Showers likely to increase over Mumbai, West coast; rainfall to subdue over Gangetic WB, Bihar and Jharkhand

August 27, 2012 5:25 PM | Skymet Weather Team

New Delhi, Monday, August 27, After a lull of almost two weeks, showers are likely to pick up over Mumbai along with the West coast during the next twenty four hours. The rains would continue over the region during the next two to three days. But after receiving a fair amount of rain, showers are expected to reduce over the areas of Bihar, Jharkhand and Gangetic West Bengal during the next twenty four to forty eight hours. The Situation might persist over these areas after this period as well. However, east Rajasthan east Gujarat and west Madhya Pradesh would see increase rainfall activities during the next twenty four hours.

The seasonal offshore trough along the West coast has revived and is expected to increase rainfall activities along the coast including Mumbai. The trough is extending from Maharashtra coast to Lakshadweep.

Konkan, Goa and Karnataka will receive good showers during the next twenty four to forty eight hours. The moist Southwesterly winds have intensified and approaching the shores to strengthen the seasonal trough. The rains could be heavy at one or two places over the entire region.

However, the low pressure area over Chhattisgarh and adjoining areas is moving westward and an associated upper air circulation tilting southwestward will increase rainfall over southeast Rajasthan, Gujarat region and adjacent areas of west Madhya Pradesh during the next twenty four hours.

Rain would be moderate at many places but one or two places can receive heavy to very heavy showers during the next twenty four hours. South Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha and Telangana will also receive light to moderate rain in the next twenty four hours. Rain is likely to subdue at these places after this period.

The Northwest plains would continue to receive light to moderate showers during the next twenty four hours. Punjab, Haryana and Delhi will receive rainfall. The rainfall activities would subdue over the entire region after this period. The Western Himalayan region in Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand will receive moderate showers but here also rain would reduce after twenty four hours.

Rain is expected over these areas as the monsoon trough is active. The trough is passing through Anupgarh, Churu, Agra, Banda, Balasore and the Bay of Bengal. Monsoon trough is essentially a region of intensified monsoon winds.

Meanwhile, the rainfall activities are likely to decrease over the east India in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand and Gangetic West Bengal as the region lacks weather system. Light rain at one or two places is expected over the entire region during the next twenty four hours.

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