New Delhi. Weather 17 August 2026: The Meteorological Department has issued a new alert amid the aggressive pace of monsoon. According to the forecast of the Meteorological Department, tomorrow i.e. on 17th August, warning of heavy rain and storm has been issued in 19 states including UP, Delhi, Bihar. During this period, there is a possibility of a strong storm with a speed of 80 to 85 kilometers per hour. There is an alert of lightning and thunder in the states of Eastern India. At the same time, there is also a warning of landslides in the hilly states. Due to strong storm, big trees can get uprooted and fall into streams. Therefore, it has been advised to avoid traveling through densely forested areas. At the same time, farmers and fishermen have been advised to move to safe places from the river banks. There is a possibility of damage to farmers’ crops due to this heavy rain.
At the same time, heavy rains can be seen once again in the states of Western India. Special warning has been issued for eastern states. An upper level cyclonic circulation is persisting over south-western Rajasthan and its adjoining areas. There is an upper level cyclonic circulation over the north-west Bay of Bengal. So let us tell you how the weather will be tomorrow i.e. on 17th August. We are also going to tell the rainfall situation according to each district…
Rain-storm warning in 19 states of the country
According to the forecast of the Meteorological Department, an alert of heavy rain and thunderstorm has been issued in 19 states of the country, UP, Bihar, Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana, Himachal, Uttarakhand, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Kerala, Gujarat and Maharashtra. During this period, there is a possibility of a strong storm with a speed of 80 to 85 kilometers per hour. At the same time, there is a possibility of hailstorm in some states.
Delhi
Delhi (17 August – Rain-storm warning): According to the forecast of the Meteorological Department, an alert of heavy rain-storm has been issued in Delhi tomorrow i.e. on 17 August. During this period, there is a possibility of storm blowing at a speed of 30 to 40 kilometers per hour. At the same time, in Delhi tomorrow i.e. on 17th August, the maximum temperature will be 34 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature will be 28 degrees Celsius.
UP
UP (August 17-Rain-Thunderstorm Alert): Noida, Meerut, Muzaffar Nagar, Aligarh, Agra, Mathura, Moradabad, Kanpur, Bareilly, Hardoi, Sitapur, Shahjahanpur, Bijnor, Sitapur, Gonda, Basti, Bahraich, Kheri, Pilibhit, Jyotibaphulenagar, Pratapgarh, Mirzapur, Sonbhadra, Etah, Badaun, Warning of heavy rain and thunderstorm has been issued in Jaunpur, Fatehpur and Kannauj. During this period, there is a warning of a strong storm with a speed of 70 to 75 kilometers per hour. At the same time, in Lucknow tomorrow i.e. on 17th August, the maximum temperature will go up to 29 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature will be up to 27 degrees Celsius.
Bihar
Bihar (August 17 – Heavy rain and thunderstorm warning): Heavy rain in Gaya, Rohtas, Buxar, Bhojpur, Alwar, Jehanabad, Munger, Banka, Jamui, Katihar, Bhagalpur, Kaimur, Nalanda, Nawada, Aurangabad, Vaishali, Samastipur, Darbhanga, Madhubani, Purnia, Katihar, Bhagalpur, Munger, Araria, Kishanganj and Lakhisarai. An alert has been issued for rain and storm. At the same time, in Patna tomorrow i.e. on 17th August, the maximum temperature will reach 32 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature will reach 27 degrees Celsius.
Jharkhand
Jharkhand (17-18 August – Heavy rain-storm alert): Heavy rain and thunderstorm warning has been issued in Khunti, Ranchi, East Singhbhum, West Singhbhum, Seraikela, Ramgarh, Hazaribagh, Giridih, Dumka, Latehar, Gumla, Simdega, Lohardaga and Chatra. During this time the storm will blow at a speed of 50 kilometers per hour. At the same time, the maximum temperature in Ranchi on August 17 will be 29 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature will go up to 23 degrees Celsius.
