The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy rainfall over parts of Keralam, Mahe, South Interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal today. IMD has also predicted thunderstorms with lightning and gusty winds over Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Delhi, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha and West Bengal today. Similar conditions are likely to prevail over Sikkim, Chhattisgarh, East Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Maharashtra, Konkan, Goa, Lakshadweep, Andhra Pradesh, Andaman and Nicobar Islands and Northeastern states for the day.

Meanwhile, the Met Department has said that the national Capital is expected to witness very light rain or drizzle today at a few places, accompanied with thunderstorm and lightning during afternoon or evening.