• Weather report: IMD predicts light to moderate rainfall in eastern, north-east regions

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    Weather report: IMD predicts light to moderate rainfall in eastern, north-east regions
    IMD had earlier issued a warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, and Northeast India for the next four to five days.

    Digital Desk: Light to moderate rainfall is expected throughout northeastern and eastern India in the next several hours, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD).

    Particularly, rainfall is anticipated in Sikkim and the surrounding regions of sub-Himalayan West Bengal, western Arunachal Pradesh, western Assam, and Meghalaya, with sporadic heavy spells possible.

    Furthermore, throughout the following three hours, extreme northeast Bihar is expected to get thunderstorms with lightning.

    "Light to moderate rainfall at most places with occasional intense spells of rainfall is very likely to continue over Sikkim & adjoining areas of sub-Himalayan West Bengal, West Arunachal Pradesh, West Assam and Meghalaya and light to moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm, lightning also likely over extreme northeast Bihar during next 3 hours."

    IMD had earlier issued a warning for heavy to very heavy rainfall over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, and Northeast India for the next four to five days. There would also be isolated exceptionally heavy showers.

    Additionally, the department issued a heatwave warning for northern India, predicting that weather there will likely remain hot and humid for the next four to five days.