Friday Weather: Heavy Rain Likely In Several States; IMD Issues Alerts For North, Central, East IndiaNEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast fairly widespread to widespread rainfall across several parts of the country on Friday, with heavy to very heavy rainfall likely at isolated places in parts of north, central, eastern and northeastern India.Heavy rain is likely over Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya, among other regions.IMD alert for FridayThe IMD has forecast widespread rainfall over Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad, while Uttarakhand is likely to receive widespread rain through August 25.East Madhya Pradesh is also expected to see widespread rainfall, with isolated very heavy rainfall likely through August 22. West Madhya Pradesh may receive heavy rain at isolated places on Friday.Heavy rainfall is also likely over East Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya.North India under rain alertHimachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad are likely to receive fairly widespread to widespread rainfall on Friday. Isolated heavy rainfall is expected over Himachal Pradesh and these regions through August 21.Uttarakhand is likely to receive widespread rainfall through August 25, with isolated heavy rain during this period. Thunderstorms and lightning are also possible.West Uttar Pradesh is likely to receive isolated heavy rainfall on Friday, while East Uttar Pradesh may see heavy rain through August 22.Central India forecastWest Madhya Pradesh is expected to receive widespread rainfall through August 23, with isolated heavy rain likely on Friday. East Madhya Pradesh is likely to receive widespread rainfall through August 25.Isolated very heavy rainfall is likely over East Madhya Pradesh through August 22. Chhattisgarh is expected to receive widespread rainfall on Friday, with isolated heavy rain also likely.Thunderstorms and lightning are possible over Chhattisgarh through August 23.Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar weatherSub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim are likely to receive widespread rainfall, with isolated heavy rain on Friday. Gangetic West Bengal is also expected to see widespread rainfall through August 25.Jharkhand may receive scattered rainfall on Friday, with widespread rainfall expected from August 22 to 25. Bihar is likely to see widespread rainfall from Friday through August 23, along with isolated heavy rain.The IMD has also warned of thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds over Bihar through August 25. Moderate to severe lightning activity is likely over the state on August 22.Odisha is likely to receive scattered rainfall on Friday, with widespread rainfall expected from August 21 to 25. Heavy rain is likely at isolated places during this period.Northeast under rain watchArunachal Pradesh is likely to receive widespread rainfall through Friday, while Assam and Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura are also expected to receive widespread rain through August 22.The IMD has forecast isolated heavy rainfall over Arunachal Pradesh and Assam and Meghalaya through August 25. Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura may receive heavy rain through August 24.Thunderstorms and lightning are also likely across the Northeast through Friday.West India forecastKonkan and Goa are likely to receive fairly widespread to widespread rainfall through August 25.Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada are expected to receive widespread rainfall on Friday, while rainfall activity is likely to become more scattered in these regions thereafter.Gujarat, the Saurashtra and Kutch regions are likely to receive scattered rainfall through August 25. Thunderstorms and lightning are also possible over parts of Maharashtra.South India rain forecastCoastal Karnataka is likely to receive widespread rainfall through August 25. Kerala and Mahe and Lakshadweep are also expected to receive widespread rainfall on Friday.Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, Rayalaseema, North Interior Karnataka, South Interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal and Telangana may receive isolated to scattered rainfall.Thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds are likely over parts of Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana.The IMD has also warned of strong surface winds over Coastal Karnataka, North Interior Karnataka and South Interior Karnataka on Friday, while Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema may experience strong winds through August 23.Fishermen warningThe IMD has advised fishermen to exercise caution over parts of the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal.In the Arabian Sea, warnings are in place for areas along and off the Somalia and Oman coasts, most parts of the westcentral Arabian Sea and adjoining areas through August 24. Conditions are also expected to remain rough over parts of the northwest Arabian Sea between August 20 and 24.In the Bay of Bengal, warnings have been issued for parts of the Gulf of Mannar and adjoining Comorin area, the southwest Bay of Bengal near the south Sri Lanka coast through August 24, and the Andaman Sea through August 23.Rainfall outlook for the coming daysRainfall activity is expected to remain widespread across several parts of India over the next few days. The Himalayan region, central India, eastern India, the Northeast and parts of the west coast are likely to remain particularly wet, with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall expected in several areas.
