Monsoon update: IMD predicts heavy rainfall in Maharashtra, Karnataka, Goa, Northeast, UP over next 5 days

Rainfall alert: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall in various parts of the country in the next five days including Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, coastal Karnataka, many parts of central, northeast and adjoining east India, as well as Uttar Pradesh. 

The IMD predicted light to moderate rainfall over Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Kerala and Mahe, Lakshadweep, coastal Karnataka, Marathwada, Gujarat, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, Telangana, interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, and Rayalaseema in the next five days. 

Heavy rainfall is likely over Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra on July 10, Marathwada on July 8 and 9, Saurashtra and Kutch on July 8, Gujarat region on July 9, Kerala and Mahe, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam, North and South interior Karnataka on July 9, 11 and 12, Telangana on July 8, 9 and 12, Coastal Karnataka on July 10 and 11.

Isolated very heavy rainfall has been predicted over Konkan and Goa and Madhya Maharashtra on July 9, 11, and 12, Gujarat region, Kerala and Mahe, Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Yanam and interior Karnataka on July 8, and over Coastal Karnataka on July 9 and 12. Isolated extremely heavy rainfall is also very likely over Konkan and Goa, Ghat regions of Madhya Maharashtra and Coastal Karnataka on July 8.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Bihar, Northeast India, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand, Odisha regions are expected to witness light to moderate rainfall in the next five days. 

Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Sikkim, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal areas are expected to witness heavy rainfall in the July 8-12 period, while Jharkhand is expected to witness similar conditions on July 12, Odisha on July 8, and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura on July 8-11. 

Very heavy rainfall is also expected over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on July 8 and 12, Bihar during July 10-12, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya during July 8-11, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura on July 8. Isolated extremely heavy rainfall is expected over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on July 10 and 11, and Arunachal Pradesh on July 9.

Light to moderate rain is expected in Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Central India, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Punjab and Rajasthan in the next 5 days. 

Isolated heavy rainfall is likely over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi on July 12, while Himachal Pradesh is expected to face similar conditions on July 11 and 12, Uttarakhand, West Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh during July 9-12, East Uttar Pradesh during July 9-12, East Rajasthan on July 8 and 9, and  Vidarbha during July 8-10. Isolated very heavy rainfall is also likely over West Uttar Pradesh on July 11, East Uttar Pradesh on July 10 and 11, West Madhya Pradesh on July 8 and 11, and East Madhya Pradesh on July 10 and 11.