Panchkula, Oct. 15 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Thursday warned of heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh and Delhi, with hailstorms, lightning and winds gusting up to 60 kmph. It also forecast the likely start of northeast monsoon rains over southern India.
In its All India Weather Summary and Forecast Bulletin issued at 8.19 am on Thursday, the IMD predicted widespread rainfall across Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir on October 15. Rainfall activity is expected to weaken across northwest India from October 16.
Thunderstorms with lightning and winds of 40-50 kmph, gusting to 60 kmph, were likely at isolated places in Punjab, Haryana, Chan...