Assam, Meghalaya, Tripura Rain Alert: Heavy Falls Likely 9-11 November

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast isolated heavy rain over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura on 9, 10 and 11 November, with Arunachal Pradesh also in line for heavy falls on 9 and 10 November. In its weekly outlook issued on 5 November, the weather office said the rain will follow a quiet spell in the region, and that Odisha may get thunderstorms with gusty winds on 5 and 6 November.

Northeast Turns Wet From the Weekend

Rain is not limited to the heavy-rain days. IMD expects isolated to scattered rain over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura from 5 to 11 November, over Arunachal Pradesh on 5 November and again from 9 to 11 November, and over Assam and Meghalaya from 8 to 11 November. IMD’s bulletin lists heavy rain as “likely” for 9 November across Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. Upper-air cyclonic circulations lie over south Assam with adjoining Bangladesh and over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim.

Gusts Over Odisha Till Friday

For Odisha, IMD forecast isolated to scattered rain from 5 to 7 November, and isolated thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds of 30 to 40 kmph, gusting to 50 kmph, on 5 and 6 November. Gangetic West Bengal and Jharkhand can expect isolated to scattered rain on 9, 10 and 11 November. The outlook has no forecast for Bihar.

Also read Bihar Extremely Heavy Rain Alert; Odisha, Bengal Flood Risk: IMD

Andaman Islands Also Wet

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands will see fairly widespread to widespread rain from 8 to 11 November, with isolated heavy rain on 9 to 11 November. IMD has issued no fog or cold-wave warning for the east and Northeast this week.

IPB’s earlier forecast for the region, Odisha rain eases from 5 November while the Northeast stays mostly dry, is now being overtaken by the new outlook. More weather reports are in the Weather Updates section.

IMD will update the Northeast warnings in its daily bulletins as 9 November approaches.

Source: IMD press release, 5 November 2026, and its all-India weather bulletin.

Image: IPB.