Southwest Monsoon has finally picked up the pace along the West Coast, particularly over Konkan region and Kerala during the last 24 hours.
Vigorous Monsoon conditions have battered many parts of Kerala with heavy rains and thundershowers. In a span of 24 hours from 8:30 am on Tuesday, Punalur recorded 66 mm of rain, Karipur 61 mm, Cannur 54 mm, Kozhikode 52 mm, Alappuzha 48 mm, Thiruvananthapuram 41 mm and Kochi 37 mm.
Click the image above to see the live lightning and thunderstorm across Kerala
According to Skymet Weather, a cyclonic circulation has developed over South Gujarat. An off-shore trough has also been extending from this system along the West Coast up to Kerala. Both the systems have revived the Monsoon surge, resulting in moderate to heavy rains and thundershowers.
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Further, both the systems will continue to sustain the strength and thus, more moderate to heavy spells are likely over Kerala during the next 2-3 days. Though cyclonic circulation is likely to move westwards gradually, it will be capable enough of giving good rains.
Known for heavy Monsoon showers during June, Kerala has been battling rain deficiency this season. As on June 27, the cumulative rainfall deficiency for Kerala stands at 12%.
However, with good rains in offing during the next 2-3 days, we expect rain deficiency to improve and Kerala may end the month with normal rains.
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