The India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rainfall and potential flash floods across South India, particularly affecting Chennai where civic authorities and the NDRF have intensified relief operations, while Delhi and Mumbai are expected to remain largely dry and humid.

The India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rainfall and potential flash floods across South India, particularly affecting Chennai where civic authorities and the NDRF have intensified relief operations, while Delhi and Mumbai are expected to remain largely dry and humid.

The India Meteorological Department has forecast heavy rainfall and potential flash floods across South India, particularly affecting Chennai where civic authorities and the NDRF have intensified relief operations, while Delhi and Mumbai are expected to remain largely dry and humid.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall across South India, with several states expected to see persistent showers until October 23. Chennai has been battered by heavy rain since Saturday evening, prompting authorities to issue warnings of potential flash floods. 

Civic authorities have stepped up rainwater clearance operations, while the NDRF has held discussions with officials on rescue and relief measures. NDRF authorities said that their men are on standby in case of any adverse situation. 

North Chennai has especially witnessed intense rainfall, and the intensity of the downpour has raised questions about whether the city witnessed a cloudburst. 

Tamil Nadu Minister for Public Works and Sports Development Aadhav Arjuna took stock of the rainwater clearance operations at Broadway Kuralagam Junction in Royapuram Zone.  

Meanwhile, rainfall is expected to continue across South India, including Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala, Karnataka, and Lakshadweep, in the coming days. 

IMD has forecast heavy rainfall in coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema on Sunday. 

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) officially declared the onset of the Northeast Monsoon over Peninsular India on October 15, coinciding with the complete withdrawal of the Southwest Monsoon.

Delhi and Mumbai likely to remain dry and humid

As per the Met department, Delhi is expected to remain dry, with mainly clear skies and temperatures ranging from 31 to 35 degrees Celsius over the coming days. 

The forecast also indicated the possibility of changing weather conditions in the Konkan belt, Pune and parts of western Maharashtra over the weekend and early next week.

Mumbai and Thane are expected to experience warm and humid weather over the weekend, according to the forecast provided.

The weather is expected to remain largely dry on Saturday and Sunday, October 17 and 18. Light rain or thundershowers are possible in the Mumbai region on Tuesday, October 20.

The RMC has also warned that hot and humid conditions are very likely at isolated places in the Konkan-Goa region.  

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