Weather forecast today: Heavy rain predicted; Check IMD Mobile App

Weather forecast today: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted above normal rainfall activity in a number of regions across India.

Weather forecast today: IMD has announced the Southwest Monsoon withdrawal from northwest India takes place if there is cessation of rainfall activity over the area for continuous five days.

There are no signs of Southwest Monsoon withdrawal withdrawal from the northern parts of India, according to the weather forecast today on IMD Mobile app. The IMD Director, General Mrutunjay Mohapatra has shared insights for the weather forecast for the next few days. In fact, India is predicted to witness an extended monsoon spell this year. The rainfall activity over north India shows no signs that it will decline -- at least not till the September end. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted above normal rainfall activity over northwest, central India, near-normal over south peninsular India and below-normal over east and northeast India.

IMD has announced the Southwest Monsoon withdrawal from northwest India takes place if there is cessation of rainfall activity over the area for continuous five days. As of September 20, it is predicted that heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely at isolated places over East Rajasthan and Gujarat Region. Moreover, heavy rainfall is very likely at isolated places over Uttarakhand, Southwest Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Saurashtra and Kutch and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal. Readers can check IMD Mobile app for the latest weather predictions.

On the same day, parts of East Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, Assam & Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, Gujarat State, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Konkan & Goa, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Telangana and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal are expected to get thunderstorms accompanied by lightning.

The following day, on September 21 heavy rainfall is predicted in isolated places over Gujarat Region; heavy rainfall very likely at isolated places over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Assam & Meghalaya, Saurashtra & Kutch, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Konkan & Goa, Telangana and Tamilnadu, Puducherry & Karaikal. Thunderstorm is also likely to happen at these places.

September 22 is predicted to bring heavy rainfall at places like Saurashtra & Kutch, ttarakhand, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh. Vidarbha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Assam & Meghalaya, Gujarat Region, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Konkan & Goa and Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal. Moreover, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and more could get a thunderstorm.

For more information on weather forecast, you can check IMD Mobile app. It offers weather updates that are likely to happen over the net few days.