The monsoon in India is clearly on the way into its transitional stage, as two distinct phenomena are taking place across different geographical locations in the country, says the latest morning update issued at 08:30 AM (April 10, 2026) by the India Meteorological Department.As per the bulletin, while extensive rain and thunderstorm activities persist in the Northeast and southern parts of the country, major portions of Northwest and central parts are expected to stay dry with gradual increase in temperatures in coming days, indicating the arrival of the transitional phase of the season.Some of the important factors affecting weather activities include weakening of western disturbance over Jammu and its vicinity regions, which have moved northeastwards, leading to reduced rainfall activities in parts of northern plains of the country.Another significant factor to be taken note of is the expected intrusion of western disturbance into Western Himalayan Region since April 15.
IMD all India weather bulletin
On the other hand, the upper air cyclonic circulation prevails over Bangladesh, central Assam, Odisha, and North Tamil Nadu regions, while a north to south trough continues to affect interior Odisha to Gulf of Mannar areas. These systems have been contributing towards precipitation activities in eastern and southern regions.Northeast is the wettest regionThe northeast is by far the wettest region in India, where fairly widespread to widespread rainfall is likely to be experienced in several states like Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura.In recent days, it has been observed that there is some rainfall in Dhubri, Cherrapunji, and Barapani districts. The Meteorological Department has predicted further rainfall, thunderstorm activity, and gusty wind with a speed of 30 to 40 kilometers per hour for Assam and Meghalaya during April 10 to April 13.Heavy rainfall in isolated places is predicted in Arunachal Pradesh during April 10 and April 12.East and south India see scattered showersSub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, and Odisha are expected to see scattered rainfall and thunderstorm occurrences. Even Gangetic West Bengal might get some isolated weather occurrences.Meanwhile, peninsular India will be experiencing the heat along with convective rainfall. Isolated rains are predicted across Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Rayalaseema, and parts of Karnataka till April 13. Thunderstorm occurrence would continue to be seen in several areas.This would be primarily due to the moisture-laden winds impacting the prevailing trough.Dry conditions in Northwest and central IndiaOn the other hand, the entire northwest part of India will be having dry weather for the next few days. The same weather would prevail in the parts of central India as well.Temperatures set to riseAnother interesting feature of the forecast is the progressive warming of maximum temperatures, especially in Northwest and central India.According to the IMD, the maximum temperature is predicted to be higher by 8-10 degrees on the plains of Northwest India from April 10 to April 15. Even though the temperatures will be close to normal initially, there will be an increase in temperature levels towards the end of the week.Other areas are also experiencing rising temperatures. In Cuddapah, Andhra Pradesh, the maximum temperature reached 41.2 degrees Celsius, which is one of the highest temperatures in the nation, suggesting early summer in southern interiors.On the other hand, the minimum temperature in Banda, East Uttar Pradesh, is 12 degrees Celsius.Heatwave and humidity concernsAccording to the IMD, there are chances of heatwave formation in isolated areas of Chhattisgarh on April 14 and 15. On the other hand, hot and humid weather is expected to occur in several coastal states such as Odisha, West Bengal, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, and Coastal Karnataka.Advisory and precautionsAlthough there are no warnings of any red alert, the IMD has asked people living in rain-hit states to be cautious when lightning and gusty winds happen.An advisory has been issued by the IMD for the South Andaman Sea region as squally winds of 40-50 kmph, sometimes gusting up to 60 kmph, will prevail on April 10. In addition, fishermen are asked not to go out to sea.Overall, the situation appears to be peaceful except for some states where the temperature is high.
