IMD predicts heavy rainfall over West Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat

Isolated places over West Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat are expected to receive heavy rainfall on Wednesday. The weather forecasting agency also predicted strong winds over southwest and adjoining west-central Arabian Sea.

New Delhi: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that isolated places in Gujarat, eastern and western Madhya Pradesh, eastern Uttar Pradesh and Gangetic West Bengal are likely to receive heavy rainfall on Wednesday.

According to IMD, isolated places in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim are also expected to get heavy downpour.

The weather office said heavy rainfall is likely in Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Saurashtra and Kutch, Madhya Maharashtra, Konkan and Goa.

Thunderstorm, accompanied by lightning, is very likely at isolated places over Bihar, Jharkhand and Odisha, the agency said.

Strong winds, with speeds reaching 40-50 kmph, are likely to prevail over southwest and the west-central Arabian Sea. Squally weather conditions are likely in the Gujarat region.

IMD has advised fishermen not to venture into these areas for the next few days.

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