IMD Issues Heavy Rain, Storm, and 60 Kmph Wind Alert Across State

A dramatic atmospheric shift is set to sweep across Uttar Pradesh as the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issues a comprehensive weather alert warning of torrential downpours, severe thunderstorms, lightning strikes, and gusty winds affecting both western and eastern sectors of the state between September 24 and September 27, 2026. According to meteorological forecasters in Lucknow, the sudden surge in convective activity is being driven by an upper air cyclonic circulation operating in the mid-tropospheric levels over southwest Uttar Pradesh and adjoining regions. Even as conditions remain conducive for the gradual withdrawal of the southwest monsoon from pockets of western Uttar Pradesh over the next 2 to 3 days, this active weather system is set to unleash extensive precipitation and volatile squalls across several agricultural and urban districts.Intense Showers Across Eastern Belts: Varanasi, Azamgarh, and Gorakhpur on High AlertEastern Uttar Pradesh is projected to bear the initial impact of the shifting weather pattern, with major urban centers and surrounding rural belts—including Varanasi, Azamgarh, and Gorakhpur—slated to witness scattered rainfall spells on September 22, 23, and 24. Convective activity will intensify substantially between September 25 and September 26, bringing widespread, consistent rainfall across the entire eastern territory. Regional weather stations have flagged isolated pockets for extremely heavy to very heavy rainfall spells from September 25 through September 27, raising concerns over waterlogging, localized urban runoff, and temporary disruptions to transport corridors.Western UP Outlook and Public Safety Advisory on 60 Kmph Gales and LightningIn western Uttar Pradesh, districts such as Saharanpur, Bijnor, and Meerut are forecast to experience light to moderate showers beginning September 24, escalating to heavy localized downpours on September 26 and 27. Alongside heavy precipitation, the meteorological office warned that thunderstorms accompanied by intense cloud-to-ground lightning and blustery surface winds blowing at sustained speeds of 40 to 50 kmph, gusting up to 60 kmph, will sweep across the state from September 24 to 27. In light of the imminent squalls, disaster management authorities and the IMD have issued a critical advisory urging citizens to exercise extreme vigilance, seek sturdy shelter indoors during electrical storms, disconnect sensitive electrical equipment, and strictly avoid taking refuge under isolated trees or near open electrical poles.