The weather-driving western disturbing now located over Jammu and Kashmir has expectedly spun off a welter of thunderstorms.

North-West, Central and adjoining peninsular India and lately East India have been facing the brunt over the past day or two.

An India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of thunder squall or hailstorm for East India for another day. Bihar, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh are likely to be affected in this manner on Monday.

MOISTURE INCURSION

Meanwhile, a fresh western disturbance is seen entering the western Himalayan region and adjoining plains of North-West India by Wednesday. It may not be as big as the predecessor but may bring rain to Northwest India and parts of East India, US agency forecasts said. Meanwhile on Sunday, the western disturbance over Jammu and Kashmir was combining with a cyclonic circulation over Haryana.

The 24 hours ending in the morning saw widespread rain/snowfall over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir. Towards the east, Odisha, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh and the North-East recorded showers.

In the South, Coastal Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu saw occasional showers.

Significant amounts of rain (in cm) were reported from Gannavaram -15; Mukteshwar, Machilipatnam and Bapatla -7 each; Mangalore and Nandigama-6 each; Tirupathi, Churk, Pilani, Umaria and Pantnagar-5 each, Darjeeling, Bahraich, Varanasi, Tehri, Ongole and Ambikapur- 4 each.

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