Archive · 18 Aug 2026
Extreme rain alert for Jharkhand as monsoon depression moves inland
The monsoon is a season of very heavy rain in India.
On Tuesday, August 18, a big rainstorm called a depression is moving across the country.
The storm started near the coast of West Bengal and Odisha and is heading inland.
Jharkhand will get the most rain, with more than 20 centimeters possible in some places.
That much rain can cause waterlogging and small floods, and it can slow down trains and cars.
Many other states, like Odisha, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, will also get very heavy rain.
Delhi will mostly be cloudy with a little light rain, and temperatures will be between 23 and 34 degrees Celsius.
Mumbai and the Konkan-Goa area will see widespread showers.
Fishermen were told to stay away from the northern Bay of Bengal because the sea is rough and winds are strong.
People in the rainy areas should be careful and watch for weather alerts.
Jharkhand faces extremely heavy rainfall on Tuesday, August 18, with more than 20 cm possible in isolated areas.
A depression near the West Bengal-Odisha coast is expected to move inland across Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar, according to the India Meteorological Department.
Very heavy rain is forecast in Odisha, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh and western Uttar Pradesh, with heavy showers across much of north and east India.
Delhi is likely to remain cloudy with light rain at a few places, with temperatures between 23 and 34 degrees Celsius.
Fishermen have been advised to avoid the northern Bay of Bengal and waters off the West Bengal, Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh coasts due to rough seas and gusty winds.
- Who
- The India Meteorological Department issued the alert; residents of Jharkhand and several other Indian states are affected.
- What
- Extremely heavy monsoon rain, with more than 20 cm possible in isolated areas of Jharkhand, plus alerts for waterlogging, localised flooding and travel disruption.
- When
- Tuesday, August 18.
- Where
- Jharkhand, along with northern, eastern and central India; the depression is near the West Bengal-Odisha coast.
- Why
- A depression near the West Bengal-Odisha coast is expected to move inland across Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar, bringing heavy to very heavy rain.
- Peak rainfall
- More than 20 cm in isolated areas of Jharkhand
- Weather system
- Depression near the West Bengal-Odisha coast moving inland
- Very heavy rain states
- Odisha, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, western Uttar Pradesh
- Delhi forecast
- Cloudy with light rain; 23-34 degrees Celsius
- Mumbai forecast
- Widespread showers; no heavy-rain warning for Konkan-Goa
- Fishermen advisory
- Avoid northern Bay of Bengal and waters off West Bengal, Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh coasts
- Northeast rain
- Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura