Even as heat wave are causing havoc in north India, the northeast region of the country is witnessing active pre-monsoon  showers, providing relief amidst the rising mercury. According to the Met department, the prevailing weather condition is induced by the southerly winds blowing across the northeast from North Bay of Bengal. The forecast is Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Manipur are expected to experience heavy to moderate rain, in the coming days and will continue till the onset of southwest monsoon.

Since the last several days, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura have witnessed a good amount of pre-monsoon rainfall activity with Meghalaya receiving the heaviest. Cherrapunji received very heavy rain to the tune of 162 mm, while Kailashahar in Tripura recorded 75 mm. Places where moderate rain were recorded include Gangtok 26 mm, Lumding 23 mm, Aizwal 21 mm, Shillong 17 mm, Silchar 16 mm, Barapani 8 mm, Darjeeling 8 mm, Lengpui 7 mm, Agartala 5 mm, Golaghat 4 mm, Jorhat 4 mm, Tezpur 3 mm and Kohima 2 mm.

At present, a cyclonic circulation lies over East Assam. An east-west trough is also moving across Meghalaya, Assam up to Arunachal Pradesh. As this trough is sloping southwards, rainfall activity is expected to increase over extreme southern parts of northeastern states such as Tripura, Meghalaya, and Mizoram says Met department.