Parts of Chhattisgarh, including the state capital Raipur, experienced intense unseasonal rain, severe thunderstorms, and gusty winds touching speeds between 60 to 80 km/h over the past 24 hours. The sudden meteorological shift brought significant disruption to daily life, while bringing down maximum day temperatures significantly across several central and southern districts.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD), through its Meteorological Centre in Raipur, has issued an inclement weather warning forecasting scattered to widespread rainfall, hail, and squally winds for the next four days. The weather agency has placed multiple administrative divisions on alert, warning residents and local authorities against hazardous cloud-to-ground lightning strikes.
Meteorological Triggers Behind the Sudden Disturbance
Meteorologists attribute this abrupt spell
Analysis provided by the NewsFlow UPSC & CGPSC Desk.
