Heavy rainfall alert after record heat in the northeast states

GUWAHATI: Parts of the northeastern region will experience heavy rainfall in the next few days due to the incursion of moisture from the Bay of Bengal. However, IMD sources ruled out any immediate possibility of a low pressure resulting in cyclones that may affect the northeast region.
The IMD on Sunday released a bulletin of increase in rainfall activity over the northeastern states from October 18 to 21.The current meteorological conditions indicated that moisture incursion is very likely to occur due to strong lower-level southerly/southwesterly winds from the Bay of Bengal to northeast India during this period.
Under its influence, the Met office said fairly widespread to widespread rainfall activity with isolated heavy to very heavy falls are likely to occur over the northeast region from October 18.
The change in weather is set to bring relief as several parts of the northeast, especially Assam, was reeling under sweltering heat during Durga Puja.
“Maximum day temperature is likely to drop over the northeastern states from tomorrow (Monday) due to the expected rainfall activity,” read the special weather bulletin from Regional Meteorological Centre of the IMD based in Guwahati.
In Guwahati, the maximum temperature inched up to 37.7 degrees Celsius on Navami and Vijaya Dashami. These two days were the hottest ever recorded in the city during October.
Even as rain is likely to lash all seven northeastern states, Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh may experience most of the rainfall activities on Tuesday.
Light to moderate rainfall at most places with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall has been predicted for the three states on Tuesday. A yellow warning has also been issued for the northeast states till October 20.