New Delhi, Tuesday, September 4, More rain is expected along the West coast from Maharashtra to Kerala during the next twenty four hours. Showers could be heavy to very heavy at a few places along the coast. Orissa and Andhra Pradesh will also see increased rainfall activities during the next twenty four hours, which would reduce after this period.
The West coast is expected more rain as the trough along the coast is active and strong. It is finding enough moisture from the strong southwesterly winds originating in the Arabian Sea. The trough is extending from Gujarat coast to Kerala coast. Showers could be heavy to very heavy over Konkan including Mumbai, Goa, Karnataka and Kerala coast.
The cyclonic circulation over Gujarat region and adjoining areas persists and would continue to lash the coastal areas of Gujarat during the next twenty four hours. Showers are expected to be heavy to very heavy at a few places over Gujarat and Madhya Maharashtra.
The low pressure area over northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining coastal Orissa has moved westward a bit and now lies over Orissa and adjoining Chhattisgarh.
The associated cyclonic circulation extends up to mid-tropospheric levels, tilting southwestwards with height. So, showers would occur over Orissa, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and Madhya Pradesh. Heavy rain could also occur at one or two places in these areas. The situation is likely to persist during the next twenty four to forty eight hours.
Rainfall activities are expected to increase over the Northwest plains after twenty four hours. Till then, Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and west Uttar Pradesh would receive rain at a few places. The western end of the monsoon trough is shifting upward and would increase rain over the region during the next one or two days. The trough is passing through Jaisalmer, Kota, Guna, Jabalpur, centre of low pressure area and thence
Southeastwards to the eastcentral Bay of Bengal. Monsoon trough is essentially a region of intensified monsoon winds.
In the Southern Peninsula, rain is predicted at one or two places as the moist southwesterly winds from the Arabian Sea are penetrating the area with a tilt. The coastal areas of Tamil Nadu in the east will experience rain at one or two places during the next twenty four hours.