Uttarakhand
Uttarakhand (August 17- Rain-storm warning): Rain-strong wind alert has been issued in Haridwar, Nainital, Chamoli, Almora, Bageshwar, Pithoragarh, Rishikesh, Tehri Garhwal, Champawat and Pauri Garhwal. During this period, there will be strong storm with a speed of 50 to 60 kilometers per hour. At the same time, in Dehradun tomorrow i.e. on 17th August, the maximum temperature will reach 27 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature will be 23 degrees Celsius.
Himachal
Himachal (17-18 August-Chance of rain-storm): Warning of heavy rain and thunderstorm has been issued in Kangra, Shimla, Solan, Bilaspur, Sirmaur, Mandi, Chamba, Hamirpur and Kinnaur. During this period, there is a possibility of strong wind blowing at a speed of 40 to 45 kilometers per hour. . At the same time, the maximum temperature in Manali tomorrow i.e. on 17th August will reach 17 degrees Celsius while the minimum temperature will be 11 degrees Celsius.
Jammu and Kashmir
Jammu and Kashmir (August 17 – Heavy rain and thunderstorm alert): Heavy rain and thunderstorm alert has been issued for Anantnag, Kathua, Poonch, Rajouri, Kathua, Kulgam, Kishtwar, Muzaffarabad and Udhampur. During this period, strong wind gusts will blow at a speed of 50 to 55 kilometers per hour. At the same time, in Srinagar tomorrow i.e. on August 17, the maximum temperature will reach 31 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature will reach 21 degrees Celsius.
west bengal
West Bengal(August 17 – Heavy rain-thunderstorm likely): Warning of heavy rain and thunderstorm has been issued in Paschim Medinipur, Bankura, Jhargram, Howrah, Kolkata, Durgapur, Malda, Kalimpong, Jalpaiguri and Purba Bardhaman. During this period, strong storm will blow at a speed of 60 to 65 kilometers per hour. At the same time, in Kolkata tomorrow i.e. on 17th August, the maximum temperature will reach 28 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature will go up to 27 degrees Celsius.
Punjab
Punjab (August 17 – Heavy rain and thunderstorm alert): Heavy rain and thunderstorm alert has been issued in Pathankot, Firozpur, Hoshiarpur, Sangrur, Amritsar, Barnala, Nawanshahr, Jalandhar, Rupnagar, Fatehgarh Sahib and Fazilka. During this period, strong storm will blow at a speed of 50 to 55 kilometers per hour.
Rajasthan
Rajasthan (August 17-Light rain-thunderstorm warning): Alert of heavy rain and thunderstorm has been issued in Jaipur, Alwar, Ajmer, Bharatpur, Chittorgarh, Bhilwara, Churu and Phalodi. During this time the storm will blow at a speed of 40 to 45 kilometers per hour. At the same time, in Jaipur tomorrow i.e. on 17th August, the maximum temperature will reach 33 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature will reach 26 degrees Celsius.
Madhya Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh (August 17 – Heavy rain-storm alert): Heavy rain and thunderstorm warning has been issued in Sidhi, Singrauli, Dindori, Jabalpur, Panna, Damoh, Neemuch, Shahdol, Raisen, Mandla, Khargone, Hoshangabad, Chhindwara, Chhatarpur, Damoh, Vidisha, Seoni, Khandwa, Dewas, Balaghat and Shahdol. At the same time, in Bhopal tomorrow i.e. on 17th August, the maximum temperature will go up to 27 degree Celsius and the minimum temperature will go up to 24 degree Celsius.
Gujarat
Gujarat (17 August – Heavy rain and thunderstorm warning): Heavy rain and thunderstorm warning has been issued in Dahod, Narmada, Tapi, Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Bharuch, Panchmahal, Narsinghpur, Panchmahal and Vadodara. During this period, strong wind can blow at a speed of 30 to 40 kilometers per hour. At the same time, in Ahmedabad tomorrow the maximum temperature will be 32 degrees Celsius and the minimum temperature will be 27 degrees Celsius.
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