Weather update: IMD issues yellow alert in Mumbai till 18 September. Check forecast for THESE states today
Rain updates: The Indian Meteorological Department has issue a yellow alert for heavy rains in several Maharashtra districts today i.e. on 15 September. As per IMD, yellow alert has been issued in Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Pune, Dhule, Nandurbar, Jalgaon, Ahmednagar, Kolhapur, Satara, Aurangabad, Jalna, Parbani, Akola, Amravati, Nagpur among other districts.
In Mumbai, yellow alert has been issued from 16-18 September. Nearby areas like Thane and Palghar are also expected to receive heavy rainfall. Thane has been placed under orange alert starting from Saturday.
Moreover, the weather department has predicted heavy rains in several parts of the country today. In Delhi-NCR, RWFC has predicted thunderstorm with light to moderate intensity rain with heavy intensity rain over few places during the next two hours. In Odisha, The IMD has warned of heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) at one or two places in Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, Koraput, Nayagarh, Jajpur, and Rayagada till 8.30 am on Friday.
The IMD also issued a yellow warning of heavy rainfall (7 to 11cm) at isolated places in Nabarangpur, Nuapada, Bargarh, Jharsuguda and Sundargarh on Friday. Himachal Pradesh, which was wrecked by heavy rains and floods in the months of July and August, the local Met office on Thursday has predicted a wet spell of light to moderate rain in the state between September 15 and September 20. In Jharkhand, a weather official told PTI that widespread rain including spells of heavy showers lashed parts of Jharkhand including Ranchi on Thursday under the influence of a low pressure and trough line.
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