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**Headline: India Braces for Extreme Weather: IMD Issues Widespread Alerts for Rain, Heatwaves, and Storms**

**New Delhi:** The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a comprehensive weather warning for the next several days, forecasting a volatile mix of heavy rainfall, thunderstorms, heatwaves, and humid conditions across various regions of India. From the southern states to the north and northeast, significant weather changes are anticipated.

The IMD predicts thunderstorms and rain in Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, and Madhya Pradesh. Madhya Pradesh and Odisha are likely to experience heavy rainfall from June 13th to 18th. A heavy rainfall warning is also in place for West Bengal and Sikkim on June 14th.

In the north, Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh can expect light to moderate rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms. Conversely, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, and western Uttar Pradesh will continue to swelter under heatwave conditions, with a severe heatwave likely to grip western Rajasthan on June 13th and 14th.

Southern India is bracing for intense rainfall. Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, and Lakshadweep are all forecast to receive light to moderate rainfall over the next seven days, with some areas expecting heavy to very heavy rainfall. A red alert for extremely heavy rainfall has been issued for Tamil Nadu and Kerala on June 14th and 15th, with the possibility of winds gusting up to 60 km/h.

Goa, central Maharashtra, and Marathwada are also warned of heavy rain and thunderstorms with strong winds between June 13th and 18th. Konkan and Goa are under an extremely heavy rainfall warning from June 13th to 15th, and heavy rainfall is expected in Marathwada and the Ghat regions on June 13th and 14th.

The northeastern states of Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura are likely to experience heavy rainfall over the next week, with extremely heavy rainfall possible in Assam, Meghalaya, and neighboring states from June 16th to 18th.

While the IMD forecasts a gradual drop of 2-4 degrees Celsius in temperature across northwest and central India, “warm nights” and oppressive humidity are expected to persist in parts of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Madhya Pradesh, and Rajasthan, providing little relief from the heat. The IMD advises citizens to stay informed and take necessary precautions based on local weather conditions.

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