New Low-Pressure Area to Bring Heavy Rain Across Odisha, Central and North India
A new low-pressure area over the northern Bay of Bengal is expected to trigger very heavy rainfall in Odisha and several states, with thunderstorms, lightning and widespread rain forecast across India from September 9 to 15.
The weather system is expected to bring very heavy rainfall over the Gangetic West Bengal region, Chhattisgarh, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh. Gangetic West Bengal is likely to witness very heavy rainfall from September 10 to 13, Chhattisgarh from September 10 to 13, and coastal Andhra Pradesh on September 10 and 11. Telangana is expected to receive very heavy rainfall from September 10 to 13, while Madhya Pradesh is likely to experience very heavy rain on September 11 and 12.
In northern India, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are expected to receive rainfall at isolated places from September 9 to 15. Himachal Pradesh is likely to experience rainfall from September 9 to 13, while Uttarakhand may receive rain at isolated places on September 9 and 10 and again on September 15.
Scattered rainfall is forecast across eastern Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab from September 9 to 15, western Uttar Pradesh from September 11 to 15, western Rajasthan from September 12 to 15, and eastern Rajasthan on September 9 and from September 11 to 15.
Himachal Pradesh is likely to receive fairly heavy rainfall from September 14 to 15, while Uttarakhand is expected to experience fairly heavy rain from September 11 to 14. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are likely over Uttarakhand from September 10 to 14 and eastern Uttar Pradesh on September 9 and 10. Isolated heavy rainfall is also expected over Uttarakhand from September 10 to 13 and over Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Punjab from September 14 to 15.
In central India, western Madhya Pradesh is expected to receive rainfall from September 9 to 11, while eastern Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha are likely to experience rain on September 9 and 10 and again on September 15. Chhattisgarh is forecast to receive rainfall on September 9.
Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall is expected over western Madhya Pradesh from September 12 to 15, eastern Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha from September 11 to 14, and Chhattisgarh from September 10 to 15. Thunderstorms are likely over Chhattisgarh, eastern Madhya Pradesh and western Madhya Pradesh from September 9 to 13, and over Vidarbha from September 11 to 13. Isolated heavy rainfall is forecast over western Madhya Pradesh from September 12 to 14, eastern Madhya Pradesh on September 11, and Vidarbha on September 12 and 13.
For eastern India, the weather department has forecast rainfall over the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim from September 9 to 15. Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha are likely to receive rainfall from September 9 to 12, while Bihar is expected to receive fairly heavy rainfall on September 9. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands may also experience isolated thunderstorms accompanied by lightning from September 10 to 15.
Northeastern India is also expected to witness strong rainfall activity. Arunachal Pradesh is likely to receive rain on September 9 and 10, Assam and Meghalaya on September 10, and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura from September 14 to 15.
Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall is forecast over Arunachal Pradesh from September 11 to 15, Assam and Meghalaya on September 9 and from September 11 to 15, and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura from September 9 to 13.
The formation of the new low-pressure area over the northern Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas is therefore expected to influence rainfall activity across Odisha, eastern and central India, northern states and several parts of the Northeast between September 9 and 15.a

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