During the next 24 hours, light to moderate rain with few heavy spells is possible over Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and Odisha. Keep the harvested wheat crop in a safe place. Farmers are advised to cover the harvested produce with polythene sheet in the field. After rain, dry the crop thoroughly in the sun and do threshing. Heavy rains may pound isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and Meghalaya from May 2-4. In Assam, Fasal Salah advises farmers to postpone sowing of maize seeds in the field and if already sown, make arrangements to drain out excess rain water.