The India Meteorological Department has issued a weather warning for enhanced rainfall over East and Northeast India, East Uttar Pradesh, and the Western Himalayan Region for the next 7 days. The India Meteorological Department has also warned of isolated extremely heavy rainfall over Odisha on 16 July 2026, making the forecast directly relevant for flood risk, urban drainage, and disaster preparedness.
The warning is linked to a well-marked low-pressure area over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining north Odisha–West Bengal coasts. The India Meteorological Department said the system lay over the area at 0830 hrs IST on 16 July 2026 and is very likely to move northwestwards across North Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal during the next 2 days.
The India Meteorological Department also said a fresh Western Disturbance is likely to affect Northwest India from 19 July 2026. This matters because monsoon rainfall in India is often shaped by interactions between Bay of Bengal systems, Western Disturbances, and regional circulation patterns.
What the India Meteorological Department reported
The India Meteorological Department recorded the following realised weather during the past 24 hours ending at 0830 hours IST on 16 July 2026:
Extremely heavy rainfall of 21 cm or more was recorded over Odisha.
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