Rains to decrease over northeast; dry weather extending its grip over east and central India

September 24, 2012 5:17 PM | Skymet Weather Team

New Delhi,  After receiving rains for almost a week, the eastern and northeastern parts of the country would see decrease in the rainfall activities during the next twenty four to forty eight hours. Rains are likely over Orissa and north Andhra Pradesh during the next twenty four hours. Isolated showers would also occur along the West coast during the next twenty four hours.

The north south trough extended from sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim to southwest Bay of Bengal across Orissa and Andhra Pradesh has moved and now extends from Assam and Meghalaya to the southwest of Bengal across the north and the westcentral Bay of Bengal. Rains are likely at many places over the northeast states during the next twenty four hours.

The persisting system would also give rain at a few places over sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim during the next twenty four hours after which showers would reduce significantly over the region.

The prevailing dry weather and the absence of rain for the last few days would help the announcement of the retreat of monsoon from Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, West Madhya Pradesh,Delhi and West Uttar Pradesh during the next twenty four to forty eight hours.

Some of the parts over western Rajasthan, Kutch, east Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Jammu & Kashmir, entire Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand have already seen the withdrawal of the southwest monsoon. Rain could happen over Jammu & Kashmir and higher areas of Himachal Pradesh under the influence of a feeble Western Disturbance over Jammu & Kashmir.

Along the west coast, the seasonal offshore trough has been mitigated by the north westerly winds yet they are coming here after crossing over the Arabian Sea. So, light rain at isolated places is expected along the coast during the next twenty four hours.

Along the east coast, a trough is extending from Gangetic West Bengal to the south Andhra coast. This will bring rain at a few places over Gangetic West Bengal, Orissa, South Chhattisgarh,Vidarbha, coastal areas of Andhra Pradesh in the north and Telangana during the next twenty four hours. While rain can be expected at one or two places over east Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Maharashtra, Rayalseema and Tamil Nadu during this period.

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