Heavy Rainfall Alert Issued for Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi on September 5
Heavy rainfall alert issued for September 5 across Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi due to an active monsoon system. Check regional weather forecasts and possible rain activities.
Date: September 5, 2024
Location: New Delhi
The monsoon season continues to bring heavy rainfall across various parts of India. On Thursday, September 5, which coincides with Teachers’ Day, the states of Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi are expected to experience significant rainfall. The recent showers have led to a notable drop in temperature, particularly at night.
Current Weather Patterns
According to meteorologists, a low-pressure area has formed over southeast Rajasthan and adjacent southwest Madhya Pradesh. This low-pressure system is linked to a cyclonic circulation extending up to 3.1 kilometers above sea level. Additionally, the monsoon trough is moving from Jaisalmer through the center of the low-pressure area and is extending towards the eastern central Bay of Bengal.
The western disturbance is observed as a trough in the tropospheric westerly winds, located north of 31 degrees latitude at around 65 degrees east longitude. Over northern peninsular India, an upper air cyclonic circulation is present at around 20 degrees north latitude, extending up to 3.1 kilometers above sea level.
Forecast for September 5 and Beyond
A new low-pressure area is likely to form around September 5 over the west-central and adjacent northwest Bay of Bengal. This development could bring more widespread rain.
Expected Weather Activity in the Next 24 Hours:
- Heavy to moderate rainfall: Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.
- Light to moderate rainfall with isolated heavy showers: Rajasthan, Vidarbha, Madhya Pradesh, southern Chhattisgarh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sikkim, and parts of northeast India.
- Light to moderate rain: Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Gujarat, Konkan & Goa, coastal Karnataka, and Kerala.
- Light showers: Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Bihar, eastern Uttar Pradesh, interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Lakshadweep, West Bengal, and western Rajasthan.
Weather Activity Over the Past 24 Hours
In the last 24 hours, moderate to heavy rainfall occurred in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Isolated heavy rain accompanied light to moderate showers in Telangana, Konkan, Goa, parts of Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, and Himachal Pradesh. Scattered light to moderate rain was also recorded in northeastern India, Sikkim, coastal Karnataka, Kerala, and Gujarat.
