay away from parts of the northern and central Bay of Bengal because of rough weather.
- Who
- The India Meteorological Department (IMD), which issued the warnings.
- What
- Warnings of heavy to extremely heavy rainfall, thunderstorms and gusty winds across several Indian states.
- Where
- Odisha, Gangetic West Bengal, Mumbai and other parts of India, including the Northeast and southern states.
- When
- Thursday, August 13.
- Why
- A low-pressure area off the West Bengal-Bangladesh coast that is expected to strengthen further.
Key facts
- Weather agency
- India Meteorological Department (IMD)
- Warning date
- Thursday, August 13
- Severest alert
- Extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places in Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal
- Max wind gusts
- Up to 60 kmph in parts of West Bengal
- Cause
- Low-pressure area off the West Bengal-Bangladesh coast
- Delhi forecast
- Partly cloudy, 24-35 degrees Celsius, one or two spells of very light rain
- Advisory
- Fishermen advised to avoid parts of the northern and central Bay of Bengal
- Other affected regions
- Konkan-Goa, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and the Northeast










