Monsoon Forecast for Aug 24, 2018: Monsoon rains in Delhi, Chandigarh, Lucknow, Patna, Guwahati

August 23, 2018 6:20 PM | Skymet Weather Team

 

Presently, the axis of Monsoon trough is passing through Sri Ganganagar, Faridabad, Kanpur, Allahabad, Deogarh, Kolkata and then southeastwards to Northeast Bay of Bengal.

As a result, Monsoon remained active over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, East Rajasthan, parts of Gujarat, North Madhya Pradesh, Central Uttar Pradesh, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim and Assam during the last 24 hours.

Meanwhile, normal Monsoon conditions were witnessed over Gangetic West Bengal, rest of Northeastern states, North Kerala, Coastal Karnataka, Konkan & Goa, Saurashtra and rest of Madhya Pradesh.

Major rainfall contribution came from Mahabaleshwar that recorded 121 mm of rain, followed by Nahan 109 mm and North Lakhimpur 105 mm.

As on August 22, the countrywide cumulative rainfall deficiency stood -7%. Division wise, South Peninsula is rain surplus by 12%, Central India have witnessed normal rains. On the other hand, East & Northeast India is the highest rain deficient pocket at -28%, followed by Northwest India at -6%.

During the next 24 hours, active Monsoon conditions will prevail over parts of Haryana, Delhi, East Rajasthan, North Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, parts of Bihar, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim and parts of Assam. These areas would see light to moderate with few heavy showers.

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Normal Monsoon conditions will persist in Coastal Karnataka, Konkan & Goa, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Jharkhand and rest of Northeastern states that might witness light to moderate rainfall.

Rest of the country could see subdued Monsoon activities.

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