Heavy Rain Alert: The pre-monsoon season is about to intensify across the country. The Meteorological Department has issued an alert for heavy rainfall in several states on March 18, 19, 20, and 21.
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Heavy Rain Alert: The weather in the country has begun to change since the arrival of the pre-monsoon season. 2025 was a good year for the monsoon, and this season saw excellent rainfall. Many states saw more rainfall than ever before. The 2025 monsoon season was so excellent that even after this, the trend of rain continues in many states in 2026. Now, the pre-monsoon season will intensify in the country. Consequently, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a Heavy Rain Alert for several states on March 18, 19, 20, and 21.
Northwest India
The pre-monsoon season will intensify in northwest India. Consequently, the Meteorological Department has issued an alert that on March 18, 19, 20, and 21, there will be heavy rain in some areas, while light rain will occur in others in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. During this period, there is also an alert of strong winds blowing at a speed of 40-50 kilometers per hour.
Eastern and Central India
Pre-monsoon will also intensify in eastern and central India. The Meteorological Department has issued a heavy rainfall alert for Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Sikkim, Chhattisgarh, and Vidarbha on March 18, 19, 20, and 21. During this period, strong winds with speeds of up to 50-70 kilometers per hour, lightning, and hailstorms are also expected in some districts.
Western India
The pre-monsoon will intensify in western India. Consequently, the Meteorological Department has issued an alert that Central Maharashtra and Marathwada will experience heavy rainfall on March 18, 19, 20, and 21. There is also an alert for thunderstorms and thunderstorms during this period.
South India
The pre-monsoon will intensify in southern India as well. Consequently, the Meteorological Department has issued an alert for heavy rainfall in Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Mahe, Puducherry, Yanam, and Karaikal on March 18, 19, 20, and 21. There is also an alert for strong winds in many areas during this period.
Northeast India
The pre-monsoon will intensify in northeastern India as well. Consequently, the Meteorological Department has issued an alert that heavy rainfall will occur in Meghalaya, Manipur, Assam, Mizoram, Tripura, and Nagaland on March 18, 19, 20, and 21. There is also an alert of lightning during this period.
