The India Meteorological Department has placed Bihar, Odisha, Sikkim, parts of West Bengal, East Rajasthan and West Madhya Pradesh under an orange alert for heavy rainfall today. Conditions remain favourable for the southwest monsoon to advance further into additional areas of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand over the next three days. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected along the west coast, northeast India and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim this week. Isolated extremely heavy falls are likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim from 27 to 29 June and over Assam and Meghalaya on 28 June 2026. Heavy rain may continue in Bihar until 30 June and in Odisha from 28 June to 1 July. Isolated heavy showers are also forecast for Himachal Pradesh between 30 June and 1 July and for Uttarakhand from 29 June to 1 July. In central India, isolated heavy rainfall is expected over Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh on 27-28 June. Northeast states face isolated heavy to very heavy rain on various dates through early July. West India regions including Konkan, Goa and Madhya Maharashtra may see isolated heavy falls until 1 July. South Peninsular India is likely to experience isolated heavy rainfall in several states including Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana through the period. Northwest India may see a 2-3°C rise in maximum temperatures until 28 June followed by a drop, while central India could warm by 2-4°C. Heat wave conditions are possible in isolated pockets of Jharkhand on 26 June and East Uttar Pradesh from 26 to 28 June.
