The India Meteorological Department (IMD) predicted extremely heavy rainfall in Kerala, coastal and south interior Karnataka, Konkan, Goa, and Madhya Maharashtra over the following days.
A red alert has been issued in Karnataka and Kerala, predicting thunderstorms and lightning with strong surface winds likely at isolated places.
In Kerala, a red alert has been issued for Mallapuram district, and an orange alert has been issued for seven other districts, as reported by the media.
“Kerala and Mahe are very likely to receive isolated heavy (64.5-115.5 mm) to very heavy rainfall to extremely heavy falls on 22nd & 23rd June, and likely to receive isolated heavy (64.5-115.5 mm) to very heavy rainfall (115.5-204.4 mm) during 24th-26th June, 2024,” the IMD said in a post on тАШXтАЩ, according to ANI.
Marathwada, Mahe, and Lakshadweep regions will receive fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rainfall, reported IMD.
According to the IMD, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Rayalaseema, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Karaikal will receive scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall during the next five days. An orange alert is also in place for Odisha by the IMD.
Widespread light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds are predicted over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal during the next five days, as reported by the IMD.
The IMD predicted isolated pockets of West Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi to experience heatwave conditions from 22-25 June for West UP and 24-25 June for the rest of the places. The IMD also stated that the monsoon is expected to hit Delhi-NCR around June 30.
