Several parts of India are likely to continue receiving rainfall on Sunday, September 27, with the India Meteorological Department forecasting heavy to very heavy rain in parts of northern and central India. Uttarakhand is expected to remain under an extremely heavy rainfall warning, while Himachal Pradesh and parts of Uttar Pradesh could also see intense spells. Thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are likely in several states.
The weather system affecting eastern and central India is expected to continue influencing rainfall over the region, while monsoon activity will remain active across parts of the north, northeast and south. Conditions are forecast to vary significantly between regions.
Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh face intense rain risk
Uttarakhand is likely to see extremely heavy rainfall on September 27, continuing the warning already issued for September 26-27. Thunderstorms and lightning are also expected in the state on September 28.
Himachal Pradesh is forecast to receive fairly widespread to widespread rainfall on September 27, with isolated very heavy rainfall also likely. The state is additionally expected to receive isolated thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph, with gusts up to 60 kmph during September 26-27.
Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad are expected to see scattered rainfall on September 29, while their more widespread rainfall activity is forecast for September 28.
Delhi and Haryana may see heavy showers
Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi are likely to receive fairly widespread to widespread rainfall on September 27. Isolated heavy rainfall is also forecast during September 26-27.
Thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds of 40-50 kmph, occasionally reaching 60 kmph, are likely over Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi during September 26-27.
Punjab is expected to receive isolated to scattered rainfall on September 27, accompanied by the possibility of thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds.
Uttar Pradesh under heavy rain warnings
Both eastern and western parts of Uttar Pradesh are likely to remain affected by rainfall on September 27. The forecast indicates isolated to scattered showers over East Uttar Pradesh through October 1, while West Uttar Pradesh is expected to receive scattered rainfall during September 27-29.
East Uttar Pradesh could witness isolated heavy rainfall on September 27. West Uttar Pradesh is also likely to receive isolated very heavy rainfall on September 27.
Thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are forecast over West Uttar Pradesh during September 26-27, while East Uttar Pradesh may experience gusty winds reaching 30-40 kmph, with gusts of up to 50 kmph on September 27.
Central India continues to see widespread rain
East Madhya Pradesh is likely to receive fairly widespread to widespread rainfall on September 27, with isolated heavy rainfall forecast for the state.
Thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph, with gusts up to 60 kmph, are likely over East Madhya Pradesh on September 27.
Chhattisgarh is forecast to continue receiving fairly widespread to widespread rainfall through September 28. Isolated rainfall is also expected to continue across parts of the region in the following days.
Rain remains active over eastern and northeastern states
Andaman and Nicobar Islands are expected to receive fairly widespread to widespread rainfall on September 27, while Bihar, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim are forecast to see scattered rainfall.
Thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are also likely in parts of the region, although the strongest rainfall warnings in the eastern states are concentrated on September 26.
Across the Northeast, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura are likely to receive isolated to scattered rainfall on September 27. Assam and Meghalaya are also expected to see rainfall during the day.
Southern states see scattered showers
Across south India, isolated to scattered rainfall is forecast over Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, North Interior Karnataka, Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, Telangana and Kerala on September 27.
Coastal Karnataka is likely to receive rainfall on September 27, while South Interior Karnataka is also expected to see scattered showers.
Thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are forecast over Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, Rayalaseema and Telangana through this period. Strong surface winds are also expected over Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam and Rayalaseema through September 30.
Weather pattern remains active across India
The September 27 forecast indicates continued monsoon activity across large parts of the country, but with the most intense rainfall risks concentrated over Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and parts of Uttar Pradesh, along with continuing rain over central India.
The forecast also points to thunderstorms and gusty winds across several northern, central and southern areas, making local weather conditions changeable through the day.
