A low pressure area has formed in northeast Arabian Sea off Gujarat and north coastal Maharashtra that would help to drive the monsoon into the interiors while a cyclonic circulation has formed in head Bay of Bengal and extends up to adjoining areas of coastal Orissa and coastal West Bengal.
The two weather systems are likely to give a fresh impetus to a stagnant monsoon along both the branches i.e. the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea. The Arabian Sea branch of the monsoon will get another shot in the arm as the off shore trough along the west coast is strengthening due to a strong southwesterly wind flow.
Moderate rains are also expected over many parts of Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha, Marathwada and north Madhya Maharashtra including parts of Telangana under the aegis of the two weather systems infiltrating the country on either flanks.
Temperatures over northwest plains, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, north Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat are still in the range of forty to forty-five degrees Celsius even as the country approaches the end of the first monsoon month of June. The temperatures are still high largely due to a delay in monsoon’s advancement over large tracts of the nation as well as a weak performance in areas covered.
The north Bay of Bengal is witnessing cyclonic winds while moist easterly winds are making inroads up to Jharkhand, Bihar and central Uttar Pradesh.
Marginal drop in temperature may occur over Gangetic West Bengal, Orissa, along the west coast, Jharkhand and Bihar due to rainfall activity and prevalence of cooler moist winds.
Strong westerly/northwesterly winds would however continue to dominate the plains of northwest India during the next couple of days, spelling no relief from the ongoing hot weather conditions.
Subdued showers would continue over northeast India and sub-Himalayan West Bengal fed by southwesterly winds from the Bay albeit weaker as the weather system currently prevailing here is drawing most of the energy.