New Delhi, June 25 -- Conditions are favourable for the advance of southwest monsoon across large parts of central and northern India over the next three to four days, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said on Thursday.

The weather bureau also warned of intense rainfall activity along the west coast and in the northeast, alongside continuing heatwave conditions in parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand.

IMD said monsoon is expected to cover additional areas of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, remaining parts of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand during the next three-four days, signaling a gradual expansion of seasonal rainfall across the country.

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