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India Braces for October Rains: Widespread Showers Expected
1 Oct
Summary
- Widespread rain and thunderstorms predicted across India in early October.
- Northeast, east, west, and south peninsular regions to see repeated rain spells.
- Gusty winds, lightning, and heavy rainfall are expected in several states.
India's weather forecast for the first week of October indicates widespread rainfall and thunderstorms across various regions. From September 30 to October 6, the northeast, east, west, and south peninsular areas are expected to face repeated spells of rain.
Several states, including Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Odisha, Bihar, and the Northeast, are likely to experience heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, and lightning. Gusty winds of up to 50 kmph are also predicted in some of these regions.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) bulletin highlights that isolated to scattered rainfall will affect Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, and Uttarakhand during the first week of October. Other states like Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand will also see varying degrees of rain.
Coastal regions and interior districts within the same states might experience different weather conditions. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, West Bengal, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura are also included in the rainfall forecast.
Southern states, including Goa, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal, are expected to receive significant rainfall, thunderstorms, and heavy downpours. Telangana will see rain from October 2 to 3. This forecast points to a generally wet start to October across a large part of India.
