Heavy
ai
fo ecast
ac oss
seve al
states
NEW
DELHI:
Seve al
states
ac oss
I dia
a e
likely
to
expe ie ce
heavy
to
ve y
heavy
ai fall
this
week,
with
the
I dia
Meteo ological
Depa tme t
(IMD)
fo ecasti g
i te se
spells
ove
the
Weste
Himalaya
egio ,
east
Rajastha ,
Madhya
P adesh,
Chhattisga h,
Ke ala
a d
pa ts
of
Ka ataka.The
IMD
has
fo ecast
isolated
heavy
to
ve y
heavy
ai fall
ove
the
Weste
Himalaya
egio ,
east
Rajastha ,
Madhya
P adesh
a d
Chhattisga h
du i g
the
week.
Ke ala,
coastal
Ka ataka
a d
south
i te io
Ka ataka
a e
likely
to
eceive
heavy
to
ve y
heavy
ai fall
at
isolated
places
ove
the
ext
two
days.I
its
latest
owcast
wa i g,
issued
at
1:13
am
o
Su day,
the
IMD
wa ed
of
thu de sto ms,
light i g,
gusty
wi ds
of
40-60
kmph
a d
mode ate
ai fall
of
5-15
mm
pe
hou
i
pa ts
of
Meghalaya,
Chhattisga h,
Madhya
P adesh
a d
Utta akha d.
The
wa i g
is
valid
u til
4:13
am
o
Su day.
I
Meghalaya,
South
Ga o
Hills
a d
South
West
Khasi
Hills
a e
u de
a
o a ge
wa i g.I
Chhattisga h,
the
wa i g
cove s
Bemeta a,
Bilaspu ,
Kabi dham,
Mahasamu d
a d
Mu geli.I
Madhya
P adesh,
the
affected
dist icts
i clude
A uppu ,
Balaghat,
Chhata pu ,
Damoh,
Di do i,
Gu a,
Jabalpu ,
Ma dla,
Raise ,
Saga ,
Seo i,
Shahdol,
Uma ia
a d
Vidisha.I
Utta akha d,
the
wa i g
has
bee
issued
fo
Bageshwa ,
Chamoli,
Champawat
a d
Pitho aga h.
The
IMD
has
advised
eside ts
i
the
affected
a eas
to
emai
ale t,
avoid
taki g
shelte
u de
t ees
o
weak
st uctu es,
check
oad
a d
t affic
co ditio s
a d
avoid
u ecessa y
t avel.
People
have
also
bee
advised
to
follow
i st uctio s
issued
by
local
autho ities.
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co ve satio
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you
thoughts
i
the
comme ts
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espectful
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commu ity
guideli es
Mea while,
Delhi
has
al eady
su passed
its
ave age
ai fall
fo
August
i
the
fi st
eight
days
of
the
mo th,
with
the
Safda ju g
Obse vato y
eco di g
230.1
mm
of
ai
so
fa .Safda ju g,
the
city’s
p ima y
weathe
obse vato y,
eco ded
225.7
mm
of
ai fall
betwee
the
begi i g
of
August
a d
8:30
am
o
Satu day,
followed
by
a othe
4.4
mm
betwee
8:30
am
a d
5:30
pm,
taki g
the
cumulative
total
to
230.1
mm.Acco di g
to
the
I dia
Meteo ological
Depa tme t
(IMD),
Delhi’s
ave age
ai fall
fo
August
is
226.8
mm,
based
o
the
1991-2020
climatological
pe iod.Delhi
also
eco ded
its
highest
si gle-day
August
ai fall
i
two
yea s
o
Satu day,
with
Safda ju g
eceivi g
98.7
mm
i
the
24
hou s
e di g
at
8:30
am.
The
last
time
the
city
eco ded
highe
ai fall
i
August
was
o
August
1,
2024,
whe
107.6
mm
was
eco ded.The
atio al
capital
has
bee
eceivi g
ai fall
fo
the
fou th
co secutive
day.
