NEW DELHI: Amid the scorching heat throughout the country, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Friday said that the wet spell over Northwest and east India from May 21 to May 24 will reach peak intensity on May 23.
The IMD also mentioned dust storm activity at isolated places, very likely over west Rajasthan between May 22 and 24. The department also predicted strong surface winds with wind speed reaching 30-40 kmph over Rajasthan on Saturday.
During the next five days, scattered to fairly widespread light/moderate rainfall with isolated thunderstorm/lightning/gusty winds are likely over Bihar, Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal and Odisha.
Areas, including Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, may have fairly widespread to widespread light/moderate rainfall with isolated thunderstorm/lightning/gusty winds, the IMD said in a tweet. (ANI)