East coast heading for rain, showers to increase over northwest

August 12, 2013 4:52 PM | Skymet Weather Team

The national capital, Delhi will witness rain from tomorrow onwards. Similar weather condition will prevail in the entire northwest region during the next two to three days.

Southwest and northwest Uttar Pradesh, east Rajasthan and northwest Madhya Pradesh are expected to receive rain in the next 24 to 48 hours. Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand will get rain especially in the foothills during the period.

The Western Disturbance over Jammu & Kashmir, the cyclonic circulation over southwest Uttar Pradesh and the axis of monsoon trough will act in tandem to increase showers in northwest region. Due to the presence of these weather systems, moist winds from the Arabian Sea will keep invading the region during the period. Due to persistent cloud cover and rain, temperature may fall here.

Along the east coast from north Tamil Nadu to Orissa coast, rain will occur due to a cyclonic circulation off south Andhra Pradesh coast. While moving towards land it will give light to moderate rain here during the next 24 to 48 hours. This will also lead to rain over Chhattisgarh, east Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha and Telangana.

In the east, Bihar, east Uttar Pradesh, Gangetic West Bengal and Jharkhand will witness subdued rain during the next two days. Temperatures in the region may rise making the weather uncomfortable.

Assam, Meghalaya and the foothills from sub-Himalayan West Bengal to Arunachal Pradesh will get light to moderate rain. Moist southwesterly winds will bring the rain in the region.

Rain will remain subdued along the West coast and temperatures may rise above average during the next few days. Similar conditions will be experienced over Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada in central Peninsula and in north interior Karnataka over south Peninsula. South interior Karnataka and Rayalaseema will get light rain.

 

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