Rain forecast in Guwahati: Will RR vs MI IPL 2026 clash be washed out?

On Monday, April 6, the ongoing IPL 2026 recorded its first washed-out match. Due to the rain, the Kolkata Knight Riders vs The Punjab Kings (KKR vs PBKS) match was abandoned. Today (April 7), the Mumbai Indians will go up against the Rajasthan Royals at the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati. 

Via road, it will take around 18–22 hours to reach from Kolkata to Guwahati, and by flight, the travel time is roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes. Like Kolkata, will Guwahati also see a spell of heavy rain or thunderstorm? What is the weather forecast for Guwahati today? Let's take a look at some important details ahead of the crucial league match.

Guwahati weather forecast ahead of the RR vs MI match

According to AccuWeather, a partly cloudy sky is expected in Guwahati throughout the day. As the day progresses, there will be some rain in the town. The match is scheduled to happen at 7.30 PM, and according to the weather forecast, a few spells of rain can be seen between 1 PM and 3 PM. From 4 PM to 6 PM, the sky can be covered with a thick layer of cloud, ahead of the match, the weather will be clearer.

The Rajasthan Royals vs Mumbai Indians match is expected to roll under a partly cloudy sky, without any rain interruption. As of now, no forecast for rain has been issued during the match hours. So, back-to-back washouts may not happen. During the night, the lowest temperature can be around 19° Celsius.

Tonight's game is quite important for both of the teams. As of now, the Riyan Parag-led Rajasthan Royals are ahead of the Mumbai Indians in the IPL 2026 points table as they have 4 points, winning 2 out of 2 matches so far. On the other side, the Mumbai Indians claimed one win and one defeat so far, with 2 points and -0.206 net run rate, they are currently at the number 6 spot of the IPL 2026 ladder. 

Read More: IPL 2026: Ravichandran Ashwin slams KKR's baffling call to bat first under gloomy skies against PBKS

Hardik Pandya is all fine to return to action for the Mumbai Indians 

Ahead of the match, MI fans have received some good news in the form of their captain Hardik Pandya. Pandya missed the previous game because of illness, but now, he is all fine to return to action against the 5-time champions. MI's bowling coach Paras Mhambrey confirmed that the all-rounder will return to lead the side today while also stating that he was never injured and was sick. 

"Hardik Pandya is available. He had a couple of net sessions. He is fine. He was not injured, but was unwell. That’s the reason he was unavailable last game," the coach said in the pre-match press conference.

"I think that's something that you will have to take. Injuries are something that you can't control, but I think we got the team we got enough guys out there to make the mix and match and looking at the surface combinations, but yeah, I think we got enough guys to look around kind of," he added further. 

The bowling coach hinted about a crucial change in the playing combination as Hardik Pandya will make himself back into the line-up. In the previous match, because of Pandya's unavailability, who is a pace bowling all-rounder, the team management brought in Corbin Bosch for Trent Boult. 

"Yeah I think it's just a combination, obviously Hardik gives you that option of a bat and ball all-rounder right? So since he wasn't available we needed a kind of replacement who could fill in that role for us so it's purely a tactical decision that we went with him," Mhambrey told the media ahead of the RR vs MI IPL 2026 clash.