IMD predicts rain during Durga Puja over Northeast India, issued a yellow watch

Guwahati: Heavy rains are expected to return to Northeast India this weekend, which could put a damper on the long-awaited Durga Puja celebrations.

Fairly widespread/widespread light to moderate rains, along with isolated heavy falls (64.5 mm-115.5 mm), thunderstorms and lightning are all very likely across Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura from Saturday to Monday (October 1-3) and over Assam and Meghalaya from Sunday to Wednesday (October 2-5), as per the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

The IMD has issued a yellow watch over all the northeastern states on their respective heavy rainfall days.

Meanwhile, the advisory urges the residents to ‘be updated on the weather situation, especially when heading outdoors for pandal hopping and other festive celebrations.

Overall, these conditions will be caused by a combination of meteorological factors. These include a cyclonic circulation located over the west-central Bay of Bengal off the Andhra Pradesh coast, an east-west trough running from the aforementioned cyclonic circulation to Coastal Karnataka, and lastly, a new cyclonic circulation that’s likely to emerge into the northeast and adjoining the east-central Bay of Bengal during the next 24 hours.