New Delhi: A low-pressure space has developed over the west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal, off the north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts, and is prone to intensify right into a despair inside the subsequent 24 hours, bringing widespread and heavy rainfall over central India and the west coast, the India Meteorological Division (IMD) stated.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall is probably going over Goa, Maharashtra (together with Mumbai), and Gujarat within the subsequent seven days. “Extraordinarily heavy rain seemingly over Konkan (together with Mumbai) and Goa, Ghat areas of Madhya (central) Maharashtra until August 19, Gujarat until August 20; Saurashtra on August 19 and 20, with rain actions peaking on August 19,” IMD stated.
Heavy to very heavy rainfall can be seemingly over Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Chhattisgarh, and Odisha within the subsequent two days. “Remoted extraordinarily heavy rain over coastal Andhra Pradesh throughout August 17–18, Odisha and Telangana on August 18,” it stated.
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Up to now, heavy rainfall exercise has been concentrated over the Western Himalayas and foothills, notably Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh. The monsoon trough is presently positioned south of its regular location.
The recent low-pressure space shaped over the west-central and adjoining northwest Bay of Bengal, off the north Andhra Pradesh and south Odisha coasts, at 5.30 am Indian Normal Time (IST) on Sunday below the affect of an higher air cyclonic circulation. It’s prone to transfer west-northwestwards, intensify right into a despair inside the subsequent 24 hours, and cross the south Odisha–north Andhra Pradesh coasts across the forenoon of August 19.
In the meantime, the low-pressure space that shaped on Saturday over south Chhattisgarh has moved west-northwestward and presently lies over Vidarbha and adjoining areas. It’s anticipated to proceed transferring west-northwestward, weaken step by step, and attain Gujarat across the morning of August 18 as a remnant cyclonic circulation.
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An higher air cyclonic circulation lies over the northeast Arabian Sea and adjoining south Gujarat-Konkan area, between the decrease and center tropospheric ranges. A trough runs from the northeast Arabian Sea to the low-pressure space over the Bay of Bengal, extending throughout north Marathwada, Vidarbha, and south Chhattisgarh, tilting southward with top. One other higher air cyclonic circulation can be current over central Pakistan and adjoining Punjab at decrease tropospheric ranges.
Underneath the affect of those techniques, widespread and heavy rainfall is probably going over Konkan, Goa, the Ghat areas of central Maharashtra, and Gujarat, amongst different areas.
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Remoted heavy rainfall can be seemingly over Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Gilgit-Baltistan, and Muzaffarabad until August 19; Himachal Pradesh on August 17 and 18 and once more from August 21 to 23; Uttarakhand and East Rajasthan through the subsequent seven days; Punjab until August 19 and on August 23; Haryana, Chandigarh, and Delhi on August 18, 22, and 23; West Uttar Pradesh on August 22 and 23; and East Uttar Pradesh until August 23.
Since June 1, there was 0% extra rainfall over the nation general, with a 17% deficiency in east and northeast India; 14% extra over northwest India; 3% extra over central India; and 5% extra over the South Peninsula.
