Updated weather: IMD anticipates a return of the warmth in Odisha; Central and Northwest India braced for rains. View the full prediction here

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast a succession of rainy periods throughout Northwest and Central India, along with thunderstorms, gusty winds, and hail. The areas are preparing themselves for bad weather. It is anticipated that Central India will continue to have light to moderate rainfall and thunderstorm activity from April 13–15, with today projected to be the peak.

A similar weather pattern is expected in Northwest India from April 13 to 15, with the strongest conditions predicted for April 13 and 14.

Delhi will see a temperature decrease.

According to the weather office, Saturday is expected to have mostly overcast sky, with light rain, dust storms, and thundershowers along with windy conditions in the evening. The nation’s capital was not expected to see a heatwave in April.

The national capital’s maximum temperature is expected to drop dramatically over the next two days from the present 39 degrees Celsius to around 33 degrees Celsius, according to the meteorological department’s most recent forecast, which was released on Friday. Scientist and head of the Regional Weather Forecasting Centre Kuldeep Srivastava said, “The maximum temperature is expected to drop by four to five degrees Celsius in the upcoming two days as the capital will experience showers of rain and be covered with cloudy skies due to the active western disturbance which will hit northwest India on Friday.”

An active western disturbance, starting from Jammu, is expected to arrive in northwest India by late Friday night, according to the meteorological service. Meteorologists predict that its effect will arrive in Delhi late on April 13 and continue until April 14.

Central India’s weather forecast

It is probable that Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha, Marathwada, and Madhya Maharashtra may encounter isolated to scattered events of light to moderate rainfall on April 13 and 14, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds of 30 to 40 kmph. On April 13, hailstorm activity is also predicted in a few isolated areas of Madhya Pradesh.

Forecast for the Eastern Regions
April 13–14 may bring isolated periods of light to moderate rainfall along with thunderstorms and lightning to Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha, Bihar, and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, offering a respite from the preceding dry weather.

Southern Regions’ expected weather
Over the next seven days, Telangana, Kerala & Mahe, and Interior Karnataka are expected to have isolated instances of light to moderate rainfall along with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds (30–40 kmph). From April 13 to 15, residents of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry-Karaikal, and coastal Andhra Pradesh-Yanam should prepare for comparable weather. On April 13, hailstorm activity is expected in a few isolated areas of Madhya Pradesh.

Forecasts for the Northern Regions
On April 12, there will be isolated light rain or snowfall in Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, and Uttarakhand. On April 13–15, there will be fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rainfall or snowfall along with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds (30–40 kmph). It is quite probable that Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, and Muzaffarabad may have isolated, intense rain or snowfall from April 13 to 15. Himachal Pradesh is expected to experience it from April 14 to 15.

A number of areas, including Jammu and Rajasthan on April 13, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana on April 13–14, and Uttarakhand & West Uttar Pradesh on April 14, are expected to get isolated hailstorms. There’s a good chance of a dust storm (50–60 kmph) across Rajasthan today.

Forecast for the Northwestern Regions
Over Northwest Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, and Haryana, scattered to moderately widespread rainfall along with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds (30–40 kmph) are predicted for April 13–15. Over Rajasthan during April 13 to 15, isolated to scattered mild to moderate rainfall along with thunderstorms and lightning is quite probable.