As predicted by Skymet Meteorology Division in India a cyclonic circulation has formed in westcentral Bay of Bengal and adjoining areas of south Odisha and north Andhra Pradesh. This low intensity weather system, lying 4.5 km above the sea level, is expected to move inland and bring rain over coastal Andhra Pradesh, south Odisha for next 2 to 3 days.
The rain belt will travel further to bring good rain over Vidarbha, south Chhattisgarh, Marathwada and madhya Maharashtra after 48 hours.
According to the latest weather update, remaining clouds of the erstwhile cyclonic circulation over Bangladesh and adjoining areas of West Bengal continues to bring rain over Odisha, West Bengal and adjoining areas.
In the last 24 hours, Balasore received 24.2 mm of rain, Keonjhargarh 35.2 mm, Cuttack 15 mm, Jharsuguda 8 mm, Kolkata 9.3 mm.
According to data available with Skymet Meteorology Division in India Odisha at present is 65% short of Monsoon rain, while coastal Andhra Pradesh has received 74% less rain than normal. The developing circulation could mitigate this deficit rain to some extent and abate the on-going heat wave conditions. .
Bhawanipatna in Odisha is a whopping 9⁰C above normal at 41.2⁰C. Kakinada and Ongole in coastal Andhra Pradesh are 5⁰C to 7⁰C above the normal average at 41.2⁰C and 41.8⁰C, respectively. With the coming of the Southwest Monsoon, coastal cities of Andhra Pradesh become cooler with day temperature dropping to record in the high twenties. But this year has been a different story all together.
Parts of Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha and Marathwada, which have been experiencing drought like conditions at present, will be much benefited by the weather system. Good showers here will come as a great relief for farmers in these parched states.
