IMD Forecasts Rains, Thunderstorms In Parts Of Andhra, Bengal From Today

According to the MeT department, thunderstorms and lightning with gusty winds and light to moderate rain are very likely to occur over most districts of West Bengal during the next few days.

Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning in isolated places will also occur over North Coastal Andhra Pradesh (NCAP) and Yanam today.

Source : PTI

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted thunderstorms accompanied by lightning in several parts of the country during the next few days, including Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal.

According to the MeT department, thunderstorms and lightning with gusty winds and light to moderate rain are very likely to occur over most districts of West Bengal during the next few days, reported PTI.

Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning in isolated places will also occur over North Coastal Andhra Pradesh (NCAP) and Yanam today, it said in a release. "Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are likely at isolated places over NCAP, Yanam and South Coastal Andhra Pradesh (SCAP)," said the department forecasting weather for Wednesday.

Besides rainfall, it has predicted hot and humid weather at isolated places in the southern Rayalaseema region of Andhra Pradesh.

Meanwhile in West Bengal, rain and thunderstorms could occur due to the presence of a cyclonic circulation over northwest Uttar Pradesh and a trough from Jharkhand to south Assam, with strong moisture incursion from Bay of Bengal, from March 19 to March 23, it said.

The weather system is very likely to cause thunderstorms with lightning and light to moderate rain in the north Bengal districts from March 19-23 and in south Bengal from March 19-21, the department said in a special bulletin.

In south Bengal, gusty wind speed is likely to reach 40-50 kmph at one or two places on March 20, and it will be around 30-40 kmph on March 21 at one or two places in all districts in the southern part of the state, the bulletin added.

According to the IMD, a trough and wind discontinuity is also running from south Tamil Nadu to West Vidarbha from south interior Karnataka.

Further, it said that a trough from Jharkhand to NCAP across Odisha at 0.9 km above mean sea level has become less marked.