New Delhi, Friday, September 14, The northwest plains and hills would be witnessing rain during the next twenty four hours. East and northeastern region would see a continuation of rainfall activities during the next twenty four to forty eight hours. While reduction in rain over Central and Southern Peninsula would increase temperatures.
The western end of the monsoon trough has shifted in the foothills of the Himalayas. This would bring rain at many places over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana, Delhi and west Uttar Pradesh during the next twenty four to forty eight hours. One or two places over these regions could also experience heavy to very heavy downpour during this period.
East Uttar Pradesh, northeast Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam and Meghalaya would stay with moderate to heavy rain during the next twenty four hours as the eastern end of the monsoon trough is passing these places. A low pressure area over Jharkhand and adjacent areas is also assisting the trough by bringing more moisture.
Rains are expected to be heavy to very heavy at a few places over east Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam and Meghalaya during the next forty eight hours. While heavy to very heavy showers would lash one or two places over Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh.
Rain belt is reducing over Saurashtra and Kutch, Gujarat region, east Rajasthan, central and west Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and Vidarbha. The upper air cyclonic circulation still persists over Kutch and neighboring areas. Light rain at a few places would continue over these regions during the next twenty four hours and would subdue significantly after this period.
Along the west coast, the offshore trough persists and extends from Gujarat coast to Kerala coast. Light rain with moderate at a few places would occur during the next twenty four hours. While in the Southern Peninsula interiors would witness a reduction in rainfall activities and weather system are not present over the entire region. Interiors of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka and Tamil Nadu will witness less rainfall activities which would increase temperatures by 2 to 4 degrees during the next forty eight hours. Some areas in Tamil Nadu might experience temperatures into forties.
