Regions including Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Karnataka, and coastal Andhra Pradesh are expected to experience heavy downpours and gusty winds until October 21. Meanwhile, northern regions like Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand are witnessing light snowfall and scattered rain in higher altitudes, with no nationwide cold wave alerts issued.

Regions including Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Karnataka, and coastal Andhra Pradesh are expected to experience heavy downpours and gusty winds until October 21. Meanwhile, northern regions like Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand are witnessing light snowfall and scattered rain in higher altitudes, with no nationwide cold wave alerts issued.

Regions including Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Puducherry, Karnataka, and coastal Andhra Pradesh are expected to experience heavy downpours and gusty winds until October 21. Meanwhile, northern regions like Jammu and Kashmir and Uttarakhand are witnessing light snowfall and scattered rain in higher altitudes, with no nationwide cold wave alerts issued.

Strong surface winds are likely over coastal Andhra Pradesh at least until October 19, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. Isolated heavy rainfall is predicted for areas in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, and Puducherry until October 21.

Isolated thunderstorms and lightning are likely over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, and Lakshadweep on Friday, while north interior Karnataka should brace for the same on Friday and Saturday (October 16 and 17), it added.

"Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall is likely over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & Karaikal during October 15–19; Kerala & Mahe, Lakshadweep, and south interior Karnataka during October 15–21; coastal Karnataka during October 16–21; north interior Karnataka during October 17–20; coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam during October 18–20; Rayalaseema during October 16–20," an IMD forecast released on Thursday said.

The northeast monsoon activity commenced over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, coastal Andhra Pradesh, south interior Karnataka, and Kerala on October 15, the release confirmed. The cyclonic circulation over the Southeast Arabian Sea—off the Kerala coast during the first half of the week—was identified as another system influencing the weather in the southern peninsula in the coming days.

The weather bureau also ruled out the probability of cold waves or warm nights over any part of the country during the week.

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As per the IMD, rain and gusty winds are likely to continue across Jammu and Kashmir, amid warnings of isolated hailstorms and light snowfall over the higher reaches during the day. The weather office forecast generally dry weather in the Jammu region on October 16, with a brief spell of light rain at isolated to scattered places.

The upper reaches of Uttarakhand and the capital, Dehradun, woke up to cloudy skies and scattered rain, as the IMD predicted thunderstorms in the Dehradun, Tehri, Haridwar, Pauri, Rudraprayag, and Uttarkashi districts.

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