India Weather (October 29): Hailstorm likely in Delhi-NCR, heavy rain alert in 6 states amid Cyclone Arnab; check IMD's state-wise forecast

Cyclone Arnab has weakened after making landfall on the Andhra Pradesh coast, but its impact is expected to keep weather conditions unsettled across several parts of India. The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to very heavy rainfall in Bihar, Chhattisgarh, east Madhya Pradesh, east Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Odisha, while heavy rain is likely in parts of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, coastal Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Sikkim. Thunderstorms, hailstorms, lightning and gusty winds are also expected in several states, including Delhi, Haryana, Chandigarh and Punjab.

Update on Cyclone Arnab

Cyclonic Storm Arnab, which weakened from a severe cyclonic storm, was centred over coastal Andhra Pradesh and the adjoining westcentral Bay of Bengal on Wednesday evening and is likely to weaken further into a deep depression by midnight, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Wednesday.

The IMD said the storm moved north-northwestwards at a speed of 8 kmph over the past six hours before weakening into a cyclonic storm.


The weather department said the storm is likely to continue moving north-northwestwards over the next 24 hours. It is very likely to weaken into a deep depression by midnight on Wednesday and weaken gradually thereafter.

In a post on X, the IMD said, “Cyclonic Storm “Arnab” over Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal—Red Message. The severe cyclonic storm “Arnab” over Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam and adjoining Westcentral Bay of Bengal, moved slowly north-northwestwards with the speed of 8 kmph during past 6 hours, weakened into a cyclonic storm and lay centered at 1730 hrs IST of today, the 28th October, over the same region near latitude 17.0°N and longitude 81.7°E, about 60 km north of Narsapur (Andhra Pradesh), 60 km west-northwest of Yanam (Puducherry UT), 60 km west of Kakinada (Andhra Pradesh), 100 km west-southwest of Tuni (Andhra Pradesh), 110 km north-northeast of Machilipatnam (Andhra Pradesh) and 110 km east-northeast of Gannavaram (Andhra Pradesh).”

Check state-wise forecast

• Bihar: Heavy to very heavy rainfall; thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 40–50 kmph.
• Chhattisgarh: Heavy to very heavy rainfall; thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 40–50 kmph.
• East Madhya Pradesh: Heavy to very heavy rainfall; thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 40–50 kmph.
• East Uttar Pradesh: Heavy to very heavy rainfall; thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 40–50 kmph.
• Jharkhand: Heavy to very heavy rainfall; thundersqualls with winds of 50–60 kmph.
• Odisha: Heavy to very heavy rainfall.
• Andaman & Nicobar Islands: Heavy rainfall; thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 40–50 kmph.
• Coastal Andhra Pradesh: Heavy rainfall; thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 40–50 kmph.
• Rayalaseema: Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 30–40 kmph.
• Andhra Pradesh: Strong surface winds at isolated places.
• West Bengal: Heavy rainfall; thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 40–50 kmph over Gangetic West Bengal and 30–40 kmph over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal.
• Sikkim: Heavy rainfall; thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 30–40 kmph.
• East Rajasthan: Thunderstorms with hail; thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 40–50 kmph.
• West Rajasthan: Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 30–40 kmph.
• Haryana: Thunderstorms with hail; thundersqualls with winds of 50–60 kmph; thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 40–50 kmph.
• Chandigarh: Thunderstorms with hail; thundersqualls with winds of 50–60 kmph; thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 40–50 kmph.
• Delhi: Thunderstorms with hail; thundersqualls with winds of 50–60 kmph; thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 40–50 kmph.
• Punjab: Thunderstorms with hail; thundersqualls with winds of 50–60 kmph; thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 40–50 kmph.
• Konkan and Goa: Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 40–50 kmph.
• Madhya Maharashtra: Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 40–50 kmph.
• Vidarbha: Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 30–40 kmph.
• West Madhya Pradesh: Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 30–40 kmph.
• Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad: Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 30–40 kmph.
• Uttarakhand: Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 30–40 kmph.
• Himachal Pradesh: Thunderstorms with lightning.
• Assam and Meghalaya: Thunderstorms with lightning.
• Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura: Thunderstorms with lightning.
• Telangana: Thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 30–40 kmph.