Weather forecast: Heavy rains likely in Kolkata; Dust storm and thundershower in Delhi
New Delhi, May 03: Extremely Severe Cyclone Fani has made landfall at Puri coast in Odisha at 8:40 am, Friday. The maximum sustained winds with the cyclonic storm are 180-190 kmph gusting up to 200-220 kmph. The eye of the storm has entered the land mass, triggering torrential rains and damaging winds. Meanwhile, let us have a look at the weather forecast for Bengaluru, Delhi, Odisha, West Bengal, Jharkhand and Bihar on May 4.
Bengaluru:
Several
areas
in
the
city
are
likely
to
get
light
to
moderate
rains
in
the
next
24
hours.
This
is
as
part
of
the
prediction
made
by
Karnataka
State
Natural
Disaster
Monitoring
Centre
(KSNMDC)
that
southeastern
parts
of
six
districts
would
get
rains
in
the
upcoming
days.
All
thanks
to
the
extremely
severe
cyclone
Fani
in
West
Central
and
adjoining
southwest
Bay
of
Bengal
due
to
which
scattered
light
to
moderate
rain
and
thundershower
activity
was
witnessed
in
parts
of
Karnataka
including
Bengaluru.
Also,
in
the
light
of
Cyclone
Fani
getting
intense
in
several
areas
in
north
India,
the
South
Western
Railway
has
decided
to
cancels
seven
trains.
Delhi:
Delhi
has
been
experiencing
dry
and
hot
weather
conditions
since
April
18.
In
fact,
on
April
30,
Delhi
witnessed
highest
temperatures
of
the
season.
During
the
last
two
days,
temperatures
have
decreased
to
some
extent
as
easterly
winds
have
commenced
over
Delhi
and
NCR.
As
per
Skymet
weather,
due
to
the
influence
of
Cyclone
Fani,
easterly
winds
from
Bay
of
Bengal
are
expected
over
Northern
Plains
including
Delhi
and
NCR
up
to
the
height
of
10,000
ft.
Due
to
this,
thunderclouds
develop
which
are
capable
of
giving
dust
storm
and
isolated
light
thundershower.
These
weather
activities
will
reduce
the
maximum
temperatures
over
Delhi
and
NCR.
Minimums
may
also
fall
due
to
the
dust
storm
activities.
Jharkhand
and
Bihar:
The
extremely
severe
cyclonic
storm
Fani
struck
the
Odisha
Coast
near
Puri
around
08:40
AM
on
May
3,
2019.
As
per
Skymet
weather,
during
the
next
24
to
48
hours,
heavy
to
very
heavy
rains
are
expected
in
the
eastern
parts
of
Bihar
and
Jharkhand.
Rest
parts
will
also
observe
moderate
rain
and
thundershowers.
Along
with
these
rains,
strong
winds
will
also
affect
the
region.
Further
by
May
6,
as
Cyclone
Fani
will
move
towards
Northeast
India,
rain
and
thundershowers
will
start
vacating
the
eastern
parts
of
India
including
Bihar
and
Jharkhand.
Weather
conditions
will
then
become
and
dry
and
temperatures
will
start
increasing
once
again.
Odisha:
Cyclone
Fani
made
landfall
in
Puri
at
Odisha
coast
around
8:40
am
today.
It
made
landfall
as
an
extremely
severe
cyclone
with
maximum
sustained
wind
of
about
190
kmph
gusting
at
200
kmph.
It
is
also
the
most
severe
storm
to
hit
the
Indian
subcontinent
in
the
last
two
decades.
Several
coastal
areas
of
Odisha
including
parts
of
north
coastal
Andhra
Pradesh
received
heavy
rainfall
at
the
time
of
Cyclone
Fani
making
landfall.
Strong
winds
associated
with
Cyclone
Fani
lead
to
uprooting
of
trees,
electricity
poles,
hoardings
and
ransacking
window
panes.
Thatched
structures
were
destroyed
completely
at
some
places
including
the
capital
Bhubaneswar.
Rail
and
air
traffic
have
also
been
hit
hard
due
to
the
cyclone.
As
per
Skymet
weather,
moderate
to
heavy
rains
with
few
heavy
to
very
heavy
spells
may
occur
over
North
Odisha,
West
Bengal,
eastern
parts
of
Bihar,
Jharkhand,
Meghalaya
and
Assam.
West
Bengal:
The
extremely
severe
cyclonic
storm
Fani
finally
stuck
the
Odisha
Coast
near
Puri
around
08:40
AM
on
May
3,
2019.
At
the
time
of
landfall,
Fani
was
sustaining
speed
of
180-190
kmph
gusting
up
to
200-210
kmph.
The
cyclone
Fani
has
already
given
torrential
rain
and
strong
winds
across
coastal
areas
of
Andhra
Pradesh,
Odisha
and
West
Bengal.
This
system
is
now
heading
further
north/northeastwards
towards
West
Bengal.
As
the
Fani
moves
closer,
rains
would
pick
up
pace
and
heavy
to
very
heavy
rains
are
likely
over
several
parts
of
Kolkata
and
West
Bengal.
Though
the
effect
of
cyclone
Fani
is
yet
to
be
seen
in
Bengal,
the
district
administration
has
declared
high
alert
to
be
prepared
against
a
storm-like
situation.