The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall over Madhya Pradesh and East Rajasthan during the next 2 days.
Talking to Akashvani News, senior IMD Scientist Dr R K Jenamani said that heavy rainfall conditions will continue over parts of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan during the next 3 to 4 days. He added that similar conditions will continue over Eastern part of the country including West Bengal, Sikkim, Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha during the next two days.
IMD noted possibility of “isolated heavy rainfall” in Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand till July 16. Besides this, heavy showers are likely in Punjab and Haryana on July 11 and 16 and in Jammu and Kashmir between July 14 and 16. In Uttar Pradesh, heavy precipitation is likely till July 13.
According to IMD’s weather report dated July 10, heavy rainfall is likely in Madhya Pradesh till July 14, in Goa on July 13 and 14, in Gujarat from July 13 till16 and in Maharashtra on July 13 and 14. “Light/moderate rainfall at most places accompanied with thunderstorm, lightning likely to continue over Northeast India during next 7 days,” the Meteorological department said.