Heavy rainfall has caused flood situation in many parts of the state. Incessant rains have caused widespread destruction in the upper reaches of Kottayam and Idukki districts of the state. The monsoon has reached North West Bengal six days ahead of schedule. The IMD had predicted that it would enter the state by June 6.
Meanwhile, the weather in Delhi-NCR continued to remain dry and sultry over the weekend. In many areas, there has been hailstorm with rain. The change in weather brought some relief to the people.
The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted heavy rainfall over the next few days in many parts of north India. "Thunderstorm accompanied with moderate rain and gusty winds are very likely at isolated places over Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Ladakh and Gilgit-Baltistan-Muzaffarabad during the next five days," the IMD said.
According to the Meteorological Department, light to moderate rain is likely in Uttar Pradesh from June 1 to 4, Rajasthan from June 2, Punjab and Haryana from June 1 to 5. Meanwhile, heatwave conditions are likely to prevail over northwest, central and east India during the next two to three days. Meanwhile, heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected over northeast India and southern states for the next four to five days.
"Conditions are becoming favourable for further advance of Southwest Monsoon into some more parts of Central Arabian Sea and remaining parts of South Arabian Sea, Lakshadweep, Kerala, some parts of Karnataka and Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu and Bay of Bengal during next two to three days," the IMD said.
Light to moderate rain over rest of North East India, parts of Uttarakhand, northern districts of Bihar, West Bengal, parts of Vidarbha, Madhya Maharashtra, Konkan & Goa, Gujarat region, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep and parts of Chhattisgarh possible. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), heatwave conditions are prevailing in many parts of Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh.