Weather news: IMD predicts rain in Delhi, Odisha, Kerala and other cities on Friday; Gujarat could see respite soon

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy to extremely heavy rainfall in Odisha, coastal Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, Saurashtra & Kutch on Friday, August 29, according to a post on X.

IMD has also informed that Delhi may also receive showers tomorrow all across the day and it will be dry after that. However, it predicted that Gujarat could see some respite soon.

Rainfall Warning : 30th August 2024
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According to an IMD scientist Soma Sen the showers in the national capital to a deep depression over Gujarat, which is causing some moisture incursion from the Arabian Sea, as well as the trough in the vicinity being active. As per the Met department, a cyclonic circulation lies over southeast Uttar Pradesh and an east-west trough runs from it to the circulation over the east-central Bay of Bengal.

She also forecast heavy rain in flood-battered Gujarat, especially in the western Saurashtra and Kutch regions, but said it would decrease from Friday and further diminish the day after.

Sen also said that a low-pressure system persists in the Bay of Bengal, which is expected to move westward, and as a result, there is a possibility of heavy rainfall again in various parts of India. Rainfall has been increasing from Thursday in Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, and the North Coastal region of Andhra Pradesh, she added.

Gujarat rain
Meanwhile, 18 districts in Gujarat have been severely affected by much higher-than-normal rainfall.

The worst-hit areas include Kutch, Dwarka, Jamnagar, Morbi, Surendranagar, Junagadh, Rajkot, Botad, Gir Somnath, Amreli, and Bhavnagar, and the situation was not expected to improve in the next five days.

Amid floods in Gujarat following incessant rainfall, the road connecting Padana Patiya to Changa Patiya in Jamnagar has been closed for the movement of traffic.

A portion of a small bridge over Sir PN Road has also been washed away due to flooding affecting the movement of commuters.

"In response to the severe flooding in multiple districts, the Indian Army has swiftly mobilised its resources to support the ongoing relief efforts. Following a request from the Gujarat State Government, six columns of the Indian Army are undertaking rescue operations to the worst-affected areas to provide immediate Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief (HADR)," the Army said in a statement on Thursday. 

Delhi rain
Overnight heavy rains caused waterlogging in several sections of Delhi, hampering traffic flow on Thursday morning. The lowest temperature was recorded at 23 degrees Celsius, three degrees below the seasonal normal.

Heavy traffic was seen in numerous locations where vehicles were spotted crawling.

With agency inputs