The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued the indicated weather alerts in the following metro cities, as of Wednesday (17 December):

• Mumbai and Pune – No warning has been issued in the forecast or nowcast.
• Delhi, Noida, and Gurugram – No warning has been issued in the forecast or nowcast.
• Bengaluru – No warning has been issued in the forecast or nowcast.
• Hyderabad – No warning has been issued in the forecast or nowcast.
• Chennai – A yellow alert for thunderstorms, lightning, and squall has been issued in the forecast. No warning has been issued in the nowcast.
• Kolkata – No warning has been issued in the forecast or nowcast.
• Ahmedabad and Gandhinagar – No warning has been issued in the forecast or nowcast.