Weather office issues alert on rain spell in Kerala

India Meteorological Department has forecast widespread rainfall with thunderstorms, lightning and gusty winds over Kerala and scattered rainfall over Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh during the next 5 days.

The weather department has also forecast heavy rainfall at isolated places over Tamil Nadu on 27th May and over Kerala during 27th -29th May and over South Interior Karnataka on 29th May.

The weather bulletin issued today also states:

*Conditions are favourable for further advance of southwest monsoon into some more parts of south Bay of Bengal, Andaman Sea and Andaman & Nicobar Islands during next 2 days.

*A fresh Western Disturbance is likely to affect Northwest India from 29th May, 2023. This will bring fairly widespread rainfall with thunderstorm, lightning & occasional winds over Northwest India during next 4-5 days.

*Northeast India: Fairly widespread rainfall with thunderstorm/lightning/gusty winds very likely to continue over Assam & Meghalaya and Mizoram & Tripura during next 24 hours and reduction thereafter.

*Heavy rainfall at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya and Nagaland 27th May,

*East India: Scattered to fairly widespread rainfall with thunderstorms and lightning likely over West Bengal & Sikkim, Bihar and Jharkhand during next 2 days.