The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast widespread rainfall across large parts of the country from Tuesday, July 28, with heavy to very heavy showers expected in several states over the coming days. The weather office has warned that an active monsoon, fuelled by a deep depression and multiple cyclonic circulations, is likely to bring intense rainfall, thunderstorms and gusty winds across north, central, east and west India.
The forecast comes as the deep depression over the northwest Bay of Bengal continues to influence weather conditions after crossing the West Bengal–north Odisha coast, strengthening monsoon activity over much of the country.
