The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has warned of heavy rainfall at isolated places across coastal and south interior Karnataka, Gujarat's Saurashtra and Kutch regions, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamilnadu and Kerala.
#EveningWeatherUpdate: Heavy to very heavy rain at isolated places very likely over Coastal & South Interior Karnataka and Saurashtra & Kutch;
Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Tamilnadu and Kerala.@Indiametdept pic.twitter.com/elyQny7Iux— PIB India (@PIB_India) August 18, 2018
The weatherman also warned of heavy rain at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh, East Rajasthan, Gujarat region, south Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Vidarbha, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura, Odisha, Uttarakhand, north Haryana, Chandigarh and north Punjab.
Rough to very rough sea conditions are likely to prevail over central, south and northwest Arabian Sea and central and south Bay of Bengal, informed the IMD. Fishermen are advised not to venture into the sea over these areas.
The southwest Monsoon has been vigorous over Gujarat State and active over Madhya Maharashtra and Kerala. It has been subdued over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya, Jharkhand, Bihar and Uttar Pradesh.