Rajasthan is the last state to welcome Southwest Monsoon and the state receives the least amount of rains in the season. Though this year, Monsoon arrived almost fifteen days in advance over the state, rains remained comparatively on the lower side.
Particularly, the first few days of July were dry for the entire state, it was the month of June that pushed the rain activities upwards over the state. This is the reason both the divisions of the state, namely East and West Rajasthan are rain surplus. However, the latter records lesser rains than the former.
As on July 17, East Rajasthan is rain surplus by 16%, meanwhile, rains in West Rajasthan are 15% in excess.
On the last day also, scattered rains were observed in many districts of the state. In the last 24 hours, from 08:30 am on Tuesday, Ajmer recorded 50 mm of rains, Tonk 35 mm, Sawai Madhopur 30 mm, Bikaner 24 mm, Bundi 10 mm, Jodhpur 9 mm, Pali 5 mm, and Phalodi and Chittorgarh recorded 3 mm of rains respectively.
As per Skymet Weather, for the next two to three days, parts of East and Southeast Rajasthan, districts like Udaipur, Kota, Pali, Ajmer, Jaipur, Sawai Madhopur, Chittorgarh, Bundi, Bhilwara, Jhalawar, and Banswada may record some more showers.
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The reason for these rains would be the westward movement of the low-pressure area which is at present over Northeast Madhya Pradesh and adjoining Southeast Uttar Pradesh. This system would move in a westerly direction towards Rajasthan via Vidarbha.
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In the wake of this, parts of West Rajasthan like Jaisalmer, Phalodi, and Barmer can also expect some isolated showers.
Along with this low-pressure area, the axis of Monsoon trough is also running south of its normal position via Jaisalmer, Kota, Tikamgarh, Northeast Madhya Pradesh and adjoining Southeast Uttar Pradesh, North Chhattisgarh, Baripada towards Northeast Bay of Bengal.
In addition to this, moisture incursion is also taking place from the Arabian Sea. Hence, all these weather systems would be responsible for giving some good rains over the state.
Hence, Rajasthan is likely to remain rainy for the next three to four days which may cause localized flooding and water logging issues. There are chances of mudslides or slush as well. The situation can also cause disruption in communication, connectivity, and travel and thus, tourists are advised to stay cautious.
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