IMD has issued its weather forecast bulletin and drew significant changes in the weather pattern for the upcoming week, starting from 20th of February. While some parts of India may see a rising change in temperature while others can expect gusty winds, hail storms, moderate to heavy precipitation followed by lightning and thunderstorms. Here is a detail report of the forecast:
Weather Pattern and signs of warning
East and Central India
A trough extends from Gangetic West Bengal to Telangana, while the presence of anti-cyclonic circulation is felt over the north Bay of Bengal at lower tropospheric levels.
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Regions |
Weather Activity |
Dates |
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Gangetic West Bengal |
Rainfall: Scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall by lighting and thunderstorms along with gusty winds of 30-40 kmph. Hailstorm alert over isolated areas on 20th February |
20-23rd February |
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Bihar and Odisha |
Isolated to scattered light /moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning. |
20-23rd February |
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Jharkhand |
Isolated to scattered light /moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning Hailstorm alert over Jharkhand and Odisha on 20th and 20th February |
20-22nd February |
North India
Jammu and its neighboring areas to witness a western disturbance due to a cyclonic circulation in lower tropospheric levels.
Another induced cyclonic circulation is seen over northwest Rajasthan & neighboring areas in lower tropospheric levels.
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Regions |
Weather Activity |
Dates |
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Jammu-Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad and Himachal Pradesh |
Scattered to heavy precipitation (rainfall/snowfall) accompanied by thunderstorms & lightning |
20th February |
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Jammu-Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad and Himachal Pradesh |
Isolated light rainfall/snowfall |
21-23rd February |
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Uttarakhand |
Thunderstorms & lightning with isolated hailstorms |
20th February |
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Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh |
Isolated to Scattered light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm & lightning with gusty winds (30-40 kmph) |
20th February |
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Vidarbha |
Isolated light rainfall |
22nd February |
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Chattisgarh |
Isolated light rainfall |
20-22nd February |
Upcoming weather alert: A fresh Western Disturbance is likely to affect Northwest India from 24th February, 2025 which may cause Isolated to Scattered light to moderate precipitation over Jammu-Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad on 24th & 25th February and parts of Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on 25th February.
South India
Parts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam are to receive isolated light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and lighting on the 22nd and 23rd of February.
North East India
Cyclonic circulation was observed over northeast Assam in lower tropospheric levels. Scattered to fairly widespread precipitation alert in areas of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.
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Regions |
Weather Activity |
Dates |
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Arunachal Pradesh |
Scattered to Fairly widespread light/moderate rainfall/snowfall activity |
20-25th February |
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Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura and Sub Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim |
Isolated to scattered light rainfall |
20-25th February |
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Arunachal Pradesh |
Thunderstorm & lightning activity |
20th and 23rd February |
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Assam, Meghalaya |
Thunderstorm & lightning activity |
20-23rd February |
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Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura |
Thunderstorm & lightning activity followed by Gusty winds (30-40kmph) |
20th February |
Precipitation Alert (Day wise)
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Date |
Weather Details |
Regions affected |
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20th February |
Heavy rainfall/snowfall with hail (≥7 cm) |
Uttarakhand, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand and Odisha |
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Rainfall alert |
Jammu-Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad and Himachal Pradesh. |
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Thunderstorm accompanied with gusty winds (40-50 kmph) & lightning |
Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha |
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Gusty winds (30-40kmph) & lightning |
Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura |
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21st February |
Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning |
Parts of Odisha, Assam and Meghalaya |
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22nd February |
Heavy rainfall/snowfall with hail (≥7 cm) |
Jharkhand and Odisha |
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Thunderstorm accompanied with gusty winds (40-50 kmph) & lightning |
Gangetic West Bengal |
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23rd February |
Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning |
Gangetic West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam |
Temperature Trends
Minimum Temperature Trends
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Minimum Temperature |
Regions Affected |
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Markedly Above Normal (≥ 5.1°C) |
Isolated places over West Rajasthan, Goa and Maharashtra |
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Appreciably Above Normal (3.1°C - 5.0°C) |
Parts of Gujara, East Rajasthan, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, West Madhya Pradesh and Jharkhand |
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Above Normal (1.6°C - 3.0°C) |
Bihar, Chhattisgarh, East Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, Parts of Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, Telangana, Isolated areas of Jammu-Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, East Uttar Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Rayalaseema, Kerala and South Interior Karnataka |
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Near Normal |
Rest of the country |
The lowest minimum temperature of 8.4°C was recorded in Amritsar (Punjab) on 19th of February, 2025.
Maximum Temperature Trends
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Maximum Temperature |
Regions Affected |
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Markedly Above Normal (≥ 5.1°C) |
Jammu-Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan, Muzaffarabad and Parts of Himachal Pradesh |
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Appreciably Above Normal (3.1°C - 5.0°C) |
Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Parts of West Rajasthan, Gujarat state, West Uttar Pradesh, isolated places over East Uttar Pradesh, East Rajasthan, Vidarbha, Madhya Maharashtra, Odisha and West Madhya Pradesh |
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Above Normal (1.6°C - 3.0°C) |
Jharkhand, East Madhya Pradesh, Konkan & Goa, North Interior Karnataka, South Interior Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Bihar, Marathwada, Telangana, parts of Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Rayalaseema, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, Assam & Meghalaya, isolated areas of Gangetic West Bengal, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal and Kerala |
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Near Normal |
Rest of the country |
The highest maximum temperature of 38.6°C was reported at PBO Anantapur (Rayalaseema) on 19th February 2025.
Weather Outlook for subsequent 3 days (27th February-29th February 2025)
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Western Himalayas are likely to receive scattered to fairly widespread rainfall/snowfall.
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Isolated to scattered rainfall likely to occur in plains of Northwest India, Kerala, Mahe, Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
