The monsoon trough is passing through the foot hills of Himalayas and also a Cyclonic Circulation in the Northeast and the adjoining East-central Bay of Bengal, which results the Northeast India to witness heavy rains for the next 4-5 days. • In southern regions, a trough is forecasted passing from Karnataka to comorin area, which results in rainfall in Tamilnadu and adjoining areas. • Light to moderate widespread rains and isolated rains, along with thunderstorms and lightening, are forcasted over Gangetic West Bengal on September 3 and Odisha on September 2-3, and Chhattisgarh on September 2-3. Farmers are advised to maintain proper drainage channels in their fields, and conduct proper intercultural activities. • Isolated to scattered rain and thunderstorms are expected across Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Maharashtra, Goa, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, and Lakshadweep. • Light to moderate scattered rainfall with isolated heavy rains are anticipated over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal on August 31 and September 1, Kerala on August 31, north Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Telangana on September 2-3. • No remarkable rainfalls have been forecasted over the rest of the country, for next 5 days. • Coastal Andhra Pradesh, Yanam and Rayalaseema are to be in for hot and humid weather, for the next two days. • For the next three days, over night maximum temperatures in Maharashtra, Karnataka, and the surrounding areas will be significantly higher than average. • For the next five days, over night minimum temperatures will generally be normal or just a little higher than normal across much of the nation.