The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a weather advisory predicting heavy rainfall and thunderstorm over Assam and other northeastern region.
The IMD forecasts indicate the possibility of light to moderate rainfall across various parts of Northeast India from Wednesday to Friday (February 21–23). This weather system is expected to bring a mix of rain and snow, accompanied by thunderstorms featuring lightning and gusty winds.
The IMD report read: “Under this influence, fairly widespread to widespread light/moderate rainfall/snowfall with thunderstorms, lightning over Arunachal Pradesh during February 21-23, Assam and Meghalaya on February 23 and with gusty winds (speed reaching 30-40 kmph gusting to 60 kmph) over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura on February 21 and 22; and isolated to scattered light/moderate rainfall/snowfall over Arunachal Pradesh during February 24 to 27; over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura on February 24 and 25, 2024. Isolated heavy rainfall/snowfall also likely over Arunachal Pradesh during February 21 – 23; over Assam, Nagaland on February 22, 2024”.
Meanwhile, the Regional Meteorological Centre in Guwahati also stated that a cyclonic circulation lie over Assam and other Northeastern states at 1.5 km above mean sea level on Day 2.
“Thunderstorm and lightning accompanied with gusty wind with speed reaching up to (30-40) kmph is very likely to occur at isolated places over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura,” the RMC stated in a release.
