IMD issued heavy rainfall alert in these states

States along the eastern coast are on alert following the India Meteorological Department (IMD) warning of heavy rains, gusty winds and rough sea over the next few days. IMD issued heavy rainfall alert in these states. Cyclone Mocha formed in Andaman Sea is currently active in Southeast Bay of Bengal.

Widespread rains and thunderstorms with isolated very heavy rainfall are likely over Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Fairly widespread rains and thunderstorms with isolated heavy falls are likely over South Interior Karnataka, Kerala and Mahe.

Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected over Coastal Karnataka and Lakshadweep. Isolated rains with a chance of lightning may occur over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Odisha, Konkan, Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Rayalaseema, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal and North Interior Karnataka.

Maximum temperatures above 45°C are likely in isolated places of West Rajasthan. Maximum temperatures may cross 40°C over isolated places in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh.

Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab, East Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Saurashtra, Kutch, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathawada, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Rayalaseema, and Telangana. Heatwave conditions are possible over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Gangetic West Bengal, Saurashtra and Kutch.

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Friday (May 12)

Widespread rains and thunderstorms with isolated heavy falls are likely over Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Fairly widespread rains and thunderstorms may lash Kerala and Mahe. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are forecast over Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, South Interior Karnataka, and Lakshadweep.

Isolated rainfall with a chance of lightning is expected over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Odisha, Jammu-Kashmir, Ladakh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Karaikal and Coastal Karnataka. Snowfall is possible over higher altitudes of Ladakh. Maximum temperatures above 45°C are likely at isolated places in West Rajasthan.

Maximum temperatures above 40°C may occur at isolated places in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Gangetic West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand. Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Punjab, East Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Gujarat, Saurashtra, Kutch, Madhya Maharashtra, Marathawada, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam, Rayalaseema, Telangana, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal.

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Heatwave conditions may prevail over Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Gangetic West Bengal, Saurashtra and Kutch. Cyclone Mocha will likely move north-northwestwards and gradually intensify into a Severe Cyclonic Storm (SCS) around the midnight of May 11 (today). Thereafter, it is likely to recurve gradually to move north-northeastwards from the morning of May 12 and intensify further into a Very Severe Cyclonic Storm (VSCS) around the evening of May 12 over the Central Bay of Bengal.