NEW DELHI: Heavy rainfall is likely to continue across several parts of the country on Thursday, with the India Meteorological Department (IMD) issuing rain warnings for parts of north, central, east, northeast, west and southern India.A deep depression over north interior Odisha and adjoining areas of south Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh is likely to move nearly westwards across north interior Odisha and north Chhattisgarh during the next 24 hours, the weather office said.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds are also likely in several regions, while widespread monsoon activity is expected to continue across the country.IMD alert for ThursdayHeavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over parts of central and western India, with isolated extremely heavy rainfall expected over some areas.Heavy rainfall is likely over Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, Punjab, Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, west Uttar Pradesh, east Uttar Pradesh, east Rajasthan, west Madhya Pradesh, east Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand, Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Gujarat, Kerala, coastal Karnataka, north interior Karnataka, south interior Karnataka, Telangana, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds are likely over Jammu and Kashmir, Uttarakhand, east and west Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha, parts of northeast India, Maharashtra, Gujarat and southern states.Delhi-NCR weather tomorrowDelhi and adjoining areas are likely to receive heavy rainfall on Thursday.The IMD has forecast heavy rainfall over Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi during July 30-August 3. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are also likely over parts of the region.North India forecastFairly widespread to widespread rainfall is likely over Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Uttarakhand during the next few days.Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Punjab are likely to witness widespread rainfall during July 28-31 and again during August 2-3, while east Rajasthan and west Uttar Pradesh are expected to receive rainfall during July 28-August 3.Heavy rainfall is likely over Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab, west Uttar Pradesh and east Uttar Pradesh.Isolated very heavy rainfall is likely over Jammu and Kashmir on July 30, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand during July 29-30, and east Rajasthan during July 30-August 1.Central India forecastCentral India is likely to witness intense monsoon activity, with widespread rainfall expected over Vidarbha, west Madhya Pradesh, east Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.Heavy rainfall is likely over west Madhya Pradesh on July 30, east Madhya Pradesh on July 31, Vidarbha during July 29-31 and Chhattisgarh during July 29-30.Isolated very heavy rainfall is likely over west Madhya Pradesh on July 30 and east Madhya Pradesh on July 30.Heavy to very heavy rainfall at a few places, with isolated extremely heavy rainfall, is likely over Vidarbha on July 30 and west Madhya Pradesh on July 30.East India forecastOdisha, Jharkhand, Bihar and West Bengal are likely to witness widespread rainfall activity.Rainfall is likely over Odisha during July 29-30 and on August 3, Jharkhand on July 29 and during August 1-3, Bihar during July 31-August 3, and Gangetic West Bengal and Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during July 29-August 3.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds are likely over Jharkhand, Bihar, Odisha and West Bengal.Northeast India under rain watchAssam and Meghalaya are likely to receive widespread rainfall during July 29-August 3, while Arunachal Pradesh may witness widespread rainfall during July 29-August 2.Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura are likely to receive widespread rainfall during July 29-31.Heavy rainfall is likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya and parts of Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.Isolated very heavy rainfall is likely over Arunachal Pradesh on August 1 and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura on August 2-3.West India forecastKonkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and Gujarat are likely to receive heavy rainfall during the forecast period.Fairly widespread to widespread rainfall is likely over Konkan and Goa during July 29-August 3, Madhya Maharashtra during July 29-August 1, Marathwada during July 29-31 and Gujarat region during July 30-August 2.Heavy rainfall is likely over Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada and Gujarat.Isolated very heavy rainfall is likely over Konkan and Goa on July 31, Madhya Maharashtra during July 30-31 and Gujarat during July 30 and August 1-2.South India forecastSouth India is also likely to witness active monsoon conditions, with rainfall expected over Kerala, Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.Fairly widespread rainfall is likely over coastal Karnataka, Kerala and Mahe, Lakshadweep and north interior Karnataka.Heavy rainfall is likely over Kerala and Mahe, coastal Karnataka, north interior Karnataka, south interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, coastal Andhra Pradesh and Telangana.Isolated very heavy rainfall is likely over south interior Karnataka during July 30-31.Thunderstorms accompanied by gusty winds are likely over Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Karnataka, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema and Telangana.
