The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday predicted moderate to severe thunderstorm with lightning in four states during the next 24 hours. The IMD also said that fairly widespread to widespread rainfall was very likely over Bihar, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam and Meghalaya during next 5 days. The department has predicted isolated thunderstorm activity accompanied with lightning and rainfall over these regions during this period. As predicted, the IMD said, heat wave conditions has abated from the plains of Northwest India with occurrence of only isolated heat wave over Haryana yesterday. "Subsequently, no heat wave conditions are likely over the region during next 5 days," it added.

Source: Mint July 03, 2021 11:03 UTC