New Delhi, Friday. August 17, With heavy rain expected at one or two places over Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Vidarbha, the region is heading for increased rainfall activity during the next forty eight hours. Fairly widespread rainfall is expected over the entire region during this period. The rains would also increase over east Madhya Pradesh as well as east Uttar Pradesh in the next twenty four hours. The western Himalayan region of Uttarakhand and Himachal Pradesh would also receive showers in the next twenty four hours.

Orissa, Chhattisgarh and Vidarbha are expected to be lashed by showers as a low pressure area has developed over the north Bay of Bengal and is poised to penetrate inland. The rains could be heavy at one or two places over these regions during the next twenty four hours.

A trough extending from east Uttar Pradesh to the low pressure area over the north Bay of Bengal has formed. It is being fed by the moisture laden southeasterly winds. This trough is playing a significant role in bringing rain over east Madhya Pradesh, central and east Uttar Pradesh, adjoining areas of Bihar and Jharkhand. Light to moderate rain is expected over these places in the next twenty four hours.

The western end of the monsoon trough runs close to the foothills of the Himalayas. Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and areas of Uttar Pradesh bordering Nepal will receive light to moderate rain during next one or two days.

Along the west coast, the seasonal offshore trough is extending from south Maharashtra coast to Kerala coast. The trough is feeble and unable to increase rainfall activities along the coast. However, there is a trough extending from Lakshadweep to Kerala coast exists and the moisture laden southwesterly winds are penetrating into coastal areas of Kerala through this trough. This would increase rainfall over Kerala and Lakshadweep. Moderate rain with heavy at one or two places is expected to continue over these places in the next twenty four hours.

The Southern Peninsula remains mostly dry. Coastal areas of Tamil Nadu would continue with subdued rainfall activity. This would make the weather warm and humid. The rainfall activities over Rajasthan have reduced and mainly dry weather is likely to prevail over western Rajasthan.

New Delhi, Thursday, August 16, Showers are expected to receive a boost over Orissa and Chhattisgarh during next twenty four hours. An increase in rainfall activity is seen over north Rajasthan as well as Jammu & Kashmir during next twenty four hours but the current phase of rainfall over Rajasthan is expected to make a halt after this period.

Orissa along the east coast and Chhattisgarh are expected to be lashed by moderate rain as a cyclonic circulation is persisting over the north Bay of Bengal. Also, the eastern end of the monsoon trough is expected to dip a bit in the south to bring rain over Orissa and Chhattisgarh as it is being fed by the cyclonic circulation in the Bay of Bengal.

The monsoon trough is passing through Ganganagar in Rajasthan, Gurgaon, Hardoi, Azamgarh, Dhanbad, Kolkata and thence southeastwards to the east central Bay of Bengal. Monsoon trough is essentially a region of intensified monsoon winds.

The western end of the monsoon trough is moving northwards and is likely to remain north of its normal position during the next twenty four to forty eight hours. Rain is expected over north Rajasthan during next twenty four hours as the erstwhile low pressure area is prevailing over it. The northward movement of the western end of the monsoon trough will bring moderate rain over Jammu & Kashmir while light rain is likely over Punjab, Haryana, Uttarakhand, and western Uttar Pradesh during next twenty four hours. The intensity of the rain would increase over these places after twenty four hours.

Along the west coast, the feeble seasonal offshore trough is extending from the south Konkan coast to Kerala coast. Moderate rain is expected over interior Karnataka and Kerala coast during the next twenty four hours. Light rainfall activity will continue as the moist southwesterly winds are prevailing along the coast. In southern Peninsula light rainfall activity over coastal areas of Tamil Nadu is expected to continue in the next twenty four hours but it fails to give any reprieve to people from warm and humid weather.

New Delhi, Wednesday, 15 Aug, Heavy rain at one or two places over Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan is expected in the next twenty four hours, Heavy showers would continue over these places while rainfall would subdue over Rajasthan after the next twenty four hours.

Rainfall is expected to increase over Jammu & Kashmir as the monsoon trough is shifting northward. The monsoon trough is passing through Anupgarh in Rajasthan, Narnaul in Haryana, Hardoi and Ballia in Uttar Pradesh, Patna in Bihar to Shantiniketan & Kolkata in West Bengal and thence southeastwards to eastcentral Bay of Bengal. Monsoon trough is essentially a region of intensified monsoon winds.

Showers are likely to continue overPunjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan during the next twenty four hours, Light to moderate rain is expected over these regions. Rain is predicted to reduce over Rajasthan after next twenty four hours as the low pressure area over east Rajasthan and adjoining area has merged with the monsoon trough. However, rain would increase over east Uttar Pradesh and adjoiningBiharafter the next twenty four hours.

A low pressure area is likely to develop over the northwestBay of Bengalthat would lead to increase rainfall activity over coastal Orissa and Andhra Pradesh after the next twenty four to forty eight hours. They would also increase over centralIndiaover the next forty eight to seventy two hours.

The southwesterly winds are reaching up to eastIndiaand Gangetic West Bengal. They are picking up moisture from the Bay of Bengal to push them into the foothills of theHimalayas. Rain, heavy at one or two places over Assam and Meghalaya while moderate over the sub-Himalayan West Bengal and Sikkim is expected in the next twenty four hours

Along the west coast, the seasonal offshore trough is feeble. The trough is extending from Konkan to Kerala coast. Light intensity rain would continue over coastal areas of Konkan,Goaand Kerala. Rain at one or two places could be moderate to heavy over this region during the next twenty four hours.

In the south, Coastal north Tamil Nadu will receive light rain in the next twenty four hours as the moist southwesterly winds are penetrating from the west coast with a tilt and reaching up to north coastal Tamil Nadu.

New Delhi, Tuesday,  August 14, West Rajasthan is finally looking to liberate itself from prevailing hot and dry weather as showers are expected during the next one or two days. The temperature would also dip a bit to become comfortable.

Showers will also lash Saurashtra and Kutch during this period while after receiving a fair amount of rainfall for the past couple of weeks, central India would receive subdued rainfall during the next twenty four hours. Heavy rain is also expected over Assam and Arunachal Pradesh during the next twenty four to forty eight hours.

Monsoon clouds are hovering over Rajasthan, Saurashtra and Kutch as the low pressure area prevailing over northwest Madhya Pradesh and adjoining areas of east Rajasthan has moved westward a bit and is now persists over east Rajasthan and adjoining areas of west Madhya Pradesh. Owing to this, light to moderate rain is expected over Rajasthan, Saurashtra and Kutch. One or two places over these regions can also receive heavy showers during the next twenty four hours.

The low pressure area receiving moisture from the southwesterly winds would lead to rainfall activity over east Jammu and Kashmir and northwest plains. Punjab, Haryana, Delhi and Uttar Pradesh will receive light showers during the next twenty four hours.

The low pressure area is also being fed by the adjacent western end of the monsoon trough which now runs from Bikaner, Allahabad, Patna, and Bhagalpur to Assam. Monsoon trough is essentially a region of intensified monsoon winds.

Light to moderate rain would take place at many places over east Uttar Pradesh adjoining Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal Sikkim, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh during the next twenty four hours while heavy rain is also expected at one or two places over Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.

The moisture laden southwesterly winds are now reaching up to east Uttar Pradesh and adjoining Bihar. They are also picking up moisture from the Bay of Bengal and then moving upward into the foothills of the Himalayas. The presence of the eastern end of the monsoon trough would also increase rainfall activity over these regions during the next twenty four to forty eight hours.

Along the west coast, rain activity is likely to subdue as the offshore trough extending from south Maharashtra coast to Kerala coast is weak. In the southern Peninsula, rains are expected over coastal and interior areas of north Tamil Nadu as the moisture laden southwesterly winds originating in the Arabian Sea are making a trough along the Tamil Nadu coast. Light rainfall activity is likely to continue in the next twenty four hours.

