The Delhi Regional Meteorological Centre has issued a weather forecast indicating overcast conditions in certain areas of the Delhi National Capital Region (NCR) until September 20. On September 18, predominantly cloudy weather is expected with the possibility of scattered light rain and drizzle in various parts of Delhi NCR. September 19 and 20 are predicted to have partly cloudy skies across the entire region.
In a contrasting weather development, heavy rainfall has inundated numerous regions of Gujarat, resulting in flooding in low-lying areas and the isolation of several villages. Rivers, including the Narmada, are flowing at full capacity. In response to the situation, authorities have relocated 9,600 individuals to safer locations and rescued 207 others across five districts.
Ahmedabad, in particular, experienced significant waterlogging as the city received 76 mm of rainfall within a 12-hour period ending at 6 pm on Sunday, severely disrupting normal life. As a precautionary measure, underpasses were blocked to traffic.
The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for several districts in Gujarat, including Panchmahal, Dahod, Kheda, Aravalli, Mahisagar, Banaskantha, and Sabarkantha, predicting isolated instances of extremely heavy rainfall until Tuesday morning.
The IMD has forecasted light to moderate rainfall in numerous Indian states, with some regions expecting heavy to very heavy downpours, continuing until September 21.
On September 17, certain areas of Tamil Nadu and Odisha are expected to experience light to moderate rainfall with isolated instances of heavy rain. Similar weather patterns are anticipated in several northeastern Indian states, including Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura from September 17 to 21, in Assam and Meghalaya from September 18 to 21, and in Arunachal Pradesh on September 20 and 21.
There is a high probability of isolated exceptionally heavy rainfall in southeastern Rajasthan on September 17 and September 17-18. Furthermore, on September 18 and 19, a few isolated regions in Saurashtra and Kutch may also experience very heavy rainfall. The monsoon season continues to bring varied weather conditions across India.
