New Delhi, Aug. 10 -- A low-pressure area is likely to form over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas around 12 August, triggering heavy to very heavy rainfall over Odisha between Wednesday and Friday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.

The weather agency also forecast isolated heavy-to-very-heavy rainfall over the Western Himalayan region during the week. In northwest India, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh and Uttarakhand are likely to see fairly widespread to widespread rainfall during 11-16 August. Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Punjab are expected to receive widespread rain on 11 August and 13 August, while East Rajasthan is likely to see similar conditions during 11-12 August.

India is likely to ...