Rains forecast in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Haryana, Kerala

Pune, May 2 (UNI) Rain or thundershowers are likely to occur at many places in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and at a few places in Haryana, coastal Karnataka, and Kerala.

Rain or thundershowers are likely to occur at isolated places in Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal, Sikkim, Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, north Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chattisgarh, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, interior Karnataka and Lakshadweep. Mainly dry weather will prevail over south Rajasthan, Gujarat, Konkan and Goa.

Heat wave conditions prevailed in Jammu and Kashmir and north Rajasthan, in some parts of west Madhya Pradesh, and at isolated places in Punjab, north Gujarat, Madhya Maharashtra and Vidarbha.

Hot day conditions prevailed at isolated places in Haryana and Marathwada.

Day temperatures were markedly above normal in Assam and Meghalaya, appreciably above normal in Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal, Sikkim, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and south interior Karnataka, in some parts of Tamil Nadu, and in remaining parts of Rajasthan, west Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Maharashtra and Vidarbha. They were above normal in east Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, north Konkan, Goa, Telangana, Rayalaseema, coastal Karnataka and in remaining parts of Tamil Nadu.

Day temperatures were appreciably to markedly below normal in Jharkhand, Bihar, north Orissa and east Uttar Pradesh. They were normal over the rest of the country.

Rain or thundershowers have occurred at most places in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and at many places in south interior Karnataka.

Rain or thundershowers have also occurred at a few places in Uttaranchal, north interior Karnataka, and at isolated places in Assam, Meghalaya, West Bengal, Sikkim, Orissa, Bihar, west Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Maharashtra, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Rayalseema and Kerala. Mainly dry weather prevailed over Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Jharkhand, east Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Gujarat, Konkan, Goa, Marathwada, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, coastal Karnataka and Lakshadweep.

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