Southwest Monsoon has advanced further to cover Andhra Pradesh completely and some more parts of Maharashtra and east Madhya Pradesh. Conditions seem favourable for Monsoon covering entire Maharashtra, some more parts of east Madhya Pradesh and east Uttar Pradesh. Southwest Monsoon is also expected to cover remaining parts of north interior Karnataka, Telangana and some more parts of Vidarbha during the next 48 hours.
Southwest Monsoon had completely covered Northeastern states along with adjoining Sub Himalayan West Bengal by the 9th of June but rain was kind of subdued in last one week. However, in the last 24 hours, rainfall has picked up in Northeast India under the influence of a low pressure area over West Bengal and adjoining areas.
The Monsoon surge has been week over Kerala since the 15th of June but Konkan, Goa and Karnataka have been receiving good showers. Heavy showers in Kerala began to make up for less Monsoon rain in the state, reducing the rain deficit from 40% till 10th of June to 27% and further reduced to 22% in last 24 hours.
According to latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, in a span of 24 hours from 8.30 am on Thursday, Alappuzha received 16 mm, Kannur 19 mm, Punalur received 40 mm of rain, Kottayam 31 mm and Thiruvananthapuram 32 mm of rain.
The Monsoon surge keeps on fluctuating and seems to have increased over Goa and Karnataka in last 24 hours.
Rain in Karnataka
In a span of 24 hours from 8.30 am on Wednesday Agumbe received 111.2 mm of rain, Karwar 90 mm, Mangalore 8 mm, Honnavar 20 mm and Madikeri 48 mm. Panaji in Goa received 51 mm of rain.
Rain in South India picked up considerably from the 11th of June but this increase in rain still hasn't been able to make up for the deficit in South India.
Deficiency in the National Cumulative Average Monsoon rain, from the 1st to the 19th of June stands at a whopping 42%. On a whole South India is facing a rain deficit of about 24%. Deficiency over coastal Karnataka has reduced to about 28% now. Though Konkan and Goa are receiving continuous rain the deficit still remains at 36%
Southwest Monsoon continues to bring good showers but the deficiency seems to be overriding as the west coast of South India receives very heavy showers, especially in the initial phase of Southwest Monsoon.
