NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast rainfall, thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds across several parts of India on Tuesday, October 13, with Delhi-NCR, Haryana, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and parts of south India likely to experience unsettled weather.Isolated to scattered rainfall is expected across several regions, while thunderstorms accompanied by gusty winds are likely in parts of northwest, central, eastern and southern India. Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and Rayalaseema may also experience strong surface winds during the ongoing weather spell.Rainfall activity is expected to continue across several states over the coming days, with parts of the Northeast, east India and south India likely to receive showers through October 18.IMD alert for TuesdayThe IMD has forecast isolated to scattered rainfall across several parts of northwest India, including Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.Chhattisgarh is also likely to receive isolated to scattered rainfall, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds at isolated places on Tuesday.In east India, rainfall is likely over Jharkhand, Bihar and Odisha, while parts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands may continue to receive showers. Several parts of south India are also likely to experience rainfall, thunderstorms and gusty winds.The IMD has forecast thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph, with gusts up to 60 kmph, over Chhattisgarh. Similar conditions are likely over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal during the October 12-15 period.Delhi-NCR weather tomorrowDelhi and the surrounding areas are likely to experience isolated to scattered rainfall on Tuesday, October 13, as part of the ongoing spell across northwest India.The IMD has forecast thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds over Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi during October 12-15. Gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph, with gusts up to 60 kmph, are also likely during this period.The unsettled weather conditions may continue over the next few days, with rainfall expected across parts of the region through October 15.Uttar Pradesh weather tomorrowWest Uttar Pradesh is likely to receive isolated to scattered rainfall on Tuesday, with the wet spell expected to continue through October 16. The IMD has also forecast thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds reaching 50-60 kmph at isolated places over West Uttar Pradesh during October 12-15.East Uttar Pradesh is likely to see rainfall activity on October 15 and 16.The forecast indicates that rainfall activity will continue across parts of Uttar Pradesh over the coming days, although the intensity and distribution may vary across the state.Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan weatherPunjab is likely to receive isolated to scattered rainfall on Tuesday, with showers expected to continue through October 14. The IMD has also forecast thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds over Punjab during October 12-15.Rainfall activity is likely to increase on October 15, when fairly widespread to widespread showers are forecast over Punjab.Haryana and Chandigarh are likely to experience rainfall and thunderstorms accompanied by gusty winds during October 12-15.West Rajasthan may receive isolated to scattered rainfall during the same period, with gusty winds reaching 30-40 kmph and gusts up to 50 kmph likely between October 13 and 15. East Rajasthan may receive isolated to scattered rainfall on October 13.Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand weatherJammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and adjoining regions are likely to receive isolated to scattered rainfall on Tuesday. The IMD has forecast fairly widespread to widespread rainfall over Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh on October 13 and again on October 15.Himachal Pradesh is likely to experience isolated to scattered rainfall during October 12-13, followed by fairly widespread to widespread rainfall on October 14-15. Rainfall activity is also forecast to continue during October 16-18.Uttarakhand is likely to receive isolated to scattered rainfall during October 12-18.Thunderstorms and lightning are also likely over Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and adjoining regions during October 13-16, while Himachal Pradesh may experience similar conditions during October 12-15.Chhattisgarh weather forecastChhattisgarh is likely to receive isolated to scattered rainfall on Tuesday, with the wet spell expected to continue through October 18.The IMD has forecast thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph, with gusts up to 60 kmph, at isolated places over the state during October 12-13.Residents should remain alert to changing weather conditions during the ongoing spell.Jharkhand, Bihar and Odisha weatherJharkhand is likely to receive isolated to scattered rainfall on Tuesday, with showers expected to continue through October 13.Bihar may also receive isolated to scattered rainfall on Tuesday. The IMD has forecast another spell of rainfall over the state during October 15-18, with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds reaching 30-40 kmph, with gusts up to 50 kmph, likely at isolated places during October 16-18.Odisha is likely to receive isolated to scattered rainfall during October 12-18.The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are also expected to experience isolated to scattered rainfall during the same period.Northeast India weather forecastSeveral parts of the Northeast are likely to receive rainfall over the coming days.Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura are likely to experience isolated to scattered rainfall from October 12 to 18. Assam and Meghalaya may receive showers during October 13-18, while Arunachal Pradesh is likely to see rainfall during October 15-18.The forecast indicates continued rainfall activity across the region through the middle and latter parts of the week.South India weather tomorrowSeveral parts of south India are likely to experience rainfall, thunderstorms and gusty winds on Tuesday.Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, Rayalaseema, Coastal Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal are likely to receive isolated to scattered rainfall during October 12-18.Kerala and Mahe may also receive isolated to scattered rainfall during October 12-14, while Lakshadweep is likely to experience showers during October 12-15.The IMD has forecast thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds reaching 40-50 kmph, with gusts up to 60 kmph, over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal during October 12-15. Kerala and Mahe may experience similar conditions during October 14-15.Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, along with Rayalaseema, are likely to experience gusty winds reaching 30-40 kmph, with gusts up to 50 kmph, during October 12-15. Strong surface winds are also likely over these regions during the same period.Thunderstorms and lightning are likely over Kerala and Mahe on October 12-13.IMD’s latest forecast for the next few daysRainfall activity is expected to continue across several parts of India through October 18, with northwest, central, eastern and southern regions likely to experience varying spells of showers.In northwest India, rainfall is forecast over parts of Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Punjab may experience fairly widespread to widespread rainfall on October 15.In south India, Kerala and Mahe are likely to receive fairly widespread to widespread rainfall during October 15-18. Lakshadweep and South Interior Karnataka may also experience fairly widespread to widespread rainfall during October 16-18.Heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places over Kerala and Mahe, as well as Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, during October 16-18.Meanwhile, rainfall is expected to continue across Chhattisgarh, Odisha, the Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of the Northeast during the coming days.
