Weather update: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted extremely heavy rains over Uttarakhand, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal-Sikkim, Bihar today and tomorrow i.e. on 23 and 24 August. Apart from this, the weather department has also forecast heavy to very heavy rains likely over Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Northern parts of Uttar Pradesh & Bihar and over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal-Sikkim & Northeast India during next 2-3 days and decrease thereafter.
In Delhi, the RWFC has predicted thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain and gusty winds with speed of 30-50 Km/h would occur over and adjoining areas of many Places of Delhi, NCR, Haryana, UP during the next two hours. Meanwhile, in Himachal moderate to heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms is very likely to occur in many places in the state of Himachal Pradesh on today. According to IMD, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur in a few places in the Districts of Kangra, Chamba, Hamirpur, Mandi Bilaspur, Solan, Shimla, and Kullu on Wednesday.
In the state, due to the rains, all educational institutions and Anganwadis in Shimla district will be closed on the 23rd and 24th of August. -Isolated heavy rainfall likely over Himachal Pradesh during 22nd-25th; over Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh during 22nd-25th and over northern Punjab & Haryana-Chandigarh on 22nd August, 2023. -Isolated very heavy rainfall also likely over north Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand during 22nd-24th August.
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