Skymet weather

Top ten rainiest cities in India on Tuesday

According to the latest weather update rain occurred in many parts of the country in the last 24 hours. Cherrapunji was the rainiest place in India. Skymet Meteorology Division in India forecasts decrease in rainfall activity over Meghalaya for the next couple of days. Meanwhile, coastal Maharashtra will continue to receive good rainfall on Thursday which may increase further in the next couple of days.

Here’s our list of top ten rainiest cities on Tuesday.

Cities State Rainfall (in millimetres)
Cherrapunji Meghalaya 219
Long Island Andaman & Nicobar Islands 90
Port Blair Andaman & Nicobar 90
Chandrapur Maharashtra 70
Bhira Maharashtra 70
Adilabad Andhra Pradesh 60
Golpara Assam 50
Machilipatnam Andhra Pradesh 50
Mumbai Maharashtra 50
Bir Maharashtra 50

 

Pune receives less than 15 mm of rain in last one month; showers expected soon

It will be difficult for the people of Pune to erase the memories of this driest Monsoon season in a decade. According to Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the city has received below 15 mm of rain in a month now. And the heaviest spell of rain so far has been a mere 4 mm, on 10th June.

Rain deficit in Madhya Maharashtra has mounted to 70%. The city of Pune received scanty rain for the entire month of June and July too has not brought any good news so far. Since 10th June, Pune has received a total of 9.7 mm of rain, with only eight rainy days.

Other than the heaviest spell of rain recorded on 10th June, Pune received 2 mm of rain on two occasions, 16th and 17th June. Other than this rain amounts have been insignificant.

In the first nine days of July, rain has only been 0.7 mm with 0.4 mm recorded on 4th July and 0.3 mm on 5th July. The normal rainfall in Pune in  the month of July is about 187 mm.

Lack of rain has already led to a significant rise in the mercury levels. The maximum temperature in Pune on Tuesday recorded four notches above normal at 33⁰C, while the morning minimum settled one degree above normal at 24⁰C.

According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, Pune would finally receive some rain on Thursday, which may last for a couple of days. It may increase on the 12th of July due to a low pressure system expected to form in the Bay of Bengal. The system is likely to move westwards, towards Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. Weather in Maharashtra could also turn rainy at many places due to the low pressure system.

Less amount of rain in Pune can not be attributed to the El Nino phenomenon alone but also to the lack of weather systems in and around Central India which could have fed moisture to Pune and other neighboring cities of Nashik, Satara, Sanghli and Kolhapur.

Rain figures from previous years show that the lowest monthly total (July) rainfall in Pune has been 60 mm, in the year 2007. The heaviest amount of rain (in the month July) in Pune in a decade has been 411 mm, in the year 2006. The all time record of heaviest rain in Pune in the month of July in a day has been 130 mm, on 19th July 1958.

No rain in the offing in Delhi

Delhi is certainly feeling the heat as maximum temperatures have risen from 37⁰C on Sunday to 40⁰C on Tuesday, due to lack of Monsoon rain. Minimums too are settling in the higher twenties. Humidity has peaked making the weather very sticky and uncomfortable.

Though we are in the thick of Monsoon, the absence of seasonal easterlies is reflecting in the form of hot and dry weather in Delhi. Easterlies are humid winds and have oceanic origin. They play a vital role in keeping the temperatures low and giving rain in Delhi and its adjoining areas.

The weather system which brought good rain over East India including almost entire Uttar Pradesh, had brought a spark of hope among Delhiites, but the system weakened and failed to make an impact on the capital.

On an average, Delhi receives 214 mm of rain in the month of July and in the first two weeks there has only been 12.3 mm or rain, which shows the dismal state of Monsoon in Delhi. Meanwhile, there does not seem any hope of rain in Delhi for at least another 3-4 days.

Typhoon Neoguri weakens to Category 2

Super Typhoon Neoguri is presently positioned at 31⁰N Latitude and 126.5⁰E Longitude in the open sea. It is about 450 km south west of Sasebo, the southernmost area of mainland Japan. The system has weakened now, indicated by the absence of an eye, to Category 2, bearing wind speed in the order of 150 kmph, gusting to about 200 kmph. It is likely to weaken further.

According to latest developments, Super Typhoon Neoguri could make landfall by late Wednesday night or early next morning across Kyushu, the southernmost island of the Japanese mainland, as a minimal Typhoon or possibly a strong tropical storm.

After landfall the system will have tendency to accelerate and eventually devolve due to rough terrain of the area of landfall.

