Archive · 27 Sep 2026
Heavy Rain Forecast Across North, Northeast and Southern India
Weather officials expect rain in many parts of India next week.
Some places in the north could get very heavy showers.
Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh are among the areas at risk.
The Northeast may also become wetter, especially Assam, Meghalaya and nearby states.
Parts of central and eastern India could receive rain through early October.
Kerala and coastal Karnataka may get more widespread rain.
Very heavy rain was already recorded in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Bihar.
At the same time, the monsoon season is beginning to move away from northwestern India.
The India Meteorological Department forecast rainfall across several parts of India during the coming week.
Northwest India may see heavy to very heavy rain, especially in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh.
Assam, Meghalaya and several other northeastern states are expected to receive heavy rainfall around 29-30 September.
Kerala and coastal Karnataka may experience more widespread rainfall from late September into early October.
The southwest monsoon has withdrawn from much of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, all of Delhi, and parts of Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.
- Who
- The India Meteorological Department issued the rainfall forecast.
- What
- Several regions are expected to receive rain, including isolated heavy to very heavy showers in parts of northern and northeastern India.
- When
- Rainfall is forecast from 27 September through 3 October, with some conditions extending into early October.
- Where
- Affected areas include northwest, central, eastern, northeastern and southern India, including Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Kerala and coastal Karnataka.
- Why
- The forecast was issued as the southwest monsoon continues withdrawing from parts of northwest India.
- Forecast period
- 27 September-3 October, with some rainfall expected into early October
- Northwest India
- Uttarakhand may receive widespread rain and thunderstorms on 28 September; isolated very heavy rain is forecast over West Uttar Pradesh.
- Northeast India
- Heavy rainfall is likely over Assam, Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura during 29-30 September.
- Southern peninsula
- Kerala and coastal Karnataka are likely to receive more widespread rainfall from late September into early October.
- Recent rainfall
- More than 30 cm of rain was recorded at isolated places in east Uttar Pradesh in the 24 hours ending 8:30 am on Sunday.
- Very heavy rainfall
- Uttarakhand, west Uttar Pradesh and Bihar recorded 12-20 cm of rain during the same period.
- Monsoon withdrawal
- The southwest monsoon has withdrawn from most of Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan, all of Delhi, and parts of Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat.