Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Singh Mann has announced that all schools in the state will remain closed till August 30, 2025. Punjab Schools are closed from August 27 as announced by the government due to floods and incessant rainfall in the state.
While 7 districts of Punjab continue to witness floods with rescue operation going on, a slight respite has been witnessed in some cities of Punjab as it has not rained in those areas for over 24 hours. For instance, Jalandhar City did not receive rainfall on August 28.
Now, the question arises how the weather will be in the coming days i.e. after August 30? Continue reading below-
As per weather website AccuWeather, below is district wise Rainfall Prediction from August 29 to September 2-
Jalandhar Rainfall Prediction
August 29- 73% rainfall prediction
August 30- 75% rainfall prediction
August 31- 91% rainfall prediction
September 1- 91% rainfall prediction
September 2- 64% rainfall prediction
Ludhiana Rainfall Prediction
August 29- 75% rainfall prediction
August 30- 96% rainfall prediction
August 31- 97% rainfall prediction
September 1- 91% rainfall prediction
September- 90% rainfall prediction
Amritsar Rainfall Prediction
August 29- 75% rainfall prediction
August 30- 75% rainfall prediction
August 31- 93% rainfall prediction
September 1- 79% rainfall prediction
September 2- 55% rainfall prediction
Pathankot, Gurdaspur, Fazilka, Kapurthala, Tarn Taran, Ferozepur, Hoshiarpur and Amritsar are the major districts that are affected by floods in Punjab. Continue reading below to know the upcoming weather update-
Pathankot Weather Prediction
August 29- 75% chances of rainfall
August 30- 75% chances of rainfall
August 31- 94% chances of rainfall
September 1- 82% chances of rainfall
September 2- 25% chances of rainfall
Gurdaspur Rainfall Prediction
August 29- 75% chances of rainfall
August 30- 78% chances of rainfall
August 31- 91% chances of rainfall
September 1- 90% chances of rainfall
September 2- 25% chances of rainfall
As per a Hindustan Times Report, North West India has witnessed 23% excess rain in the monsoon that began June 1. The month of September will continue to witness rainfall as well, especially in these regions.
HT that quoted IMD suggest that several parts of north, west and central India will witness above normal rainfall till September 4.
There is likely to be above-normal rainfall over several parts of north, west and central India till September 4. India Meteorological Department’s extended range forecast (ERF) suggests that wet conditions are likely to continue till September 18.
It is pertinent to mention here that on July 31, IMD had predicted that that above normal rainfall in excess of 106% of the long period average is likely over the country during the second half of the southwest monsoon season (August and September).
At the time, IMD officials said rainfall in August would be normal, and September, above normal.
Notably, IMD's prediction of more rainfall is concerning as Punjab and many other states are already batting floods.
