Amaravati, India Meteorological Department on Saturday predicted storm with lightning in parts of Andhra Pradesh for five days from June 15 to 19.

The storm has been predicted over parts of North Coastal Andhra Pradesh (NCAP), Yanam, South Coastal Andhra Pradesh (SCAP) and Rayalaseema.

Heavy rain has been predicted in parts of NCAP and Yanam on Saturday.

Strong winds with a speed of up to 40 kilometers per hour (km/h) are expected at these places in the next five days.

"Conditions are favorable for further advance of southwest monsoon into some more parts of Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Odisha and coastal Andhra Pradesh during the next four to five days," the weather department said in a press release.

Similar conditions are expected over North Bay of Bengal, parts of Gangetic West Bengal, remaining parts of Sub-Himalayan West Bengal and parts of Bihar.

According to the Meteorological Department, the northern limit of monsoon is passing through Navsari, Jalgaon, Amravati, Chandrapur, Bijapur, Sukma, Malkangiri, Vizianagaram and Islampur.

Further, it was noted that the trough from Rayalaseema to central Bay of Bengal and up to west-central Bay of Bengal extended between 3.1 km and 5.8 km above mean sea level.