IMD issues orange alert for very heavy rainfall, heatwave for next 5 days. Check forecast here

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Himachal Pradesh on April 5, 6, 10 and 11; and over Uttarakhand during next 7 days. Isolated light to moderate rainfall very likely over Rajasthan on April 5, 6, 10 and 11" The weather agency also said that a cyclonic circulation over north Bangladesh persists, while another cyclonic circulation lies over east Assam and the neighbourhood in lower tropospheric levels, which is likely to impact in light/moderate rainfall/snowfall with isolated thunderstorms and lightning very likely over Arunachal Pradesh; scattered to fairly widespread light to moderate rainfall with isolated thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds (40-50 kmph) over Assam and Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura during next 7 days.

"Isolated heavy rainfall/snowfall very likely over Arunachal Pradesh during April 5-9 with possibility of very heavy falls on April 5-6," IMD said. It has also predicted isolated heavy rainfall over Assam and Meghalaya on April 5-6 and over Odisha on April 7-9.

Scattered to Faily widespread light/moderate rainfall/snowfall with isolated thunderstorms and lightning very likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during next 7 days, predicted IMD. It has also predicted isolated light/moderate rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning very likely over Jharkhand during April6-9 and over Bihar on April 7-8.

Isolated light rainfall has also been predicted over Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha on April 5 and scattered to fairly widespread light/moderate rainfall with isolated thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds (40-50 kmph) during April 6-8. The weather agency also predicted hailstorm activity at isolated places over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on April 5 and Odisha on April 7.