The India Meteorological Department forecast a seven-day spell of enhanced rainfall across eastern and northeastern India and the western Himalayan region, with extremely heavy rain possible at isolated places in Odisha.

(ii) Subdued rainfall activity likely to continue over westcentral & south Peninsular India during next 7 days and over plains of northwest India during next 3 days.

Realised weather during past 24 hours ending at 0830 hours IST of today, the 16th July, 2026.

Extremely heavy rainfall (≥21 cm) has been recorded over Odisha.

Very Heavy rainfall (12-20 cm) has been recorded over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Bihar.

Heavy rainfall (7-11 cm) has been recorded over East Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Konkan, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Nagaland and Tripura.

Thunderstorm accompanied with Squally/Gusty winds with speed reaching 60-80 kmph at isolated places over Punjab and Gujarat Region; with speed reaching 40-60 kmph at isolated places over Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathawada, Saurashtra & Kutch.

The low pressure over Northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining North Odisha -West Bengal coasts lay as a Well-marked low-pressure area over the same region at 0830 hrs IST of today, 16th July, 2026. It is very likely to move northwestwards across North Odisha & Gangetic West Bengal during next 2 days.

The western end of the Monsoon trough at mean sea level is north its normal position and its eastern end is near its normal position.

The Western Disturbance as a cyclonic circulation lies over Jammu division & neighbourhood in middle tropospheric levels with the trough aloft roughly along Long. 75°E to the north of Lat. 30°N.

An upper air cyclonic circulation lies over north Haryana & neighbourhood in lower tropospheric levels.

An upper air cyclonic circulation lies over East Uttar Pradesh & adjoining Bihar in lower tropospheric levels.

An upper air cyclonic circulation lies over southwest Rajasthan & neighbourhood in lower tropospheric levels.

A trough runs from the cyclonic circulation associated the Well marked low pressure area over Northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining North Odisha -West Bengal coasts to Eastcentral Arabian Sea in middle tropospheric levels.