Weather update: IMD predicts heavy rainfall, thunderstorm and lightning over these states - details

The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) issued a warning of heavy rainfall, thunderstorm and lightning over Uttarakhand on September 25-26, and Himachal Pradesh and West Uttar Pradesh on September 25. Fairly widespread, widespread light, moderate rainfall with isolated heavy downpours and thunderstorm/lightning is very likely over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim and Bihar on September 25, and Odisha on September 27, a statement by the weather department noted.

Isolated very heavy rainfall is also expected over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on September 25. Fairly widespread and light to moderate rainfall with isolated heavy downpours and thunderstorm/lightning is expected over Arunachal Pradesh on September 25, the statement by IMD further added.

Notably, earlier an Orange alert was issued for very heavy rainfall in Uttarakhand from September 23-25. "Orange alert for very heavy rainfall issued for Uttarakhand from 23rd to 25th Sept. Rain is expected to increase over western UP tomorrow," senior scientist in IMD, RK Jenamani said.

"A western disturbance as a trough in mid-tropospheric westerlies run roughly, under whose influence, the current spell of rainfall is likely to continue over northwest India for the next few days followed by a reduction thereafter," a statement by the IMD said.

"Fairly widespread/widespread light/moderate rainfall with isolated heavy falls and thunderstorm/lightning very likely over Uttarakhand and West Uttar Pradesh during 23rd-25th and East Uttar Pradesh during 23rd, 25th and 26th September," the statement further added.

On Thursday, very heavy rainfall occurred at isolated places over Uttar Pradesh, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim, West Madhya Pradesh and East Rajasthan. Heavy rainfall lashed several parts of East Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and Gujarat Region on September 22.