Widespread rainfall activities are predicted over Madhya Pradesh during the next twenty four hours. Isolated heavy to very heavy showers may also be experienced over Madhya Pradesh during this period. The rains would continue over the state capital Bhopal, which received heavy rain in the last twenty four hours.
Showers over central India are expected to increase as the monsoon trough has left the Himalayan foothills and currently positioned in the south of its normal position. It is passing through Anupgarh, Gwalior, Umeria, Ambikapur to the central west Bay of Bengal. Monsoon trough is essentially a region of intensified moisture laden monsoon winds.
The shift of the western end of the monsoon trough would give respite to Uttarakhand and west Uttar Pradesh as rain intensity is likely to subdue. The eastern end of the monsoon trough has also moved downward and the rain activities over east and northeastern states are likely to be subdued.
A cyclonic circulation lies over east Madhya Pradesh and adjoining areas. This will bring rain over interior Orissa, south Chhattisgarh, east Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Telangana and Rayalseema in the next twenty four hours. The coastal areas of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh are also likely to continue with showers as a coastal trough is extending from the north Bay of Bengal up to Andhra Pradesh.
The circulation is likely to move westward and expected to cover east Gujarat, Madhya Maharashtra as well as southeast Rajasthan after the next forty eight hours. This will bring light to moderate rainfall over these areas.
The offshore trough extended from south coastal Gujarat to coastal Karnataka is weak but light to moderate rainfall would continue as the moisture laden southwesterly wind keeps penetrating. The coastal areas of south Gujarat, Maharashtra, Konkan, Goa and north Karnataka will receive rain during the next twenty four hours. Isolated heavy rain can be expected over Konkan and Goa.
The weather in western Rajasthan remains dry due to the prevalence of westerlies. South Tamil Nadu is hot and humid as there is not enough moisture in the air to bring rain. Temperatures over these areas are still high.