The Typhoon pounded Okinawa Islands of Japan on Tuesday, with powerful damaging winds of 175 kmph and gusting up to 250 kmph. Reportedly, the storm was so huge that it could not even be captured in a single image by using the fisheye lens used by astronauts of the International Space Station (ISS).

About 480,000 residents of Okinawa were urged by the Japanese government to stay at home or take refuge at community centres. Airports were also closed and residents living in the low lying areas along the shorelines were evacuated. More than 50,000 households were reported to be without power.

As mentioned earlier, Typhoon Neoguri is moving northeastward and has weakened due to the following reasons:

  • Its proximity to land
  • Neoguri has gained latitude and moved northeastward from 25⁰N to 31⁰N Latitude in last 24 hours
  • It is moving to extra tropical latitudes, where the sea surface temperature is lower
  • Neoguri has also gained good amount of vertical wind shield.

Meanwhile, there is another Typhoon Fausto building up in the eastern pacific. It is equivalent to a Category 1 hurricane. It is expected to intensify further but move away from the coastlines.

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Rain will reduce in Andhra Pradesh to pick up again from 12th July

Andhra Pradesh observed some good rain on Saturday. About 100 mm of rain was recorded in many parts of the city due to a trough running from Uttar Pradesh to Tamil Nadu. However, this Monsoon system is likely to weaken now giving less amount of rain for the next couple of days.

According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, rain will decrease in Andhra Pradesh, becoming mainly scattered over Telangana, Rayalaseema and Seemandhra, till the 11th of June. And during this temporary period of lesser rains, the mercury may rise above normal once again.

Weathermen further inform us that rain may increase from 12th July onwards. This spell may last for another three to four days and may give some good amounts of rain to north Andhra Pradesh as well as to Madhya Pradesh and Vidarbha in Central India.

“Weather models at Skymet are indicating that a weather system, probably a low pressure will form over west central Bay of Bengal which will move westwards, towards north Andhra Pradesh and then gradually to Central India. As of now it looks like this spell of good rain will last for three to four days”, says meteorologist Mahesh Palawat.

Monsoon rain seems to have already reduced in Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours. On Tuesday, Machilipatnam was the only station to have received heavy rain of up to 54 mm. While the capital city Hyderabad, remained dry for the third consecutive day. Kalingapatnam received 9 mm of rain, while Visakhapatnam received only 3 mm of rain. From Thursday onwards, showers are expected to reduce further in these cities.

The wweather in Andhra Pradesh remained comfortable on Tuesday as the maximums recorded close to normal, between 32⁰C and 35⁰C. Hyderabad and Kalingapatnam recorded 33⁰C, while Machilipatnam saw the mercury settle at 35⁰C. Rentachintala continued to be the hottest city in the state with a maximum of 39⁰C.

Heat wave conditions prevailing in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh

Rajasthan, adjoining Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh still haven’t been enclosed by the northern limit of Monsoon. Consequently, east Rajasthan, northwest Madhya Pradesh and some pockets of south west Uttar Pradesh are facing heat wave conditions.

Monsoon line has reached north Rajasthan, touching Bikaner, but rain is yet to occur in the parched state. Southwest Monsoon generally covers west Rajasthan by 15th July, therefore cities here are just about 2⁰C above normal. But temperatures in places like Kota and Jaipur (7-8⁰C above normal) in the eastern side should have come down by now.

On Tuesday, Churu remained dry and maximum rose to 43⁰C. Temperature in Rajasthan remained the highest in the country, recording more than 40⁰C in cities like Kota (42.7⁰C), Jaisalmer (40.3⁰C), Jaipur (41.6⁰C) and Bikaner (40.8⁰C).

Day temperatures are rising above 40⁰C in several areas even where Southwest Monsoon has reached, like parts of Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh. Maximum temperature in Khajuraho Tuesday was 42.8⁰C, Delhi 40.3⁰C and Agra 41.3⁰C.

According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the weather in entire northern plains is expected to be hot and dry in the coming days, as the moist south westerlies are reaching only up to southern parts of Rajasthan.

Though the NLM has touched Alwar and Bikaner, dry south westerly/north westerly winds are still prevailing over the region.

These winds are not allowing the moisture laden easterly winds to penetrate over these areas as there is no strong system. In fact, heat wave conditions are not likely to abate for another 4 to 5 days.

In the month of July, at least 3 to 4 good Monsoon systems form in the Bay of Bengal but this year there has been no strong system to mitigate the mounting rainfall deficit in the country.

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