NEW DELHI: The India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued an orange alert for three Maharashtra districts and predicted moderate spells of rain and thunderstorm accompanied with lightning as well as likely gusty winds reaching 30-40 km per hour from Monday till Tuesday, the Weather department said in a press statement.
The three Maharashtra districts which have been issued an orange alert are Dhule, Nandurbar, Nashik, the statement said on Sunday.
From Sunday at 8:30 p.m. till Monday till 8:30 a.m., for the Dhule district, the IMD has predicted thunderstorm accompanied with lightning, moderate rainfall and gusty winds flowing at a speed of 40-50 km per hour at isolated places, while on Tuesday, Dhule will very likely experience light to moderate rain/thundershowers.