The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall accompanied by lightning and gusty winds over Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit, Baltistan and Muzaffarabad today. The IMD said that heavy to very heavy rainfall is very likely to be expected over Assam, Meghalaya, Chhattisgarh, Konkan, Goa, Madhya Maharashtra and Telangana today. Strong Surface winds are expected at isolated places over Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Mahe, Konkan, Goa, Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal.

Meanwhile, the Weather Department said that Delhi-NCR is likely to experience light to moderate rain accompanied by thunderstorms and lightning.

The Meteorological  Department issued a Yellow warning in eight districts in Kerala and seven districts tomorrow. Heavy rain is predicted in five districts of Kerala on Friday.