The monsoon is progressing rapidly in the country. After the entire South India, partial Central India, and Northeast, the monsoon also knocked in Chhattisgarh and Odisha on Wednesday. With the arrival of monsoon 12 and 13 days earlier in both the states respectively, heavy rains occurred in many districts. Heavy rains are occurring in many states of the country, while in many parts including Rajasthan, people are still not getting relief from heat and humidity. Hail fell along with rain in Shimla, but the temperature in Una crossed 40 degrees.

With the arrival of monsoon before time in Chhattisgarh and Odisha, it has now knocked in 17 states. The Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rains in Odisha for the next four to five days. There is a low-pressure area over the northwestern part of the Bay of Bengal off the Odisha coast. It is likely to move slowly northward and concentrate into a depression in the northern part of the Bay of Bengal during the next 24 hours. Very heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected over the northeastern states and sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim till May 30. The Meteorological Department has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall over the west coast (Kerala, Karnataka, coastal Maharashtra, and Goa) during the next four days.

Yellow alert for rain in Mumbai

Heavy rain continues in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai, Thane, Palghar, and Raigad in Maharashtra. The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for rain in Mumbai and its suburbs. At the same time, due to heavy rains, life has been affected due to waterlogging in different areas of Badlapur, Ulhasnagar, Kalyan, Dombivali, and Thane.

Red alert for heat in the border areas of Rajasthan for the next three days

On one hand, there is intense heat in the Bundi district in Rajasthan. At the same time, it is raining in Udaipur, Chittorgarh-Bhilwara. The period of intense heat in western Rajasthan is likely to continue for the next three days. A dust storm blew in Jaisalmer on Wednesday. The Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for heat in western Rajasthan, especially the border areas, for the next three days. The Meteorological Department has issued a yellow alert for rain in 12 districts of Bihar. Apart from this, heavy rain with thunderstorms and lightning has been predicted in Mizoram on Thursday. The State Disaster Management and Rehabilitation Department has issued a notice asking people to be alert.

Thunderstorm and rain alerts in six districts including Shimla today

Amidst the Meteorological Department's alert in Himachal, it rained in seven districts on Wednesday. Heavy rains along with hailstorms occurred in the capital Shimla and Dharamshala. At the same time, there was light snowfall on the peaks of Kullu-Lahaul. The maximum temperature in Una again crossed 40 degrees. The Meteorological Center Shimla has predicted rain, thunderstorms, and hailstorms in some areas of six hill districts Shimla, Solan, Sirmaur, Mandi, and Kullu on Thursday. On Wednesday, Nahan, Bhuntar, Mandi, Chamba, Kalpa, Kangra, Dhaula Kuan, and Bajaura received rain. Fresh snowfall also occurred on the peaks of the Great Himalayan National Park. The Chief Minister's public meeting at Shai Ropa was affected due to the rain. He had to stop his speech midway due to heavy rain.

Warning of heavy rain in Coimbatore and Nilgiri districts
The Meteorological Department has issued a red alert for heavy rain on 29 and 30 May in the Coimbatore and Nilgiri districts of Tamil Nadu. Apart from this, heavy to very heavy rain has also been forecast for the Dindigul, Tirupur, Theni, Tirunelveli, and Kanyakumari districts. According to the IMD, the southwest monsoon rainfall in India is expected to be 106 percent of the long-term average. This estimate is more than the forecast of 105 percent made in the April update. The long-term average rainfall in India is 868.6 mm. The IMD said that during the monsoon season (June to September) 2025, the country as a whole is likely to receive above-normal rainfall.\

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