Weather today: Karnataka, Kerala receive red alert for heavy rainfall, several states issued orange alert by IMD
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IMD's state-wise weather warnings below:
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'Isolated heavy rainfall very likely to continue over Madhya Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal, Jharkhand during 23rd-25th; Odisha, Chhattisgarh during 20th -25th; Vidarbha during 21st-25th; Bihar on 20th undefined Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim during 20th-22nd July,' the weather agency said in its reported dated Saturday.
In Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand till July 24.
In Uttar Pradesh on July 20 and 21.
In Punjab and Haryana till July 22 and then again on July 24.
In Kerala and Karnataka till July 25.
In Tamil Nadu until July 22.
In Andhra Pradesh and Telangana tomorrow.
In Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura till tomorrow and then again on July 24 and 25.
Delhi-NCR weather today
The states of Kerala and Karnataka are set to witness heavy rainfall on Sunday, the India Meteorological Department ( IMD ) predicted.A red alert has been issued for the two states, while three states, including Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu and Bihar have been issued an orange alert. Meanwhile, rest of states are on yellow alert except for Rajasthan."Extremely heavy rainfall (≥21 cm) very likely at isolated places over Kerala and Coastal Karnataka on 20th July." IMD said in its latest weather bulletin.Kerala's Kannur and Kasaragod districts are on red alert today, while orange weather warning is in place for Ernakulam, Idukki, Thrissur, Palakkad, Malappuram, Kozhikode and Wayanad districts.The IMD has also issued a warning for fishermen in Kerala and Karanataka. 'Squally weather with wind speed 40 - 50 kmph gusting to 60 kmph likely to prevail.'Isolated heavy rainfall is likely in the following regions:Delhi and the Nataional Capital Region will also see increased rainfall in the upcoming week. However, no rainfall alert is in place for the national capital for Sunday, but IMD forecasted, 'Partly cloudy sky. Very light rain.'
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