Weather update, May 23 -- Following thunderstorms forecast for Delhi, and orange alert for Mumbai, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has now issued a red alert for heavy to very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Konkan and Goa, during afternoon and night hours.

The weather observatory has also predicted very heavy rainfall at isolated places over Assam, Meghalaya, Costal Karnataka, Kerala, Mahe and Madhya Maharashtra.

In the wake of the red alert, people have been advised to keep a watch on the weather for worsening conditions, and be ready to move to safer places, if needed.

IMD's latest forecast for rains comes with the onset of pre-monsoon showers across multiple parts of India. For Delhi, the weather observatory predic...