Monsoon rain alert: Heavy rainfall to continue till August 2 in THESE states. Check 5-day IMD weather forecast here

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heavy rainfall for various states including Himachal Pradesh, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Telangana, etc., for the next 5 days. Currently, the monsoon trough is active and is south of its normal position and passes through Bikaner, Kota, Raisen, Durg, the center of the Low-Pressure Area over south Odisha and adjoining north Coastal Andhra Pradesh and thence east-southeastwards to Eastcentral Bay of Bengal and extends upto lower tropospheric levels, IMD said in its latest bulletin. “The western end is likely to gradually shift northwards during the next 3 days while the eastern end is likely to gradually shift northwards and likely to be along the normal position from 30 July.

A cyclonic circulation lies over Punjab and the neighborhood in lower tropospheric levels. It is also likely to become less marked by 29 July," it added. 1) Northwest India: Light/Moderate fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall is very likely over Uttarakhand during 27th-31st; Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi and West Uttar Pradesh during 27th-29th; over East Uttar Pradesh during 28th-31st; over Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir on 27th& 28th July, 2023.

Isolated very heavy rainfall also likely over Himachal Pradesh and West Rajasthan on 27th July, 2023. 2) Central India: Light/moderate fairly widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated heavy rainfall is very likely over the region during 27th-29th July. Isolated extremely heavy falls also likely over Vidarbha on 27th July.