Hot and humid weather is likely to prevail over Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha on May 17, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said in its daily bulletin.
Heat wave conditions are very likely in isolated pockets of Jammu & Kashmir, eastern Uttar Pradesh on May 17 and 18; southwest Uttar Pradesh, eastern Rajasthan, north Madhya Pradesh during May 17-19; western Rajasthan during May 17-23.
Warm night conditions are very likely in isolated pockets of eastern Madhya Pradesh on May 17 and 18.
In the northwest, isolated light to moderate rainfall with thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds at speeds reaching 30-50 kilometres per hour (kmph) is likely over eastern Uttar Pradesh, eastern Rajasthan during May 17-23; Punjab, Haryana, western Uttar Pradesh on May 17 and during May 19- 21.
Isolated hailstorm is very likely over Himachal Pradesh on May 19, while dust storm is very likely at isolated places over Haryana on May 17. Strong dust raising winds (30-40 kmph) are very likely over western Rajasthan during May 17-23.
In eastern and central India, isolated heavy rainfall is likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim during May 17-21 and Gangetic West Bengal and Bihar on May 18.
In the west, isolated heavy rainfall is likely over south Madhya Maharashtra during May 17-22; south Konkan and Goa during May 19-23 with very heavy rainfall over Konkan and Madhya Maharashtra during May 20-22.
In the south, isolated heavy rainfall is likely over coastal Karnataka, Kerala and Mahe during May 18-23; interior Karnataka during May 18-21; Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal during May 17-20; Telangana on May 17 and 18; Rayalaseema on May 19; Lakshadweep on May 19 and 20.
Isolated very heavy rainfall is also likely over Kerala & Mahe and coastal Karnataka on May 20; North Interior Karnataka on May 19 and 20 and South Interior Karnataka on May 18 and 19.
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