Key Points
According to the weather department, heavy rainfall is likely to continue over Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, east and northeast India over the next 7 days..
The India Meteorological Department has warned of isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall over Kerala, Tamil Nadu, south interior Karnataka and the Rayalaseema region in the next five days..
This would mean more rainfall across northwest India. . Further, the weather department said a trough is moving from northeast Arabian sea to the cyclonic circulation over northwest Madhya Pradesh and neighbourhood in lower tropospheric levels..
There is a red alert for east Rajasthan (extremely heavy rain over 20 cm) on Monday, while there is an orange alert for very heavy rainfall (12-20 cm) at isolated places over West Madhya Pradesh, Rayalaseema, Assam, Meghalaya on Monday; Uttarakhand, East Rajasthan on Tuesday; Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday and Wednesday; Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal, South Interior Karnataka, Kerala until Wednesday. ..
There is also a low to moderate flash flood risk over a few watersheds and neighbourhoods of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, East Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh, coastal Karnataka, Kerala and Mahe, and south interior Karnataka met sub-divisions on Tuesday, the IMD has warned..
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