IMD forecasts heavy rains in these southeast states in next 3 days. Key updates

Notably the weather department has also predicted heavy rainfall in West Bengal that gears up for their biggest festival- Durga Pujo. The IMD prediction has put puja organisers in a fix, especially with amid the UNESCO granted heritage status offer. 

Regional Meteorological director GK Das said that the system is likely to cause heavy rain in Kolkata and other southern districts on 2 October which will mark Mahasaptami, the first day of the four-day festival.

Owing to a cyclonic circulation that is likely to emerge into northeast and adjoining east-central Bay of Bengal around 1 October, Tamil Nadu will continue to witness heavy rainfall with thunder till Friday. 

Rainfall prediction

-Moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm and lightning is very likely to occur over Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, Telangana and Rayalaseema during 28-30 September.

-Similar conditions will remain over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal on 28 and  29 September. Further the North Interior Karnataka will also very likely witness moderate to heavy rainfall on 29 and 30 September

-Moderate to heavy rainfalls very likely over Odisha on 29 September and 1 and 2 October, and over Jharkhand and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal-Sikkim on 2 October

-Moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm and lightning is also very likely to occur over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura on 2 October

Withdrawal of Southwest monsoon

The line of withdrawal of Southwest Monsoon passes through Khajuwala, Bikaner, Jodhpur and Naliya.

Conditions are becoming favourable for further withdrawal of Southwest Monsoon from some more parts of northwest India and some parts of adjoining central India during next 2-3 days.