Morning summary: Up until August 3, IMD anticipates "heavy to extremely heavy rainfall" over numerous states.

For the next four to five days, east, northeast, and east central India are expected to see heavy to extremely heavy rainfall, according to the India Meteorological Department (IMD). To assess the damage brought on by the recent severe rains in Telangana, an Inter-Ministerial Central Team (IMCT) will visit the state on Monday.

Kunal Satyarthi, advisor to the National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), will be the team's leader, while members of the ministries/departments of agriculture, finance, jal shakti, power, road transport and highways, and the national remote sensing centre will serve as team members (NRSC).

Top weather-related points: 1. According to the IMD, northwest India will likely see light to moderate rain through August 3 with isolated heavy rainfall over east Uttar Pradesh and over east Rajasthan on July 31 and August 2. While west Uttar Pradesh may see rains on August 1 and 2, Uttarakhand is also anticipated to experience light to moderate rainfall during August 1 and 3.

2. In addition to Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana-Chandigarh, and Haryana-Chandigarh are other locations in north India where residents may experience rain on August 2 and 3.

3. The IMD predicts that in central India, light to moderate rain is highly likely across east Madhya Pradesh and north Chhattisgarh over the next five days, as well as over northwest Madhya Pradesh on August 30. On August 2, isolated areas of very heavy rainfall are also anticipated over east Madhya Pradesh.

4. Up until August 3, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Odisha in east India are anticipated to have light to moderate rainfall. Rain may fall in some areas of West Bengal until August 2.

5. For the next five days, the northeast is expected to see "mild to moderate moderately widespread to widespread rainfall with isolated severe rains extremely likely over the region." Isolated extremely heavy rain is also predicted for Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, and Tripura from August 1 to August 3, 2023, according to the IMD's bulletin. It is also possible for Arunachal Pradesh on August 2 and 3.

6. Over the next five days, rain is expected to persist across Madhya Maharashtra, Goa, and Konkan in west India.

7. In south India, Telangana on August 1 and coastal Karnataka on August 2 and 3 are likely to have light to moderate rain with isolated periods of heavy rain.

8. In Telangana, the recent severe rains caused agricultural crops to be damaged in numerous locations across the state and submerged low-lying areas. According to the Met Centre, isolated areas of Telangana's Adilabad, Komaram Bheem Asifabad, Mancherial, Nirmal, Jayashankar Bhupalapally, Mulugu, Bhadradri Kothagudem, and Mahabubabad districts are very likely to see heavy rain between the hours of 8.30am on August 1 and 8.30am on August 2.