The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast fairly widespread rainfall with lightning and gusty winds (40-50 kmph) as very likely over Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Interior Karnataka and Puducherry during the next 5 days.

*Very heavy rain over North Interior Karnataka during 28th29th April and Lakshadweep during 28th-30th;

*Hailstorm very likely at isolated places over Telangana during 28th-30th and North Interior Karnataka on 28th April and Telangana during 29th-30th May.

West India:

*Light isolated to scattered rainfall very likely over Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada and light isolated rainfall over Gujarat region during next 5 days.

*Hailstorm activitity very likely at isolated places over Madhya Maharashtra and Marathawada on 28th April.

Central India:

*Fairly widespread rainfall with thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds (40-50 kmph) very likely over Maharashtra’s Vidarbha region Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh during next 5 days.

*Hailstorm very likely at isolated places over Vidarbha during 28th-30th and parts of Madhya Pradesh.

*Heavy rainfall very likely at isolated places over Vidarbha on 28th & 30th April.

East India:

*Light to fairly widespread rainfall with thunderstorm very

likely over the region during the next 5 days.

*Hailstorm very likely at isolated places over Odisha on 28th & 30th April; Jharkhand and Gangetic West Bengal on 30th April & 01st May.