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The India Meteorological Department (IMD) said monsoon rains may begin in Delhi at any time in the next few hours. An alert for rain has been issued in the National Capital Region (NCR), which could continue for the next few days. The weather in the region began changing from late Tuesday night.

After impacting southern India, a significant weather change is now being observed in northern India. Due to the activation of a new western disturbance in the north, heavy rainfall is forecasted from Jammu & Kashmir to Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. An alert for heavy rainfall has also been issued for Punjab, Haryana, and Delhi.

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Heavy downpour was witnessed in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat and Rajasthan.
The monsoon had arrived in Kerala on May 24, a month ago. After a break of nearly 12 days, it resumed its advance swiftly. As per the IMD forecast, the monsoon, having moved past the southern states, has now become active in the northwestern states.

Winds blowing at a speed of 30 to 40 kilometres per hour may accompany the rainfall. This could lead to a sharp drop in temperature. Monsoon activity in northwestern Rajasthan is expected to intensify from Thursday. Rainfall will also continue in Bihar, Jharkhand and West Bengal during this period.

The southwest monsoon has fully spread across Bihar within a week. Most parts of the state are experiencing rainfall accompanied by thunder and lightning. On Tuesday, heavy showers along with strong winds in the afternoon brought relief from the humidity. A rainfall of 0.3 mm was recorded in Patna.

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According to the Meteorological Centre, there is a possibility of scattered rainfall with cloudy skies in most parts of the state, including Patna, over the next 24 hours. A yellow alert has been issued for lightning in two districts—Kishanganj and West Champaran. For the next six days, warnings have been issued for thunderstorms with heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places across the state.