IMD warns of intense rain spell over Northeast India, WB and Sikkim

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday said that an intense spell of rainfall is likely to continue over Northeast India and SubHimalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during the next five days.

Already several parts of the country experienced isolated heavy rainfall in the past 24 hours.

The IMD has also predicted heatwave conditions in parts of Odisha, Punjab, Madhya Pradesh, East Rajasthan and other parts of the country.

Rainfall/thunderstorm Forecast & Warnings:

Widespread light/moderate rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall very likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim during next five days.

Isolated extremely heavy rainfall also likely over Meghalaya during June 8- 10.

-Intense spell of rainfall likely to continue over Northeast India and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim during next 5 days.

-Isolated/scattered rainfall with thunderstorm/lightning/gusty winds very likely over Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal during next 5 days with isolated heavy rainfall over Bihar today.

Heat wave warnings:

-Heat wave conditions in isolated places very likely over Jammu Division, Himachal Pradesh, West Rajasthan, north Jharkhand and Vidarbha on June 6 and 7.

-Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh during June 6-8

Punjab, Haryana-Delhi & Uttarakhand during June 6 and June 9