Weather updates: Heavy rain alert in 13 states in 84 hours

Scattered moderate rain with thunder and lightning over Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha and Madhya Pradesh on 26 March, scattered hailstorm alert in Chhattisgarh on March 26.

Scattered moderate rain with thunder and lightning over Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha and Madhya Pradesh on 26 March, scattered hailstorm alert in Chhattisgarh on March 26. Fairly widespread to moderate rainfall activity with thunderstorm and lightning will continue over Northeast India upto March 29, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam on March 27-29 And scattered heavy rainfall activity will continue over Meghalaya.

The effect of Western Disturbance is visible in the country. Along with this, due to the Western Disturbance running from the Bay of Bengal and three other cyclonic systems, rain is continuing in the southern state as well. Continuous rains are also being seen in the eastern states of Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur.

However, continuous increase in temperature is being seen in Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal. Due to the active Western Disturbance, the process of forced shift over the mountains is going on. The weather has been predicted to remain like this for 3 days. On the other hand, rain warning has been issued in Kerala including some areas of Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka today.

The Meteorological Department has warned of heavy rain in many areas till March 29. Apart from this, an alert has also been issued for the storm. While forecasting thunderstorms, rain has been forecast in many areas of Odisha, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Along with this, the Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert in these areas.