Rain likely to reduce over the northwest plains; intensity likely to increase over Mumbai, West coast

New Delhi, Thursday,  August 30, The intensity of the rainfall over Delhi, west Uttar Pradesh and north Haryana in the northwest plains is likely to decrease during the next twenty four hours. The region will continue with light rain during this period. The West coast will see an increase in the intensity of rain during the next twenty four to forty eight hours. Along the east coast, the northern and the coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh and adjacent areas would see increased shower activities during the next twenty four to forty eight hours.

The intensity of rain would decrease over the northwest plains in Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and west Uttar Pradesh as the low pressure area over Haryana and adjoining areas has moved downward. The western end of the monsoon trough is expected to shift northward and will be close to this reason where it will also interact with a passing Western Disturbance over Jammu and Kashmir.

This will again increase the intensity of rain over the region after forty eight hours. The reduced rainfall activities and the northerly winds would increase the temperatures during the next forty eight hours. Monsoon trough is essentially a region of intensified monsoon winds.

The low pressure area now lies over south Rajasthan and adjoining areas. This will increase the rainfall over south and southeast Rajasthan, Gujarat and west Madhya Pradesh during the next twenty four to forty eight hours. The highlight of this system would be the rainfall over Saurashtra in Gujarat. The low pressure area will pick up the moisture from southwesterly winds and bring them over these areas.

Rainfall activities would continue over the Andhra coast, Telangana, Vidarbha, south Chhattisgarh, southeast Madhya Pradesh as the low pressure areas over the west central Bay of Bengal will enter the land. Moderate rain with isolated heavy fall is expected over the entire areas during the next twenty four hours. The low pressure area may move northward after this period.

Along the West coast, the rainfall activities are likely to pick as there is a fresh surge seen in the offshore trough. The trough is extending from Maharashtra coast to Kerala coast. Moderate rainfall with heavy at one or two places is expected over the entire coast during the next twenty four hours. Mumbai will also see an increase in the intensity of the rain during this period.

In the northeastern states, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya will continue to receive showers. The moist southeasterly winds from the Bay of Bengal are reaching in the region to bring rain. Moderate showers with heavy fall at one or two places over the entire Eastern Himalaya’s foothill are expected during the next twenty four hours. However, the subdued rainfall is likely to stay over West Bengal, Jharkhand and east Uttar Pradesh. The absence of intense rain would increase the temperatures in the region.