Weather updates: Rains expected in northeast; heatwave in parts of Gujarat, MP

The India Meteorological Department IMD in its weather bulletin stated that heavy rains were expected in northeast snowfall was likely in parts of north India and heatwave was predicted in parts of Gujarat and Madhya PradeshThe IMD stated that rainfall and snowfall in parts of north India over the coming days were likely due to weather disturbances in the regionWeather activity is likely to increase again between March 15 and March 18Light rain is also expected in Uttarakhand until March 14 followed by more widespread rainfall and snowfall on March 15 and 16Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 3050 kmh are also likely in Himalayan states during this periodIt said that light to moderate rain and snowfall are likely across Jammu and Kashmir Ladakh and Himachal Pradesh with rainfall expected to decrease briefly in coming daysThunderstorms forecast in several northern statesIsolated rainfall with thunderstorms and gusty winds may occur in parts of north India including Punjab Haryana Uttar Pradesh and RajasthanThe weather department has advised residents to stay cautious as lightning and strong winds may affect some areasHeavy rain likely in northeast IndiaThe IMD has also predicted widespread rainfall across northeast India between March 12 and March 18States including Arunachal Pradesh Assam and Meghalaya are expected to receive moderate to heavy rain with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall likely in Arunachal PradeshThunderstorms and gusty winds are also forecast for Nagaland Manipur Mizoram and TripuraRain and storms in central and eastern regionsParts of central and eastern India including Chhattisgarh Madhya Pradesh Jharkhand Bihar and Odisha may experience scattered rainfall along with thunderstorms and gusty winds between March 13 and March 18Rainfall is also likely in West Bengal and Sikkim during this periodLight rain expected in parts of south IndiaIn southern parts of the country isolated rain and thunderstorms may occur in Telangana on March 15 and 16Other regions such as Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema could also experience thunderstorms later in the weekHeatwave conditions in western IndiaWhile rainfall is expected in several regions heatwave conditions may continue in parts of western and central IndiaThe IMD has warned of heatwave to severe heatwave conditions in Gujarat particularly in the Saurashtra and Kutch regionsIsolated heatwave conditions may also occur in parts of Madhya Pradesh and VidarbhaTemperatures in some areas have already reached 3842 degrees Celsius with the highest temperature recorded at 422 degrees Celsius in Amravati in Vidarbha in MaharashtraTemperatures likely to change in coming daysAccording to the IMD maximum temperatures across several regions may change in the coming daysTemperatures in northwest India may rise slightly before falling again later in the weekCentral India may see a gradual fall in temperatures after the next two daysNortheast India could experience a 45 degrees Celsius drop in maximum temperatures over the next two daysMaharashtra may see no major change initially followed by a slight fall later in the weekThe weather department stated that a fresh western disturbance is likely to affect northwest India from March 14 which could lead to renewed rainfall and snowfall in the Himalayan regionForecast for March 14On March 14 heavy rainfall may continue in isolated areas of Arunachal Pradesh as well as Assam and MeghalayaThunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds of 40ndash50 kmh are expected in Chhattisgarh and VidarbhaGusty winds of 30ndash40 kmh may occur in Arunachal Pradesh Assam Meghalaya Punjab subHimalayan West Bengal Sikkim and UttarakhandThunderstorms with lightning are also likely in Maharashtra particularly in Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada and in parts of Rajasthan and northeastern statesHeatwave conditions may continue in Himachal Pradesh and Konkan and Goa while hot and humid weather is expected in parts of GujaratNo warning for fishermenThe weather department said no specific warning has been issued for fishermen during this periodThe weather department however advised residents in affected regions to remain cautious during thunderstorms and strong winds