{
  "id": 7094033,
  "title": "Widespread rain, thunderstorms to cover most of India until 19 September: IMD",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/13/widespread-rain-thunderstorms-to-cover-most-of-india-until-19",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-13T10:24:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/india-weather-forecast-imd-rainfall-monsoon-deficit-heavy-rain-thunderstorms-september-11789291205266.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicts widespread rainfall and thunderstorms will cover most of India until September 19. Northern regions like Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, Muzaffarabad, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, and Punjab will experience heavy rain and thunderstorms from September 15-17. Central India, including Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, and Chhattisgarh, will see widespread rainfall on various dates through September 19. Eastern India, including the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar, and Odisha, will also face significant rainfall, with maximum conditions in Bihar. The northeastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura will have widespread rainfall from September 14-17. In western India, Gujarat, Konkan, Goa, Saurashtra, and Kutch will receive widespread rainfall from September 14-15, while southern peninsular India will experience intermittent rain. Kerala and Mahe will have widespread rainfall on September 14-15, while Lakshadweep will remain wet throughout the period. Rainfall is expected to become more isolated and scattered after September 15. This forecast comes amid a deficient southwest monsoon, with India's cumulative rainfall from June 1 to September 12 at 662.3 mm, 15% less than the normal 778.6 mm. Heavy rainfall in the past 24 hours included 30 cm in Gujarat, 12-20 cm in Vidarbha, Assam, and other regions, and 7-11 cm in several areas.",
  "summary": "The forecast comes amid a deficient southwest monsoon, with cumulative rainfall across India standing at 662.3 mm during 1 June-12 September against the normal 778.6 mm, a deficit of 15%.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}