Weather models show that other than Uttar Pradesh and Bihar, rain is also expected to increase and become heavy in Sikkim and Sub Himalayan west Bengal in the next 72hours.
Meanwhile, the weekend looks dismal in terms of rain in all the major metropolitans of India. But there may be good amount of rainfall in north and central India and west coast of peninsular India in the first week of July. Here’s a look at the weather in the cosmopolitan cities:
Delhi- After a long dry spell, the capital saw skies turning cloudy with occasional showers at one or two places yesterday. The weekend will also see some light rain, mainly towards the afternoon.
Mumbai- No forecast for heavy rain this weekend in Mumbai city. Rain will be light and widespread. Chances are that the rain may become moderate at times. Winds will become weak on Sunday and high humidity will be a major concern.
Kolkata- Moderate showers lashed Kolkata in the last 48 hours, after which rain became light in the city. It will continue to be light on Saturday but Sunday may record some moderate showers of up to 30mm.
Bangalore- The concern of very little rain in the city may change now as 2 mm of rain is expected on Saturday which may increase a little and record around 7 to 9mm. Strong winds will make the early morning and evening nippy.
Chennai- The rain shadow area is not far behind. Spot rain of 23mm occurred in Chennai in the last few hours. Rain will continue in entire Tamil Nadu over the weekend. Temperatures will drop by 2 to 3 degrees Celsius.
Hyderabad- In the last few days there has been no rain in Hyderabad and the weather here is expected to remain dry since no system seems to be affecting the state of Andhra Pradesh. Light thunder showers will not change the weather much.
Bhopal- The city has faced the wrath of heavy rains in the last 3 to 4 days but now as the low pressure system has moved northwards, the weather will be mainly dry across Madhya Pradesh and temperatures will start rising gradually.
Patna – This is one of the only cities that may receive moderate to heavy showers over the weekend due to a low pressure system.
Lastly, the weather may also change in northeast India as rains are expected to pick up in upper Assam, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. Dibrugar, Lakhimpur and Guwahati in the last 24 hours have recorded 17mm, 29mm and 1mm of rain respectively. Arunachal may still have little or no rain.