Monsoon is still quite vigorous along the West Coast of India. The saga of three digit rainfall continues along this region.
So far, Coastal Karnataka has received just 5% less rains than the normal figures for this season. Konkan & Goa is also just 6% rain deficient. Considering the fact that Monsoon arrived quite late this year and remained subdued in the initial phase, the rainfall deficiency figures suggest stupendous performance. Moreover, the normal rains of these regions are quite high.
Southwest Monsoon is particularly active in Coastal Karnataka, Konkan & Goa. In a span of 24 hours from 8.30 am on Sunday, Ratnagiri received a whopping 161.6 mm of rainfall, Honavar 101 mm, Karwar 88.8 mm and Mangalore 65.8 mm of rain. Harnai in Coastal Maharashtra received 144 mm.
The off shore trough from South Gujarat to North Kerala along the West Coast is quite active. Heavy to extremely heavy rainfall has been recorded over many parts of Coastal Karnataka, Konkan & Goa. The cyclonic circulation which was over South Gujarat and the Arabian Sea has induced a low-pressure area. This weather system is moving away westwards, gradually intensifying. Now we expect that active Monsoon conditions will continue over entire West Coast, except Kerala, right from Coastal Karnataka to South Gujarat.
The Monsoon surge will further get activated due to the westward movement of the low-pressure area which is near Andhra and Odisha Coast. It will move inland, towards Central India. By June 30, it is expected to merge with the off shore trough. It will give heavy to extremely heavy rainfall at some place over Konkan & Goa on June 30 and July 1.
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