According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, a weather system, namely a cyclonic circulation which has formed over northeast Bay of Bengal, is likely to boost monsoon surge over Northeast India further.
Till now, Southwest Monsoon has completely covered Assam along with adjoining Sub Himalayan West Bengal. As a result, Northeast India has been receiving continuous rain since the 2nd of June. After entering the northeastern states, Southwest Monsoon speedily covered the eastern half of Assam and Arunachal Pradesh and new system in the Bay of Bengal is going to further enhance rain activity.
So far rain is good over Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya. It has been less in Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura. While the former will continue to receive moderate rain, the latter will witness an increase in intensity.
Parts of North Bengal which observed some heavy to very heavy monsoon rain on Saturday, could continue to witness cloudy and rainy weather for the next 48 hours. Here’s a look at the rain figures of yesterday:
Siliguri 144 mm, Coochbehar 130 mm, Tadong 22 mm, Gangtok 29 mm, Cherrapunji 25 mm, Kolkata, traces of rain and Balurghat 36 mm. Balasore in Odisha also received heavy rain of 36 mm due to proximity to the monsoon air mass.
Good showers and persistent clouding has therefore led to a significant dip in the maximums in the above mentioned places. Day temperatures here are settling in the lower twenties. Gangtok on Saturday was extremely cool at 21⁰C, while Cherrapunji saw the maximum settle at 23⁰C.
According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, Monsoon may come knocking in West Bengal within the next couple of days as the conditions seem favorable for more rain due to continuous weather systems.
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