Shimla, May 27 -- The India Meteorological Department (IMD) in Himachal Pradesh has issued an orange alert for hailstorms in parts of the state over the next two days and predicted rain activity for the next three days.

The alert comes as weather systems, including a western disturbance and easterly winds, are likely to bring scattered showers and thunderstorms across the region.

The head of the IMD Centre in Shimla, Dr. Kuldeep Srivastava, spoke with ANI about the forecast and said an orange alert for hailstorms has been issued for the districts of Kanga and Kullu.

"In the past 24 hours, significant rainfall hasn't been reported across Himachal Pradesh. But if we talk about the next three days, scattered rainfall is possible across th...