The IMD has flagged heavy to very heavy rain for districts including Jaipur, Udaipur, Indore and Bhopal, as East Rajasthan and West Madhya Pradesh brace for an intense spell.
The warning covers numerous districts across the two states, with the IMD forecasting a sustained period of heavy rainfall.
A well-marked low-pressure system over northern Madhya Pradesh and southern Uttar Pradesh, paired with an active monsoon trough, is behind the current weather pattern.
Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, West Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are also expected to see heavy rain from the same system.
The rainfall is projected to continue in Madhya Pradesh through at least September 8, according to the IMD’s latest forecast.
In the northeast, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura are all expected to see similar heavy rainfall conditions.
South India faces a different hazard, with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds of 40-50 km/h forecast over Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and interior Karnataka.
Maharashtra is expected to see comparatively lighter rain, with light to moderate showers forecast for Palghar, Thane, Mumbai and Raigad, and no heavy-rain warning issued for the state.
Delhi-NCR is also under a heavy rain and thunderstorm forecast, with daytime temperatures expected to range between 35 and 36 degrees Celsius.
The rainfall pattern is being driven by a well-marked low-pressure system positioned over northern Madhya Pradesh and southern Uttar Pradesh, combined with an active monsoon trough.
The IMD projects sustained rainfall activity to continue in Madhya Pradesh through at least September 8, indicating the wet spell is not expected to ease quickly.
Authorities in the affected districts have been advised to remain alert for waterlogging and localised flooding given the intensity of the forecast rainfall.
Heavy rainfall is also expected across Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, West Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand as the same system moves through north India.
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