The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast extremely heavy rainfall at isolated places over Karnataka on May 20 and 21 and over Konkan on May 21. Very heavy rainfall is also likely in parts of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Kerala, Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, Assam and Meghalaya through May 19-23.
Heatwave conditions are expected to continue in isolated pockets of West Rajasthan during May 19-24, East Rajasthan during May 19-22 and Haryana during May 19-21. Warm night conditions are likely in parts of Rajasthan and Haryana during this period. Hot and humid weather may prevail over Odisha on May 19 and 20.
Isolated dust storms (40-50 kilometres per hour) are very likely over West Rajasthan during May 19-22 and over Haryana and Punjab on May 19.
In the northeast, widespread light to moderate rain, accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds (30-50 km/h), is likely to persist for the next seven days. Isolated very heavy rainfall is expected in Assam and Meghalaya on May 19 and 20.
In northwest India, isolated hailstorms are very likely over Himachal Pradesh on May 19 and over Uttarakhand on May 19 and 20. Isolated heavy rainfall is expected in Uttarakhand during May 23-25.
In east and central India, thundersquall activity (50-60 km/h, gusting to 70 km/h) is expected in parts of Gangetic and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Marathwada. Very heavy rainfall is likely in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on May 20.
In the west, heavy rainfall is expected to continue over Konkan & Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, and Marathwada, with gusty winds reaching up to 70 km/h in some regions. Widespread rainfall with thunderstorms is also likely across these regions during 19-25 May.
In the south, widespread thunderstorms with gusty winds are likely over Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Extremely heavy rainfall is expected over Karnataka on May 20 and 21.
The southwest monsoon has further advanced over more parts of the south Arabian Sea, Maldives & Comorin area, South Bay of Bengal, central Bay of Bengal and northeast Bay of Bengal as of May 19. Conditions are favourable for further advancement over additional regions during the next 2-3 days.
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