NEW DELHI: Heavy rainfall is likely across several parts of the country on Saturday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) forecasting rain over northwest, central, east, northeast, west and peninsular India.Very heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places over Odisha, while heavy rain is expected over parts of east Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, east Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, coastal Karnataka, Kerala and other regions.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds are also likely across several states, with strong surface winds expected over parts of coastal Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Rayalaseema, Telangana and Karnataka.IMD forecast for SaturdayHeavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places over Odisha, with extremely heavy rainfall possible at isolated places.Heavy rainfall is also likely over east Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, east Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Gangetic West Bengal, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Gujarat, coastal Karnataka, Kerala, Mahe and south interior Karnataka.Delhi-NCR weather tomorrowHaryana, Chandigarh and Delhi are likely to receive rainfall, with fairly widespread to widespread showers expected over parts of northwest India.The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert and forecast more heavy rain.North India forecastFairly widespread to widespread rainfall is likely over east Uttar Pradesh during August 8-9, while isolated heavy rainfall is expected over east Uttar Pradesh.Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand are likely to witness widespread rainfall, with isolated very heavy rainfall possible over Uttarakhand.Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan and Muzaffarabad may receive scattered rainfall, while thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are likely over Uttarakhand.East and central India forecastOdisha is likely to witness heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places on Saturday, with extremely heavy rainfall possible in some areas.Heavy rainfall is also expected over Bihar, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal, sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim.In central India, heavy rain is likely over east Madhya Pradesh, while Chhattisgarh may also receive rainfall. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are likely over Chhattisgarh.Northeast under rain watchHeavy rainfall is likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are also likely over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.West India forecastFairly widespread to widespread rainfall is expected over Konkan and Goa, while Madhya Maharashtra and Gujarat region are likely to receive showers.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds are likely over parts of Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Gujarat region and Saurashtra and Kutch.South India forecastHeavy rainfall is likely over coastal Karnataka, Kerala, Mahe and south interior Karnataka, with isolated very heavy rainfall possible over coastal Karnataka, Kerala and south interior Karnataka.Rainfall activity is also expected over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds are likely over Kerala, Mahe, Lakshadweep, Rayalaseema and Tamil Nadu. Strong surface winds are also likely over coastal Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Rayalaseema, Telangana and parts of Karnataka.IMD’s latest forecast for the next few daysRainfall activity is likely to continue across several parts of the country till August 12.Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall is expected over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Delhi-NCR, Haryana, Punjab, east Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal, Sikkim, Konkan and Goa, coastal Karnataka, Kerala and parts of the Northeast.Isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over Odisha, Uttarakhand, east Uttar Pradesh, east Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, West Bengal, coastal Karnataka, Kerala and northeastern states during the next few days.Fishermen warningThe IMD has advised fishermen against venturing into the sea due to rough weather conditions.In the Arabian Sea, squally weather is expected along and off the Somalia coast, over parts of the westcentral, southwest and eastcentral Arabian Sea, north Arabian Sea, and along and off Karnataka and Kerala coasts, including Lakshadweep waters.In the Bay of Bengal, fishermen have been advised to avoid the Odisha coast, Andaman Sea, south Sri Lanka coast and adjoining parts of the south Bay of Bengal between August 7 and 10.
