Meteorological department issues alerts for heavy rains in several states

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Several northern Indian states, including Delhi, received light to moderate rains on Sunday, which is expected to bring relief to the region

New Delhi: Several northern Indian states, including Delhi, received light to moderate rains on Sunday, which is expected to bring relief to the region for a week. The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) said the low pressure area over the Arabian Sea could turn into a cyclonic storm and move towards the upper west coast.

Rains lash Punjab, Haryana Rains The maximum temperature in Delhiwas recorded at 36 degrees Celsius due to light rain overnight and daytime.

Meteorologists have forecast daytime temperatures below 40 degrees Celsius for the next two days. Many Delhi-NCR residents saw rainbows in the sky. Rains also fell in Haryana, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh.

"Between June 1 and June 3, the temperature in Delhi-NCR is likely to rise by 2-4 degrees," said Kuldeep Srivastava, head of the India Meteorological Department's Regional Forecasting Centre.

Thunderstorms accompanied by hail and heavy rains are likely to occur PhotoSrivastava said that another western disturbance is likely in northwestern India in the first week of June. Last week, heatwaves began in many parts of northern India. Due to western disturbances and south-westerly winds and low pressure area in the Arabian Sea, there may be more humidity in Delhi-NCR.

The IMD said the low pressure area would turn into a cyclonic storm by June 3 before moving to northern Maharashtra and south Gujarat.

The low pressure area over the Arabian Sea will become a cyclonic storm in the next 48 hours. It will also affect the coastal areas of Maharashtra and Gujarat. The Indian Meteorological Department said on Sunday that the cyclonic storm would reach the coasts of Maharashtra and Gujarat by June 3.

Rainshowers likely later RainThe meteorological department issued the warning just days after the devastating cyclone devastated West Bengal and Orissa.

The IMD tweeted, "In the next 48 hours, the low pressure area in the Arabian Sea will intensify in the cyclonic storm, which will cause depression in the next 48 hours." It will reach the coasts of North Maharashtra and South Gujarat on the morning of June 3.

The cyclonic storm is likely to bring rains to many parts of the country. The meteorological department said that sea conditions would be "extremely bad."