IMD alert on Cyclone Biparjoy: Heavy rain, thunderstorms predicted in many states

Weather Alert: Delhi recorded a minimum temperature of 29.8 degrees Celsius on Tuesday, with strong surface winds forecast later in the day. Delhi reeled under hot weather conditions on Monday with the maximum temperature settling at 41.2 degrees Celsius, a notch above the season's average, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). In Mumbai, IMD has predicted a partly cloudy sky with the likelihood of light to moderate rain, and thundershowers in the city and its suburbs. Hot and humid conditions are expected to persist throughout the day in both the city and its suburbs.

Cyclone Biparjoy update 

Cyclonic Storm “Biparjoy” is very likely to move nearly northwards till 14th morning, then move north northeastwards and cross Saurashtra and Kutch and adjoining Pakistan coasts between Mandvi (Gujarat) and Karachi (Pakistan) near Jakhau Port (Gujarat) by evening of 15th June as a very severe cyclonic storm with maximum sustained wind speed of 125-135 kmph gusting to 150 kmph.

Rainfall and Thunderstorm prediction in other states 

IMD has predicted heavy rainfall at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.  

Thunderstorm with lightning and gusty winds (speed 40-50 kmph) at isolated places over West Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Odisha; with lightning & gusty winds (speed 30-40 kmph) at isolated places over Rajasthan, East Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand; with lightning at isolated places over Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan and Muzaffarabad, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, Sub[1]Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Bihar, Gujarat State, Coastal Karnataka, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, Telangana, Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal.