Today Weather Updates (August 5): The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has forecast heavy to extremely heavy rainfall across several parts of the country on Tuesday, with Assam and Meghalaya likely to receive isolated extremely heavy rainfall. Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds are also expected in many states, while squally weather conditions will prevail over parts of the Arabian Sea and Bay of Bengal.Assam & MeghalayaOrange alert for East Garo Hills, North Garo Hills, South Garo Hills, South West Garo Hills, West Garo Hills in Meghalaya.Orange alert for Bongaigaon, Dhubri, Kokrajhar in Assam. Extremely heavy rainfall is very likely at isolated places.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are also likely at isolated places.Arunachal PradeshHeavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are also expected at isolated places.BiharHeavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (30–40 kmph) are expected at isolated places.Konkan & GoaHeavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places.Madhya MaharashtraHeavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places.OdishaHeavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (30–40 kmph) are likely at isolated places.Uttar PradeshHeavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places.UttarakhandOrange alert issued for Bageshwar, Dehradun, Tehri Garhwal, Uttarkashi. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are expected at isolated places.Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & SikkimHeavy to very heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (30–40 kmph) are likely at isolated places.Gangetic West BengalHeavy rainfall is likely at isolated places.Haryana, Chandigarh & DelhiHeavy rainfall is likely at isolated places.PunjabOrange alert issued due to heavy rains and thunderstorms in RupnagarHeavy rainfall is likely at isolated places.Himachal PradeshHeavy rainfall is likely at isolated places.Jammu-Kashmir-Ladakh-Gilgit-Baltistan-MuzaffarabadHeavy rainfall is likely at isolated places.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (30–40 kmph) are expected at isolated places.JharkhandHeavy rainfall is likely at isolated places.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (30–40 kmph) are expected at isolated places.ChhattisgarhOrange alert in Balod, Baloda Bazar, Bemetara , Dhamtari, Durg, Gariaband, Mahasamund, Raipur, Rajnandgaon. Heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are expected at isolated places.Madhya PradeshIMD issues Red Alert for Chhatarpur, Katni, Niwari, Panna, Satna, Tikamgarh. Heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (30–40 kmph) are likely at isolated places.Kerala & MaheIMD Nowcast issues Red Alert for Alappuzha, Pathanamthitta.IMD issues Orange Alert for Ernakulam, Idukki, Kollam, Kottayam, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur.Heavy rainfall is likely at isolated places.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (40–50 kmph) are expected at isolated places.Strong surface winds are also likely.Coastal KarnatakaHeavy rainfall is likely at isolated places.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (30–40 kmph) are expected at isolated places.South Interior KarnatakaHeavy rainfall is likely at isolated places.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (30–40 kmph) are expected at isolated places.North Interior KarnatakaThunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (40–50 kmph) are likely at isolated places.Coastal Andhra PradeshThunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (40–50 kmph) are likely at isolated places.Strong surface winds are expected.TelanganaThunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (40–50 kmph) are likely at isolated places.Strong surface winds are also expected.Tamil Nadu, Puducherry & KaraikalThunderstorms accompanied by lightning and gusty winds (40–50 kmph) are likely at isolated places.Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & TripuraHeavy rainfall is likely at isolated places.Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning are also expected at isolated places.East RajasthanThunderstorms accompanied by lightning are likely at isolated places.VidarbhaThunderstorms accompanied by lightning are likely at isolated places.Andaman & Nicobar IslandsHeavy rainfall is likely at isolated places.Thundersquall with wind speeds of 50–60 kmph is expected at isolated places.Marine warningArabian Sea: Squally winds of 45–55 kmph, gusting to 65 kmph, are likely along and off the Somalia and Oman coasts and over most parts of the west-central Arabian Sea.Karnataka and Kerala coasts, Lakshadweep and Comorin area: Squally weather with wind speeds of 40–50 kmph, gusting to 60 kmph, is likely.Bay of Bengal: Squally weather with wind speeds of 40–50 kmph, gusting to 60 kmph, is likely along and off the south Sri Lanka coast and over the Andaman Sea.