New Delhi. In Delhi-NCR today, on Independence Day, the sky will be generally cloudy and there will be light rain or drizzle. According to the India Meteorological Department, today the maximum temperature in Delhi can be 35 degree Celsius. On August 14, the maximum temperature in Delhi was recorded at 35.5 degree Celsius, which was 2 degree Celsius above normal. IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall at different places in Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh ( Himachal Pradesh) on August 15. In view of the heavy rains, Orange Alert has been issued in Uttarakhand again today.
According to IMD’s Weather Bulletin, heavy rain is likely at isolated places over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Jharkhand, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura today. In Himachal Pradesh, there has been heavy destruction due to rain on Monday. State CM Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu said that ‘more than 50 people have lost their lives in the last 24 hours in the state. More than 20 people are still trapped, the death toll may also increase. Search and rescue operations are on. We have decided not to organize any cultural program on the occasion of Independence Day.
Along with this, isolated in Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, West Bengal, Sikkim, Odisha, Jharkhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal Lightening and thundershowers are expected at isolated places. Along with this, the IMD has predicted heavy rains in Uttarakhand, East Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh till August 18.
According to IMD, the monsoon trough is located north of its normal position. It is likely to move slowly southwards and come close to its normal position by August 18. A cyclonic circulation lies over south Bangladesh & neighborhood at lower and middle tropospheric levels. While a western disturbance is also running in the form of a trough in the mid-tropospheric westerly winds. All these activities can have an impact on the weather in the coming times.
According to IMD, today 45-55 km in west central and adjoining southwest Arabian Sea. From per hour to 65 km. There is a possibility of strong wind up to hourly. 40-45 km to the south-east of the Bay of Bengal. From per hour to 55 km. up to per hour