The IMD has issued a very heavy rain warning for districts in East Rajasthan and West Madhya Pradesh, including Jaipur, Udaipur, Indore and Bhopal.

The warning points to heavy to very heavy showers across numerous districts in the two states over the coming days.

A well-marked low-pressure system over northern Madhya Pradesh and southern Uttar Pradesh, along with an active monsoon trough, is driving the current spell.

Heavy rain is also forecast for Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, West Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand as the system tracks across the north.

The IMD projects the rainfall to persist in Madhya Pradesh through at least September 8.

Maharashtra is expected to see comparatively lighter rain, with light to moderate showers forecast for Palghar, Thane, Mumbai and Raigad, and no heavy-rain warning issued for the state.

Delhi-NCR is also under a heavy rain and thunderstorm forecast, with daytime temperatures expected to range between 35 and 36 degrees Celsius.

The rainfall pattern is being driven by a well-marked low-pressure system positioned over northern Madhya Pradesh and southern Uttar Pradesh, combined with an active monsoon trough.

The IMD projects sustained rainfall activity to continue in Madhya Pradesh through at least September 8, indicating the wet spell is not expected to ease quickly.

Authorities in the affected districts have been advised to remain alert for waterlogging and localised flooding given the intensity of the forecast rainfall.

Heavy rainfall is also expected across Haryana, Chandigarh, Punjab, West Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand as the same system moves through north India.

Bihar has also been placed under a heavy shower alert, with the monsoon trough extending its influence further east across the Gangetic plains.

In the northeast, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura are all expected to see similar heavy rainfall conditions.

South India faces a different hazard, with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds of 40-50 km/h forecast over Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and interior Karnataka.

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The IMD has issued a heavy rain alert covering 19 states, warning of flash floods in several parts of the country.

Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand face the sharpest flash flood risk, with heavy to very heavy rainfall forecast.

Gusty winds of up to 65 km/h are also expected in several regions alongside the rainfall.

The Himalayan states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir face a moderate to high risk of landslides during the alert period.

A well-marked low-pressure area over northeast Madhya Pradesh and its neighbourhood is behind the current spell of heavy rain.

The IMD flagged a moderate to high risk of landslides in the Himalayan states of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir given the intensity of the forecast rainfall.

The alerts are linked to a well-marked low-pressure area positioned over northeast Madhya Pradesh and its neighbourhood, which is driving the current spell of heavy rain.

Delhi is also expected to see a change in weather conditions as the wider system moves across north India in the coming days.

Authorities in the affected states have been advised to remain on alert, particularly in low-lying and landslide-prone areas where the risk of disruption is highest.

This marks one of the broader IMD alerts issued this monsoon season, spanning nearly the length of the country from the Himalayan foothills to central and eastern India.

The IMD warned of flash flood risk and heavy to very heavy rainfall across Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, with the four states facing the sharpest impact.

Gusty winds of up to 65 km/h are expected in several regions alongside the rainfall, adding to the risk of disruption in the affected areas.

Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh are bracing for intense downpours along with thunderstorm and lightning warnings through the alert period.

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The IMD has warned of flash floods across eight states and two union territories as heavy rain continues to lash large parts of the country.

The alert list includes Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

Chhattisgarh is under the sharpest warning, with isolated areas expected to receive over 204.5mm of rain and districts such as Gaurela, Pendra, Marwahi, Balrampur and Surguja facing extremely heavy rainfall.

Northern Odisha districts including Balasore, Mayurbhanj, Keonjhar, Sundargarh and Sambalpur are flagged for flash flood risk, with 40-50 kmph winds expected along the coast.

The alert period runs through September 2 in several states, with Uttarakhand’s warning extending the furthest, through September 8.

Uttarakhand is separately forecast to see very heavy rainfall through September 8, one of the longer alert windows among the affected states.

Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh are both under flash flood warnings, adding to the list of hill and northern regions bracing for the current spell.

IMD’s flash flood warnings are typically issued when very heavy to extremely heavy rainfall is expected in a short window, raising the risk of sudden waterlogging, landslides and river-level surges.

Authorities in the affected districts have been advised to remain on alert, particularly in areas prone to landslides or where rivers and streams could rise rapidly during the heaviest spells.

The current alert spans a wide geographic band from the Himalayan foothills in the north to Chhattisgarh and Odisha in central and eastern India, reflecting an active monsoon system moving across the country.

In Chhattisgarh, isolated areas are forecast to receive rainfall exceeding 204.5mm, with high-risk districts including Gaurela, Pendra, Marwahi, Balrampur, Surguja and nine others facing extremely heavy rain.

Northeast India could see 115.6mm to 204.4mm of rainfall in isolated pockets, while northern Odisha is forecast to receive widespread heavy rainfall through the alert period.

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