Rainfall returns to NE: Relief from heat, showers likely in some parts

Guwahati: The second spell of monsoon rains lashed the northeast and Assam in the last 24 hours, bringing much-needed relief to several areas that had been enduring scorching heat for nearly a week.
In Guwahati, where waterlogging was reported in multiple locations, moderate rainfall ranging from 1.1cm to 1.9cm was recorded on Saturday afternoon.
"Monsoon clouds have started hovering over NE again and for the next four days Assam and a few neighbouring states are likely to experience a good amount of rainfall. However, it is unlikely to be as intense as the first spell of monsoon rains experienced earlier this month," KN Mohan, head at regional meteorological centre (RMC) of the IMD, told TOI on Saturday.
RMC on Saturday warned that heavy rain is very likely to occur at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland and Tripura in the next 24 hours.
However, regions that do not experience rainfall may see no respite from the heat. The Met office cautioned that hot and humid conditions will prevail over Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, and Manipur in the next 24 hours.
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