Light to moderate rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy falls and thunderstorm/lightning are likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam-Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim during the next 2 days.

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Isolated to scattered light/moderate rainfall with isolated thunderstorm/lightning/gusty winds are expected over Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana during the next 5 days.

Digital Desk: India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that a wet spell is likely to continue over the northwest and east India for the next 4 days. The intensity of the rain is likely to apex on Monday.

Meanwhile, a cyclonic circulation lies over Rayalaseema and its neighboring areas. Under its influence, some southern states are likely to witness very heavy rainfall for the next 5 days, the weather agency also said. Kerala, Meghalaya, and Tripura saw very heavy rainfall in the last 24 hours.

Here is the Overall Weather Forecast:

· Light to moderate rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy falls and thunderstorm/lightning are likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam-Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura, and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim during the next 2 days. It is likely to decrease after that.

· Extremely heavy falls are also predicted over Meghalaya on 21st May.

· Rainfall with isolated thunderstorm/lightning/gusty winds are expected over Kerala-Mahe during the next 5 days and over Karnataka on 21st & 22nd, with isolated heavy falls over Karnataka and Kerala on 21st May.

· Isolated to scattered light/moderate rainfall with isolated thunderstorm/lightning/gusty winds are expected over Tamilnadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Telangana during the next 5 days.

· Consequential reduction in rainfall activity over South Peninsular India from 22nd May.

· Isolated heavy rainfalls are also likely over Jammu& Kashmir on 22nd & 23rd; over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and north Punjab on 23rd May.

· Duststorm activity is predicted at isolated places, likely over West Rajasthan on 22nd & 24th and East Rajasthan during 21st- 24th May.

· Strong Surface Winds with wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph over Rajasthan on 21st May.

· Scattered to fairly widespread light/moderate rainfall with isolated thunderstorm/lightning/gusty winds likely over Bihar, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, and Odisha during the next 5 days.