The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted isolated rain and thunderstorm activity in several parts of central and western India until March 7, including Maharashtra, Gujarat, and Jharkhand. IMD issued heavy rainfall alert in these states for next 3 days.
IMD issued heavy rainfall alert with thunderstorm with gusty winds speed 30-40 kmph very likely over Jharkhand on 08th & 09th March. Isolated light rainfall also very likely over Odisha during 07th-10th March and over Gangetic West Bengal on 09th-10th March.
07 March (Day 1): Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning/gusty wind (speed 30-40 kmph) & hail very likely at isolated places over Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathawada and Gujarat Region; with lightning and gusty wind (speed 30-40 kmph) at isolated places over East Madhya Pradesh & Konkan and with lightning at isolated places over Chhattisgarh and Telangana.
08 March (Day 2): Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning & gusty wind (speed 30-40 kmph) very likely at isolated places over Jharkhand and East Madhya Pradesh; with lighting at isolated places over East Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathawada and Gujarat Region.
09 March (Day 3): Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning & gusty wind (speed 30-40 kmph) likely at isolated places over Jharkhand and East Madhya Pradesh; with lighting at isolated places over Chhattisgarh, Madhya Maharashtra and Marathawada.
In Maharashtra, a trough running from south Konkan to central Chhattisgarh at lower tropospheric levels is expected to cause thunderstorms and light to moderate rainfall until March 9. An IMD official noted that the rainfall is occurring during a time when average maximum temperatures have been higher than usual throughout February.
In Gujarat, areas in the north and south of the state are likely to receive light rainfall over the next four days, with some districts already experiencing light rain on Saturday. Additionally, isolated locations in Banaskantha, Patan, Dang, Tapi, Navsari, and Valsad districts may experience a light thunderstorm with lightning and surface winds of 30-40 kilometers per hour.
The IMD attributed the rainfall to a 1.5-kilometer-high induced cyclonic circulation that had shifted toward north Gujarat and southwest Rajasthan. Jharkhand is expected to experience scattered rain starting on March 8, after a prolonged period of dry weather. The pre-monsoon showers, which are precipitation received between March and May, are expected to continue until March 10.
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The state may see thundershowers and wind gusts of 30-40 kmph in some areas on March 8, the day of the Holi festival. An IMD official stated that the northeast, southern, and central parts of the state could see rain on March 9 and 10, which could lower temperatures by one to two degrees Celsius.
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