New Delhi, Thursday, September 20, The north northwesterly winds from central Asia have reached and covered the northwest and lowers level of central region. Temperatures are expected to rise over the entire country but the northeast region would continue to experience low temperatures as they would get rain during the next twenty four hours.

The western end of the monsoon trough has been dissolved by the now prevailing north northwesterly winds in the northwest region. The morning and the evening over the entire region would become pleasant. The sky would remain clean and bright sunshine would be witnessed. With the retreat of the southwest monsoon, humidity levels in the air will decrease and dryness would increase.

But the east and northeast parts of the country would continue to receive rain. A trough has formed from Bihar to coastal Andhra Pradesh and is expected to keep bringing rain for the next two to three days over Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh. An upper air cyclonic circulation is also persisting over Jharkhand and adjoining areas to garner rain over these regions including Vidarbha during the next twenty four hours.

Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh in the northeast would continue to experience rainfall activities during the next twenty four to forty eight hours as the eastern end of the monsoon trough is still prominent and bringing enough moisture for moderate precipitation. One or two places over these areas can receive heavy to very heavy downpour during the next forty eight hours.

There is a feeble trough formed over north interior Karnataka and adjoining Andhra Pradesh. Rainfall activities are expected over these regions during the next twenty four hours. However, the offshore seasonal trough is now too feeble to bring rain along the West coast. Light rain at isolated places is expected to continue along the coast due to the prevalent moist southwesterly winds. The feeble trough is extending from Maharashtra to north Karnataka coast.

In the southern Peninsula, Tamil Nadu would keep on witnessing dry weather along with rise in temperatures. Rain is now away from the western parts of the country in Gujarat region, Saurashtra and Kutch.

New Delhi, Wednesday, September 19, The temperatures over the northwest region of the country are set to rise significantly during the next week due to the absence of rainfall. However, the rainfall activities would continue in the eastern and the northeastern parts during the next twenty four to forty eight hours. Rain would also reduce along the West coast during the next twenty four hours.

Temperatures are expected to rise significantly in the region as the north northwesterly winds are approaching the region and would replace the prevailing moist southeasterly winds originating in the Bay of Bengal. However, the western end of the monsoon trough would remain active for the next twenty four hours to bring rain over Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and West Uttar Pradesh. The cyclonic circulation over west Uttar Pradesh would also induce rains. Light to moderate rainfall would take place over these areas during the next twenty four hours with heavy at one or two places.

The western end of the monsoon trough would also become ineffective after the next forty eight hours. The monsoon trough is passing through Churu, Lucknow, Varanasi, Gaya, Digha and thence southeastwards to the eastcentral Bay of Bengal. Monsoon trough is essentially a region of intensified monsoon winds.

The rainfall activities are likely to continue over the eastern and the northeastern states as the eastern end of the monsoon trough is still active. Bihar, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh would continue to receive moderate showers at many places during the next twenty four to forty eight hours. Downpour could be heavy at one or two places over these areas.

Chhattisgarh, east Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and coastal Andhra Pradesh would also receive showers at many places during the next twenty four hours due the prevailing cyclonic circulation over north Orissa.

The rainfall activities are likely to lessen profoundly over the central and western regions. The central regions in southeast Rajasthan, east Gujarat, west Madhya Pradesh and north Maharashtra would remain mainly dry during the next twenty four hours as there is no weather system to support rains.

Along the West coast, the rains are reducing at a brisk pace as the seasonal offshore trough has turned feeble. The trough is extending from Maharashtra to Karnataka coast. Though, light rain with moderate at one or two places along the coastal areas of Konkan, Goa and Karnataka would occur during the next twenty four hours. In the southern Peninsular region, the weather would remain mainly dry as the rains are reducing and boosting the mercury level.

