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Mumbai to receive heavy rain during next 2 days

Mumbai is gearing up for heavy showers at least for the next 24 hours. While few people have been eagerly waiting for these Monsoon showers, the situation could be grim for people living in low lying areas of Worli, Shivaji Park, Dadar, Mahim and several parts of south Mumbai.

Though rain has brought relief from rising mercury and sultry conditions, the recent high tidal waves of 4.38 meters that led to flooding in low-lying areas have raised fears among the residents of the city. Sea-water almost submerged the road near Gateway of India.

Mumbai is infamously famous for experiencing reckless conditions during monsoons. According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, as Nanauk has lost its strength Mumbai will receive good Monsoon showers from now on. The system lost its grip over the monsoon current and with more free flow of westerly winds rain will gradually pick up in the west coast and Mumbai is likely to receive heavy showers during the next two days

The commercial capital Mumbai is up for more high tides due to full moon and more gravitational pull during the next few days. According to media reports, the Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) on Thursday issued a circular that stated that tidal waves higher than 4.5 metres are expected to hit the Mumbai coast from Friday till 18th June 18.

The civic body has also made arrangements to prevent any eventuality. It has asked people not to venture in to the sea. Fifteen security guards have been posted at Gateway of India in south Mumbai between 10 am to 6 pm to prohibit people from going near the sea.

Six teams comprising of members of fire brigade personnel, National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) and lifeguards, have been deployed for sensitive areas in the metropolis like Girgaon, Dadar, Juhu, Versova, Aksa beach, Gorai beach and Chowpatty beach.

picture courtesy- Vibhav Galadagekar

Monsoon Update- Conditions favourable for Monsoon to cover Bengal, north Bihar

Southwest Monsoon seems to be picking up in South India but there seems less chances for it to make up for the deficiency.

This year Monsoon ushered in a little early around 28-29th of May as monsoonal rain was visible around this date.  Monsoon made a sluggish start with restrained activity in the initial phase and made a very slow advancement. But with the weakening of the Monsoon surge in the Arabian Sea, intensity of rain increasing now.

Till date even Northeastern states have received deficit rain with Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura jointly recording a whopping 80% deficit. Sub Himalayan West Bengal is only region which has been witnessing good Monsoon showers and is surplus by 60%.

According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, heat wave like conditions over Bihar, Odisha and Gangetic West Bengal is expected to abate soon as conditions seem favourable for Monsoon to cover Bengal and northern parts of Bihar.

As of 13th June, the northern limit of monsoon (NLM) passes through-

  1. Ratnagiri, Agumbe and Madikeri in west coast,
  2. Chennai in east coast,
  3. And Coochbehar and Gangtok in Sub Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim.

Monsoon rain in South India

The coastal parts of Kerala and Karnataka continue to receive Monsoon rain. Here’ a look at the rainfall figures in South India in a span of 24 hours from 8.30 am on Friday.

Kerala- Alappuzha 26.4 mm, Punalur 4.2 mm, Kottayam 25.4 mm, Kozhikode 5.2 mm, Kannur 15.3 mm, Thiruvananthapuram 0.1 mm and  Kochi 21 mm.

Karnataka- Mangalore 61 mm, Bangalore 6.2 mm, Agumbe 19.2 mm, Honnavar 46.4 mm, and Karwar 16.2 mm of rain. Goa also received 21 mm of rain in last 24 hours.

Monsoon rain in Northeast India

In Assam Dibrugarh 108 mm, Dhubri received 5 mm of rain, North Lakhimpur 11 mm, Barpeta 5 mm, Tejpur has received 32 mm.

Rain in other places of Northeast India, West Bengal, Sikkim- Passighat received 24 mm, Lengpui 29.4 mm, Coochbehar 7.2 mm, Darjeeling 10.3 mm, Gangtok 22.4 mm,

 

Nanauk weakens into a depression; West coast to receive good showers

Skymet has been keeping its readers updated with the development of the Monsoon surge in the Arabian Sea since its inception. The system took its course just as predicted by Skymet and turned into the first tropical cyclone of the season named Nanauk.

It first developed into a well-marked low pressure area, then intensifying into a depression and further into a deep depression. Finally it turned into the first tropical cyclone of the season, then to a severe cyclonic storm and kept weakening. It has now weakened to a depression, located over Northwest and adjoining Westcentral Arabian Sea, near latitude 20.5°N and longitude 62.0°E.

The system is presently 1160 km west/northwest of Mumbai, 680 km west/southwest of Veraval and 320 km east-southeast of Masirah Islands in Oman. The first tropical cyclone of the season is likely to move further away from the Indian coast in a northwestward direction and gradually become insignificant.

Skymet Meteorology Division in India explains that the Tropical storm did not intensify and make landfall in Oman as was expected; rather it lost strength due to colder sea surface temperature and high wind shield.

Rain brought by Nanauk

As the storm has loosened its grip over the Monsoon current allowing free flow of westerly winds rain will gradually pick on the west coast peninsular India, particularly Mumbai. The city of dreams will receive good showers during the next 48 hours.

Several places on the west coast including  Mangalore, Karwar, Kochi,  Goa and Honnavar received good showers in the last 24 hours.

picture courtesy- news 24

Light to moderate rain and thundershowers at a few places are likely over East Godavari, Guntur, Khammam, Krishna, Machilipatnam, Nalgonda, Srikakulam, Vishakhapatnam, Vizianagaram and West Godavari districts of Andhra Pradesh with strong winds ranging between 40 kmph and 50 kmph during the next 2 to 6 hours.

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