indiaUpdated: Jun 22, 2020 18:30 ISTThe northeastern states are likely to receive widespread and extremely heavy rain during June 24-26 due to an intense monsoon spell, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). Its eastern end is very likely to shift northward from June 24. The convergence of strong moist southerlies and southwesterly winds from the Bay of Bengal over northeast and east India is likely to make conditions conducive for extremely heavy rains, IMD said. There is also a cyclonic circulation over north interior Odisha, which is likely to move northwestwards during next three days. Due to the approaching monsoon, there is also likely to be widespread rains over Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and the Western Himalayan region from June 23.

Source: Hindustan Times June 22, 2020 12:38 UTC