India Meteorological Department (IMD) has predicted that heavy rainfall spell was likely to continue over North East region during the next four-five days.
In its weather bulletin, the Met department stated that the western end of monsoon trough at mean sea level lies along the foothills of Himalayas and eastern end runs north of its normal position. It said the eastern end was likely to shift southward from September 5 onwards.
Under the influence of the above system, IMD said fairly widespread/widespread rainfall with isolated heavy falls and thunderstorm/lightning was very likely over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam & Meghalaya and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura during next four days.
Isolated very heavy rainfall was also likely over Arunachal Pradesh on August 4, it stated.
