According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, there was heavy rain in most parts of South India and Northeast India last evening. Some major cities to have received rain were Thiruvananthapuram, Chennai, Visakhapatnam and Guwahati. Two weather systems, one a well-marked low pressure in the Arabian Sea and the other, a cyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal were responsible for rain.
On the other hand, arrival of Monsoon in Mumbai may take some time. Till then Mumbaikars will have to be content with some light rain. According to Skymet Meteorology Division in India rain will increase to become fairly moderate around the 12th of June.
Rain in Kerala was widespread just as predicted by Skymet on Sunday afternoon. Here’s a look at some rainfall figures from Sunday evening to 8 am on Monday: Thiruvananthapuram 29.4 mm, Kochi 41.5 mm, Kottayam 38.6 mm, Kozhikode 52.9 mm, Punalur 22.4 mm and Alappuzha 15.6 mm.
Tamil Nadu: Proximity to the weather system in the central bay brought clouding and strong sea winds, feeding enough moisture and giving the heaviest rain of the season to Chennai (36.2 mm). Kanyakumari and Cuddalore also recorded 2 mm and 0.1 mm of rain respectively..
Karnataka: Here the capital city remained devoid of rain, while other stations like Mangalore received heavy rain of over 50 mm. Karwar and Honavar lying along the north coastal Karnataka received 5 mm and 3 mm of rain respectively.
Andhra Pradesh: Telangana remained dry in the last 24 hours, but Visakhapatnam along coastal Andhra Pradesh received 77 mm of heavy rain on Sunday.
Lakshadweep, Andaman: While Port Blair in Andaman received mere 4 mm of rain, Minicoy in Lakshadweep observed heavy rain of about 98 mm. Agati and Amini Divi, also in Lashadweep, recorded 35 mm and 9 mm of rain respectively.
Konkan: Monsoon air mass extending up to Konkan region, brought light rain of below 1 mm to Goa and Ratnagiri as well.
Rain forecast for Peninsular India
“We expect the well-marked low pressure to intensify into a depression shortly. It will therefore govern the wind pattern over the Western Ghats, bringing in good showers to Kerala and Karnataka coast for the next two days. While Ratnagiri and Mumbai could receive some light rain simultaneously”, said AVM (Retd) G.P Sharma.
“We reiterate, Mumbai and other coastal stations of Maharashtra and Saurashtra could witness some increased rain activity around the 12th of June, a time when the system in the sea will be the closest to Maharashtra coast. And as rains increase over Mumbai, they will automatically reduce over Kerala and Karnataka coast. Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh on the other hand, could expect some good showers for the next 24 hours. And we have already sent out weather alerts for the same”, added G.P Sharma.
