Heavy Rainfall in Nepal and India

Continuous rainfall will persist across eastern India, Nepal, and Bangladesh influenced by a monsoon depression in the next 5 days,heavy and locally very heavy rain and intense thunderstorm  are expected in western Nepal, as well as the Indian states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh(Figure 1). Accumulated rainfall will range from 60 to 150 mm, with some areas exceeding 200 mm, and localized totals in east India surpassing 250 mm (Figure 2).There is a high risk of local inundation, flash floods, and geophysical disasters such as landslides over above area.

Figure 1: Forecast of 500 hPa geopotential height (contours, units: dagpm) and 500 hPa wind field (barbs, units: m/s) at 00:00 UTC on August 15, 2026

Figure 2: Forecast of Accumulated Precipitation from 00:00 on August 14 to 12:00 on August 19, 2026 (UTC) (Unit: mm)

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Author: You Yuan                                 Reviewer: Zhou Ningfang 

English reviewer:Wang Yi                                                                       Issue approver:Dai Kan