New Delhi, Monday,  August 13, The continuous rainfall phase over Rajasthan, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh is likely to stay for another twenty four to forty hours. After this, rain would reduce over these regions. Showers are also expected to remain intact along the west coast. Heavy to very heavy showers are expected at one or two places over coastal Karnataka in the next twenty four hours.

East and south Rajasthan, northeast Gujarat are expecting heavy to very heavy showers during the next twenty four hours as the low pressure area over northwest Rajasthan persists and has moved to east Rajasthan and adjoining areas of northwest Madhya Pradesh. Moderate rain will continue over the entire region during this period.

The rainfall over these places are also attributed to the monsoon trough which is passing through Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, center of the low pressure areas, Satna, Daltonganj, Bankura, canning and thence southeastwards to eastcentral Bay of Bengal. Monsoon trough is essentially a region of intensified monsoon winds.

The eastern end of this monsoon trough will bring rain in east Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa and Vidarbha region during the next twenty four hours. The southeasterly moisture laden winds originating from the Bay of Bengal will follow the monsoon trough and the areas south and north of this trough will garner rain during this period. A trough is also found extending from Sikkim to the Bay of Bengal, which will bring rain over West Bengal, Sikkim and northeastern states in the next twenty four hours.

The western end of the monsoon trough is interacting with a passing Western Disturbance positioned above Jammu and Kashmir so Punjab Haryana and north Rajasthan are expected to get light showers during the next twenty four hours.

Along the west coast, the intensity of rain is increasing as the offshore seasonal trough extending from south Maharashtra coast to Kerala coast is becoming powerful. Heavy to very heavy rain is predicted at one or two places over coastal Karnataka during the next twenty four hours. Moderate rain is expected at many places over Konkan, Goa, Kerala and Karnataka. In the Southern Peninsula, the weather remains dry over south Tamil Nadu as winds reaching here are devoid of moisture.

New Delhi, Friday, August 10, Widespread showers are expected over east Gujarat areas adjacent to west Madhya Pradesh during the next twenty four hours. With this, rain is also likely to increase over east Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana and coastal Orissa during this period.

The concentration of rainfall over adjoining areas of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat continues with a slight change as this time, east Gujarat is expected to receive first widespread showers of the season. Heavy to very heavy showers are likely to enlighten the spirit of people in east Gujarat as the monsoon trough has dip a bit south.

The monsoon trough is working in tandem with the persisting low pressure area over northwest Madhya Pradesh. Monsoon trough is essentially a region of intensified monsoon winds. The monsoon trough is passing through Bikaner, Jaipur, centre of the low pressure area, Pendra, Jharsuguda and Balasore to the central east Bay of Bengal.

The Western Disturbance over the areas of China close to India has moved on but some parts of it are still hanging over interacting with the monsoon trough as well as the low pressure area over northwest Madhya Pradesh.  So rain intensity would decrease over the northwest plains in Punjab, Haryana and Delhi. Light rain is expected to continue over these places in the next twenty four hours.

Another cyclonic circulation has developed over the head Bay of Bengal. This weather system is expected to increase rain over Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, east Madhya Pradesh, Telangana starting from coastal areas of Orissa and Andhra Pradesh in the next twenty four hours. Heavy rain at a few places over these areas cannot be ruled out. This circulation is also expected to increase downpour over northeastern states.

Rainfall activities are predicted to increase in the coastal areas of Karnataka and Kerala during the next one or two days while moderate rain would continue at many places along the coast over south coastal Maharashtra, Konkan and Goa. The seasonal offshore trough extending from south coastal Maharashtra to Kerala coast has strengthened and generating showers over these areas.

West Rajasthan, Saurashtra and Kutch and south Tamil Nadu remain mainly dry as moisture in the southwesterly winds is not enough to bring rain.