Amaravati weather update: IMD releases warning for next 5 days; check full forecast

The India Metrological Department (IMD) has released a weather warning for Amaravati city. The IMD has forecasted light to moderate showers in the region for the next five days and heavy rains are likely to batter isolated places in the Rayalaseema region.

According to the weather department, thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are likely at isolated places in SCAP, Rayalaseema, NCAP & Yanam for the next three days.

"Thunderstorm accompanied with lightning likely at isolated places in NCAP & Yanam, SCAP and Rayalaseema", IMD statement read.

The parts of the national capital also received continuous heavy rainfall on Saturday.

The reported rains in Delhi amount to 74.3mm, 87.2mm, and 85.2mm at SFD, Lodhi Road, and Ayaynagar respectively. Also, Delhi ridge and Palam reported 60 and 64mm respectively. As per the weather forecasting agency, the rainfall recorded today is not record-breaking for the month of October in terms of daily 24 hours rain amount.

The IMD has forecasted more light to moderate downpours in the national capital on Sunday.

"As per latest analysis, rainfall activity is occurring over north India due to interaction between western disturbance which is at the middle and upper troposphere and at the lower level there is a because its cyclonic circulation over the Gujarat region and from there the moisture because the wind is coming towards the Uttar Pradesh, Delhi-NCR region and East Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh. If we see the rainfall activity till 8:50 am in the morning, heavy to heavy rainfall occurred mainly over the UP and MP, Gujarat and Konkan region," RK Jenamani, Scientist, IMD, said as quoted by ANI.