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As per the weather forecast, a generally cloudy sky is expected with the maximum temperature hovering around 34 degrees Celsius.

Meanwhile, regions like Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, north Haryana, Chandigarh, and West Uttar Pradesh are likely to witness isolated heavy to very heavy rainfall over the next three days. 

A Santhi Kumari has directed District Collectors and SPs to be on high alert as the India Meteorological Department has warned of heavy rains in many parts of the State in the next 48 hours.

Five places in coastal Andhra Pradesh have recorded very heavy rainfall in the 24 hours from 8:30 am, said a Meteorological department official.

The showers brought the temperature down to 23.8 degrees Celsius, three notches below normal.

Meanwhile, all the reservoirs are completely filled up with the heavy inflow of water.

An orange alert has been issued by the IMD-Hyderabad, signaling the likelihood of moderate to heavy rain, with the possibility of intense spells. T

Over the past four to five days, there have been slight variations in the water level due to rainfall in the upper catchment areas, mainly in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand.

In the upcoming days, the maximum temperature is expected to range between 33 to 38 degrees Celsius, while the minimum temperature will stay below 30 degrees but above 25 degrees Celsius.

The bulletin released by IMD said that weather conditions in various parts of India till July 25 are expected to bring significant rainfall and some heavy downpours

Several low-lying areas in Maharashtra's Palghar district have been inundated due to heavy showers lashing the district since Tuesday

The upper catchment areas of the Yamuna led to the river swelling to record level due to heavy rains.

An orange alert has been declared for Hyderabad, indicating the possibility of continuous light to moderate rain with occasional heavy spells.

On Tuesday, the IMD had issued a Red alert for Palghar, Raigad for July 19, and an 'Orange' alert had been issued for Thane, Mumbai and Ratnagiri.

The red alert, with heavy to very heavy rain with extremely heavy rain accompanied with gusty winds of 30 to 40 kmph predicted on Wednesday

IMD also said that the cyclonic circulation is likely to move west-northwestward across north Odisha and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal and Jharkhand

Steps being taken such as display of ward-wise radar images on the IMD website

Water level in Yamuna, which is in spate in Delhi, reached its highest ever level on Wednesday at 207.55 metres, breaching 44-year record.

Railway services have also been hit. The Northern Railways said it has cancelled around 17 trains and diverted around 12 others

On Sunday, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnav said that tracks have been uprooted at five places in Rajasthan due to the storm.