Monsoon shifting northwards to the Himalayans foothills; Break-monsoon conditions expected over northwest India

July 13, 2012 9:49 PM | Skymet Weather Team

New Delhi, Friday July 13 The axis of monsoon trough is shifting towards Himalayan foothills and the break of the monsoon like conditions are anticipated to prevail over northwest India . With this shift of monsoon trough rains over Haryana, Delhi , Rajasthan, Gujarat and west M.P, are likely to decrease during next four to five days. Marginal rise in temperatures are also possible over North West plains.

The axis of monsoon trough is running through Ganganagar, Meerut , Bareilly , Gorakhpur , Darbhanga and thence eastwards to Nagaland. Due to shift of this line towards Himalayan foothills, areas below this line are expected to receive less rain during next two to three days..
In Delhi , monsoon line is shifting from South Delhi to north Delhi . Light rainfall is expected in Delhi in the next twenty four hours. Humidity and marginal temperature hike is likely to make you sweats more.
Meanwhile, due to this shift, heavy to very heavy downpours are expected in Himalayan foothills in the next twenty four hours. Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, east Uttar Pradesh, north Bihar Sikkim and northeastern states are likely to be lash by extensive moderate rain.
Along the west coast, the seasonal trough is weak and extends from Konkan coast to Kerala coast. West coast will continue to get good rains. Moderate rainfall is predicted to continue over coastal regions of Maharashtra , Karnataka and Kerala.
Rainfall over cistern parts of central India and south peninsula will reduce considerably.
West Rajasthan and Gujarat except south coastal Gujarat will remain dry.

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