New Delhi, Tuesday, July 31 Rain activity is likely to continue over Delhi region and Haryana in the next twenty four hours. Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and east Punjab are set to receive rain during the next one or two days. Showers are likely to reduce over these regions after that. Rainfall is expected to reduce over central India but in east India, showers are predicted to increase in the next twenty four hours.
After experiencing first best showers of the season, Delhi is expected to continue with some more showers in the next twenty four hours due to the movement of the monsoon trough northwards of its normal position. The monsoon trough is shifting northwards and is likely to remain along the foothills of the Himalayas after forty eight hours.
The shift of the western end of the monsoon trough along the foothills of the Himalayas will benefit Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, east Punjab as well as adjoining areas of Uttar Pradesh nearing Nepal. Rains over these places are likely to be moderate with one of two places may also receive heavy rains.
The eastern end of monsoon trough would also be close the northeastern states and they will be witnessing increase rainfall activities in the next one or two days.
The cyclonic circulation over northwest Madhya Pradesh and southwest Uttar Pradesh has weakened and merged with the upward shifting monsoon trough. Rains over central India, northwest Madhya Pradesh and adjoining areas of Uttar Pradesh will reduce in the next twenty four hours.
Rain activities are likely to increase over east India as a cyclonic circulation is prevailing over West Bengal and adjacent north Bay of Bengal. A trough is also found extending from the Bay of Bengal up to northeast Uttar Pradesh. The cyclonic circulation and this trough will increase rainfall activities in Jharkhand, Bihar, northeast Madhya Pradesh and northeast Uttar Pradesh in the next twenty four hours. Rains are likely to be moderate in intensity.
Along the west coast, the seasonal off shore trough extending from south Gujarat coast to Karnataka coast is weak. Rains with light to moderate intensity will continue along the coast. But no rains are expected over the places below north Karnataka in the next twenty four hours.
In the Southern Peninsula, north Telangana and coastal Andhra Pradesh may receive rain at one or two places but the rest of the region might go dry as there is not enough surge in the southwesterly winds from the Arabian Sea. Isolated light rain may occur at a few places.
