New Delhi, Wednesday, August 8, Showers over west Madhya Pradesh adjoining areas of Gujarat, Rajasthan and west Uttar Pradesh would continue in the next twenty four hours. Punjab Haryana, Uttarakhand, rest parts of Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh and West Bengal will retain light to moderate rain during the next twenty four hours.
West Madhya Pradesh, east and north Gujarat, southwest Rajasthan would continue to receive moderate showers. A few places over these areas may also experience heavy rains as well. The areas expected to receive heavy rainfall can witness flash floods.
Rainfall activities over these areas continue as the cyclonic circulation persisting over north Madhya Pradesh has merged with the monsoon trough. So, the region is currently receiving moisture from the southwesterly winds from the Arabian Sea and the southeasterly winds from the Bay of Bengal resulting in increased rainfall activities.
The western end of the monsoon trough is quite close to the areas currently witnessing heavy to very heavy fall. The monsoon trough is passing through Anupgarh, Alwar, Daltonganj, Jamshedpur, Digha to the central east Bay of Bengal. Monsoon trough is essentially a region of intensified monsoon winds.
The cyclonic circulation is also making a splash in the northwest plains as it is interacting with a 'Western Disturbance prevailing over China. Light to moderate showers are expected over Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and adjoining areas of Uttar Pradesh during the next twenty four hours.
The offshore trough along the west coast is extending from south coastal Maharashtra to Kerala coast. This seasonal trough is gaining in strength and will increase rainfall along the coast especially over coastal areas of Karnataka and Kerala. Heavy rain is expected at a few places over coastal Karnataka and Kerala in the next twenty four hours. Moderate rain is predicted over coastal areas of Maharashtra, Konkan and Goa.
In the southern Peninsula, rain would be subdued over coastal areas of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. Showers will also reduce over Vidarbha, Telangana and Royalseema as the southeasterly winds are blowing north of these regions. Tamil Nadu remains dry as there is not enough moisture in the southwesterly winds reaching here.
