Weather update: IMD predicts heavy rainfall in THESE states till May 24. Check details here

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India Meteorological Department (IMD) said that various states of the Southern part of India, as well as the Northern states, will observe heavy rainfall in Southern till May 23. In an official release, IMD said, “Isolated extremely heavy rainfall also very likely over Tamil Nadu and Kerala till May 24." It further said that heavy to heavy rainfall is expected over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Kerala, and Mahe on May 23.

Coastal Karnataka will likely experience this on May 21 and 22, and South Interior Karnataka till May 21. Isolated to scattered light to moderate rainfall with similar conditions is expected over Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Telangana, and Rayalaseema over the next seven days.

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Fairly widespread to widespread light to moderate rainfall is very likely over the Andaman & Nicobar Islands over the next seven days, with isolated heavy rainfall over the Nicobar Islands from May 20 to 23. Isolated light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds is expected over Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, and Marathwada until May 22 and over Vidarbha and Chhattisgarh till 23.

IMD noted that a western disturbance, as a cyclonic circulation, lies over Afghanistan and north Pakistan at a lower tropospheric level, with a trough aloft in middle tropospheric westerlies roughly along long. Under its influence, Isolated to scattered light rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning is very likely over