The Southwest Monsoon has completed its withdrawal from the remaining parts of northern India, the entirety of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and parts of Chhattisgarh and Maharashtra. Despite this extensive retreat across large swathes of the country, active weather systems continue to bring rain, squalls, and thunderstorm activity across several distinct regions. States such as Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, and Chhattisgarh are facing renewed spells of convective activity accompanied by brisk winds.
Gusty Conditions and Alerts Across the South and Northeast
A yellow alert for heavy rainfall has been issued for Sunday, 4 October, across Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karaikal, Puducherry, and Mahe. These coastal and southern districts are expected to witness brisk wind speeds clocking between 40 and 50 km/h alongside widespread showers. Thunderstorms and lightning strikes also remain a concern across multiple pockets of southern India. On 5 October, isolated locations in south interior Karnataka are likely to experience heavy rainfall. Concurrently, gusty winds and wet spells are anticipated across northeastern regions including Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, and Tripura, alongside parts of Andhra Pradesh.
Hilly Belts and Central Regions Prepare for Incoming Activity
Parts of northwest India are slated to see fresh precipitation between 5 and 7 October. Across the northern highlands, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are likely to record rainfall in some areas from 5 to 9 October. Similarly, wet conditions are projected over Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Muzaffarabad from 6 to 8 October. Central India will witness elevated weather activity on 6 and 7 October, with thunder and lightning projected across Chhattisgarh and eastern Madhya Pradesh. In these pockets, wind speeds will range from 40 to 50 km/h, with peak gusts touching up to 60 km/h in isolated stretches.
Dry Conditions Dominate the Plains, Brief Showers Ahead for Delhi
In contrast to the active belts, dry conditions will largely persist across Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Uttar Pradesh in the short term. The national capital will see predominantly clear, sunny skies with wind speeds around 20 to 22 km/h. Uttar Pradesh is poised for stable weather with no significant atmospheric shift, as no weather warning has been put in place for either eastern or western divisions between 4 and 9 October. However, brief isolated showers could occur across Delhi, Haryana, and Chandigarh on 6 and 7 October as a subtle disturbance moves across the plains.
