Weather update: Heavy rainfall in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, other states; yellow alert sounded

The India Meteorological Department predicted heavy rainfall on Sunday in Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe, Kerala, and other states. According to the latest weather forecast, heavy rainfall will be witnessed over parts of coastal Andhra Pradesh, East Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh, etc.

Given the weather prediction, the IMD has put Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, and Kerala on yellow alert for Sunday.

Weather update for today

In addition to heavy rainfall there are chances of gusty winds with thunderstorm at isolated places over MP, Telangana. Areas of East Rajasthan, East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Nagaland, Manipur, Tripura, Konkan, Mizoram & Tripura, Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Gujarat state, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal, Kerala & Mahe, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Rayalaseema and Interior Karnataka, can witness thunderstorm today, Sunday, October 13. Coastal areas of Tamil Nadu, Bay of Bengal, etc will likely experience squally weather on Sunday.

In the next three to four days, it is likely to rain in parts of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and other states. Rainfall intensity is likely to increase over these states from 14 October to 16 October. The monsoon is likely to completely recede by 20 October.

Monsoon withdrawal

Southwest monsoon withdrawal line continues to pass through regions including Darbhanga, Hazaribagh, Pendra Road, Narsinghpur, Khargone, Nandurbar, Navsari, etc, said IMD in its bulletin on Sunday.

Southwest Monsoon is likely to recede from the rest of the Indian states, including MP, Gujarat, and Jharkhand. Conditions are favourable for monsoon withdrawal in th some parts of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, West Bengal, and Sikkim in next two days.

Earlier this year, the IMD had predicted an above-normal rainfall this monsoon season in India. According to the weather forecasting agency, the cumulative precipitation was likely to be recorded around 106% of the long-period average of 870 mm.