New Delhi [India], The Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an alert for continued rain with moderate thunderstorms over places like Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi, Western Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan on April 14. social media platform, Manesar), and Meham Meteorological Department tweeted, "Ongoing rain with moderate thunderstorm, lightning, strong winds and hailstorm over Northwest India is likely to continue during next 48 hours and taper off thereafter The IMD has also predicted hailstorm at isolated places in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand on April 16. Meanwhile, there is a possibility of hailstorm at isolated places in Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim on April 16. In another tweet, the IMD said an intense western disturbance in the form of a cyclonic circulation lies over northeast Iran with prolonged westerlies in the middle and upper troposphere.North of latitude 55° East. According to IMD, the induced low pressure is over 26 degrees north-southwest Rajasthan. A cyclonic circulation lies over north-east Rajasthan, from this circulation an east-west trough extends in the lower troposphere through south Uttar Pradesh, south Bihar, north Jharkhand up to Gangetic West Bengal. level. High moisture is likely to reach northwest India from the Arabian Sea on April 14 and 15. A fresh western disturbance is likely to affect northwest India on April 18.The IMD said that under the influence of these weather systems: There will be widespread light to moderate rainfall/snow accompanied by thunderstorms. , Lightning and gusty winds (30-4 kmph) over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan Muzaffarabad, Himachal Pradesh Uttarakhand on April 14 and 15, 2024; Scattered to fairly widespread rainfall with thunderstorm, lightning and gusty winds (30-40 kmph) very likely over West Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi; Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh on April 14 and 15, 2024, Jammu division, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand on April 14 and 15 and Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi, West Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh on April 14, 2024. is likely to. Isolated heavy rain/snowfall is likely over Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgitbaltistan-Muzaffarabad and Himachal Pradesh on April 14 and 15, 2024. Strong surface winds (30-40 kmph) are likely over Haryana, Chandigarh and Uttar Pradesh on April 16. And 17, 2024 Last month also, IMD had issued an alert of possibility of hailstorm and rain in different parts of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh.