According to the latest weather bulletin, IMD has forecast isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya during the next six to seven days, raising the possibility of localised flooding and disruptions.
According to the weather department, conditions are favourable for further advance of the southwest monsoon into more parts of Maharashtra, the remaining areas of Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar and parts of south Chhattisgarh during the next four to five days.
Widespread rainfall is expected across northeast India, the eastern Himalayan region and parts of southern India, while scattered showers are likely over northwest and central India.
The national capital is expected to experience partly cloudy skies with chances of thundery development over the next two days.
On Monday, very light to light rain accompanied by thunderstorms, lightning, and strong winds of 40-50 kmph, gusting up to 60 kmph, is likely across Delhi-NCR, including Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad, particularly during the afternoon and evening.
Similar conditions are expected on June 16, although rainfall activity may be less widespread.
By June 17, skies are likely to remain partly cloudy with temperatures rising further.
The maximum temperature in Delhi is expected to range between 38 degrees Celsius and 40 degrees Celsius on Monday and may rise to 40 degrees Celsius to 42 degrees Celsius by June 17.
Northeast India is likely to witness the most intense rainfall this week.
The IMD has forecast isolated heavy rainfall over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.
Very heavy rainfall is likely over Arunachal Pradesh during June 17-18 and over Assam and Meghalaya during June 17-19.
In eastern India, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim are expected to receive heavy rainfall on June 15 and June 20, with very heavy rainfall likely from June 16 to 19.