New Delhi, Tuesday, September 18, The signs of withdrawal of monsoon have start emerging in the northwest part of the country. The withdrawal of monsoon is expected to start from September 21 onwards. Rains are reducing over the northwest and adjoining western parts, central India and along the west coast. Showers are expected to continue over the east and northeastern states during the next twenty four hours.

The prevailing south southeasterly winds over the northwest region of the country are being replaced by the north northwesterly winds. Due to changes in the wind pattern, the conditions for the withdrawal of monsoon turning favourable. Rain is likely to reduce over the region during this period with the expectation of thunder storm activities to continue for the next couple of days.

The north northwesterly winds would diminish the presence of moisture and the sky will be open from this period onwards. The temperatures would rise gradually and significantly in the coming days over the region. The morning and the evening would be charming and pleasant with afternoon expected to be hot.

However, the rainfall activities would continue over the east and northeast parts of the country for next twenty four to forty eight hours. East Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh. Light to moderate rainfall with heavy at a few places over the northeastern states is expected during the next forty eight hours. The upper air cyclonic circulation over east Uttar Pradesh has moved and now lies over west Uttar Pradesh and adjoining east Rajasthan.

Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Orissa would get rain as the monsoon trough is affecting these regions. The trough is passing through Ganganagar, Narnaul, Agra, Satna, Ambikapur, Jharsuguda, Paradeep and thence southeastwards to the eastcentral Bay of Bengal.

The western of the monsoon trough is interacting with a passing Western Disturbance over Jammu & Kashmir. The mix-up would bring rain at one or two places over Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Haryana and Delhi during the next twenty four hours.

Another upper air cyclonic circulation is present over Orissa to bring rain over Orissa, coastal and coastal Andhra Pradesh. Light to moderate rainfall activities would continue over these regions during the next twenty four hours.

Along the West coast, rainfall activities have reduced. The offshore seasonal trough has turned weak and now persists from Maharashtra to Karnataka coast. In the Southern Peninsula and central India rain is reducing and temperatures would remain in the rising trend during the next few days.

New Delhi, Monday, September 17, East Uttar Pradesh and adjoining areas of Bihar, northeast Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Orissa would receive rain during the next twenty four hours. Rain would continue at these places excluding Jharkhand, Gangetic West Bengal and Orissa and in the northeastern states during the next seventy two hours. The northwest and the western region along with the west coast would witness a significant reduction in rainfall activities during the next twenty four to forty eight hours.

The low pressure area over southeast Uttar Pradesh and northeast Madhya Pradesh is bringing rain over east Uttar Pradesh and adjoining areas of Bihar, northeast Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Orissa. The presence of the monsoon trough in the region is also supporting increased rainfall activities in the vicinity. Rains could be heavy at a few places over these areas during the next twenty four hours.

The monsoon trough is passing through Anupgarh, Churu, Dholpur, Varanasi, Balasore and thence southeastwards to the eastcentral Bay of Bengal. Monsoon trough is essentially a region of intensified monsoon winds.

The moist southeasterly winds are penetrating the Gangetic plains along the monsoon trough subsequently reaching up to the hilly areas in the northwest. The rains would continue over Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand during the next twenty four hours. Showers could be heavy at one two places over Uttarakhand, which has been hit by cloudburst during the last seventy two hours. The chances of cloudbursts still persist over the region during the next twenty four hours.

While in the northwestern plains over Punjab, north Rajasthan, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and west Uttar Pradesh would receive light showers at a few places but the rain would lessen after this period as there is no weather system present in the region. Rain will also decrease sharply over western Rajasthan, Gujarat and west Madhya Pradesh during the next twenty four hours.

Along the West coast, showers would remain light as the offshore seasonal trough has turned weak. The trough extends from Gujarat coast to Kerala coast. Along the east coast, due to the presence of a feeble trough from Andhra coast to Tamil Nadu coast rain would occur at a few places. Krishna and Kaveri Delta would receive moderate rain at one or two places. The rest of the Peninsular region would experience less rainfall leading to rise in the temperatures.