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Informist, Friday, Aug. 14, 2026

MUMBAI – The depression that had formed over the Bay of Bengal on Thursday, moved over Jharkhand and adjoining West Bengal in the early hours of Friday, the India Meteorological Department said. The system is likely to move across Jharkhand and north Chhattisgarh and weaken into a well-marked low pressure area in the next 12 hours. Under its influence, intense showers are expected to continue over east and northeast India till Tuesday, the weather department said.

Very heavy rainfall is expected over parts of sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on Sunday and Monday, over Arunachal Pradesh from Sunday to Tuesday, and over Assam and Meghalaya on Sunday, the weather bureau said. Heavy showers are likely to continue over most parts of east India till Tuesday, while thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds are seen over these parts till Thursday, the bureau said. Heavy rainfall is also likely over several parts of northeast India till Thursday, while thunderstorms and lightning are likely over these regions till Tuesday.

A western disturbance acting as a trough lies to the northwest of the country, while an upper air cyclonic circulation lies over northwest Uttar Pradesh. Another upper air cyclonic circulation lies over southwest Rajasthan, while a north-south trough runs from northwest Rajasthan to northeast Arabian Sea across Gujarat. These weather systems are expected to cause very heavy rainfall over many parts of northwest India till Tuesday, the weather department said. Heavy rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning are likely over multiple parts of northwest India till Thursday, the department said.

A shear zone runs acrpss central and adjoining north peninsular India, the weather bureau said. This system, along with the depression, are expected to cause very heavy rainfall over parts of Chhattisgarh and east Madhya Pradesh till Saturday. Heavy rainfall also is expected over parts of west Madhya Pradesh till Tuesday, over Chhattisgarh and east Madhya Pradesh from Sunday to Tuesday, and over Vidarbha till Monday. Thunderstorms and lightning are expected over Chhattisgarh till Tuesday.

The presence of the north-south trough is expected to trigger heavy rainfall over parts of Konkan and Goa on Sunday, over central Maharashtra till Tuesday, and over Gujarat region till Saturday, the weather bureau said. Thudnerstorms and lightning are likely to persist over parts of Gujarat till Saturday.

In south peninsular India, heavy rainfall is forecast only over parts of Tamil Nadu and Puducherry on Wednesday and Thursday. Thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds are seen over several parts of south peninsular India till Tuesday. Strong surface winds are likely over parts of Karnataka and Telangana till Saturday and over Andhra Pradesh till Tuesday, the bureau said.  End

Reported by Shreya Shetty

Edited by Himanshi Gupta

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