Overview

• The IMD has placed Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra and Jharkhand under orange alerts for heavy to very heavy rain, with thunderstorms and lightning likely across several eastern and central regions.
• A low-pressure area persists over coastal Gangetic West Bengal and the adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal, with associated troughs influencing rainfall into Telangana and Maharashtra.
• IMD-Hyderabad issued an orange alert for September 25–28, forecasting heavy to very heavy rain across all Telangana districts, with 115.6–204.4 mm possible in some areas.
• Mumbai, Thane and Raigad have an orange alert for September 27 as a fresh spell of heavy rain is expected in the region.
• Kolkata’s flooding has begun to subside even as heavy-rain warnings continue, and the Nilgiris and Coimbatore hill belts in Tamil Nadu are likely to see heavy showers on Thursday.