Assam including other Northeastern states expected to witness widespread rainfall during next 5 days

April 12: The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) on Tuesday predicted that Assam and other Northeastern states are expected to witness widespread rainfall with lightning and thunderstorms in the next five days.

The IMD further stated that generally there will be cloudy sky with one or two spells of rain or thundershowers during 12 April to 16 April in the three districts of Barak Valley in Assam. Further, on 17 and 18 April, this region will witness rainfall.

According to IMD, in Assam and Meghalaya, there would be light to moderate rainfall at many places with isolated heavy rainfall along with thunderstorms/lightning at isolated places with gusty winds (30-40 kmph).  Similarly, there would be light to moderate rainfall in a few places along with thunderstorms/ lightning at isolated places with gusty winds (30-40 kmph)  in Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.

IMD said that strong southwesterly winds from the Bay of Bengal to the Northeast at lower troposphere levels from April 13 to 15 and a cyclonic circulation with a trough aloft over west Assam and the neighbouring areas will cause incessant rains in the region in the next few days.