New Delhi: Northwestern regions of India, which have been scorched by a heatwave, can anticipate some relief over the next three days as an extratropical weather system is expected to deliver showers to the region, with the highest intensity rainfall expected on Monday. The meteorological office predicted light to moderate rain in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand, with scattered showers in Punjab, Haryana, and Uttar Pradesh during the following two days, news agency PTI reported.
The India Meteorological Department predicts a 3-4 degree Celsius drop in maximum temperatures throughout much of Northwest India during the next three days, followed by no major change.
Throughout the following three days, isolated hailstorms were also expected over Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, and east Rajasthan.
As northern India sweated in hot weather, areas of Kerala and Tamil Nadu received considerable rainfall, with Thodupuzha in Idukki receiving 13 cm, Kozhikode (9 cm), Ernakulam (8 cm), and Valparai in Coimbatore receiving 8 cm.
The Indian Air Force sent choppers and transport planes to Assam to help with relief and rescue efforts after torrential rains caused flooding in 29 of the 35 districts. On Saturday, Dhubri in Assam received 10 cm of rain.
During the next two days, the meteorological service predicts widespread light/moderate rain in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam-Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura.
The forecast service predicted that the south-west monsoon will arrive in Kerala early next week.
The weatherman predicted extensive thundersqualls, lightning, and gusty winds across the Andaman and Nicobar Islands during the next five days due to a strong cross-equatorial flow from the Bay of Bengal to the Andaman Sea in lower tropospheric levels.
(With Inputs From PTI)