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The heavy rain lashed in Thoothukudi on June 22, 2026. | Photo Credit: N. Rajesh

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) had issued a heavy rainfall warning in four Telangana districts for Tuesday (June 23, 2026). Rainfall is very likely to occur at isolated places in Jagtial, Rajanna Sircilla, Medak and Kamareddy districts, according to the report.

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The IMD has issued an Orange alert for Mumbai. The forecast indicates thunderstorms, lightning, and rainfall. The onset of the southwest monsoon over the city is expected on Tuesday (June, 2026).

Thunderstorms accompanied by lightning and heavy rain are likely to affect several parts of Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday. Thunderstorms with lightning and heavy rain are very likely at isolated places in West Kameng, East Kameng, Papum Pare, West Siang, Lower Dibang Valley, Lohit and Namsai districts

Also read: Heavy rainfall warning in four Telangana districts on June 23

Long-awaited monsoon rains arrived in India’s financial capital, Mumbai, on Tuesday (June 23), cooling weeks of blazing heat despite persistent fears of water shortages, with total rainfall so far staying below the long-term average.

Hundreds of millions of people in India rely on the annual monsoon winds to bring vital rains that sustain agriculture and industry.

But climate change is making the country hotter and shifting weather patterns, and the presence of the El Niño weather phenomenon this year has brought warnings of lower rainfall.

The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a heavy rainfall warning for eight Telangana districts for Wednesday (June 24, 2026).

According to IMDs latest bulletin, heavy rainfall is very likely to occur at isolated places in Adilabad, Kumaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Nizamabad, Karimnagar, Peddapalli and Mahabubabad districts. Additionally, thunderstorms accompanied with lightning and gusty winds are very likely to occur at isolated places in all