NORTHEAST | Weather forecast for May 6: Get your umbrellas ready!

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TNT Desk | Guwahati, May 05, 2018: 

As the region continues to experience heavy downpours, don't be in a hurry to leave your umbrellas at home as the rain is not going anywhere, anytime soon.

Here is the weather forecast for May 6 (Sunday)

According to Indian Meteorological Department :

~~Thunderstorm accompanied with squall very likely at isolated places over Sub ­Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim.
~~Heavy to very heavy rain very likely at isolated places over south Assam & Meghalaya; heavy rain very likely  at isolated places over Tripura.

The northeastern parts of the country are witnessing widespread pre Monsoon rain and thunderstorm activity as predicted by Skymet Weather. In the past 24 hours, Nagaland, Meghalaya, East Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura recorded good rainfall activity.

As per Skymet Weather, the conditions are still favorable for active pre Monsoon activities over most parts of Northeast India. Moderate rain is expected to occur at many places. Few heavy spells are also likely to occur at a few districts.

The intensity of showers will be more in Nagaland, Meghalaya, East Assam and Arunachal Pradesh as compared to Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura. Along with rain and thundershower, thunder squall activity with lightning strikes will also accompany at a few parts. These pre-Monsoon activities are expected to continue over Northeast India another three to four days.

With inputs from Skymet Weather

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