The Monsoon trough is currently running close to the foothills but the western end of the trough is relatively calm due to which there isn’t much activity being observed in the plains and hills of North India.
Temperatures have been rising in the region including Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Shimla that usually witnesses cool and pleasant weather during this time recorded 25.8oC as the maximum temperature on Tuesday, which is 5 degrees above normal. In the plains Delhi recorded 37oC as the maximum, again 3 degrees above normal. Chandigarh too observed maximum settling 2oC above normal at 36oC. The situation is going to remain the same for another couple of days in North India.
East and Northeast India
On the other hand, the eastern end of the Monsoon trough running across the foothills of Bihar, Sub Himalayan West Bengal and Arunachal Pradesh is active, giving good showers at scattered places. Northeast India is the main centre of weather activity at the moment as large parts of the region are receiving light to moderate rain. The intensity is likely to increase with chances of isolated heavy rain in the region in the next 2-3 days. Bihar, Jharkhand will witness some occasional showers during this time.
Central India
Central India has been observing weather conditions similar to that of North India. Here too maximum temperatures have been recording above normal due lack of rain.
South India
Down south there is a cyclonic circulation in coastal Karnataka and South Interior Karnataka which will keep giving scattered rain in the region including Konkan and Goa and North Interior Karnataka. The rain belt is likely to shift further towards North Interior Karnataka, coastal parts of Maharashtra including Mumbai, Madhya Maharashtra and Marathwada in next 48 hours.
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