Latest developments in the weather indicate possibility of heavy rain in east U.P and Bihar in next 24hours. The low pressure area which was supposed to hit Mumbai, giving heavy rain there, has now taken a curve towards central India. The system is currently at north M.P and adjoining south Uttar Pradesh, around Khajuraho and may move northwards into the eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh and west Bihar by Friday night. Heavy rain of up to 100mm and strong winds at a speed of 50kmph may throw life out of gear.
“There are possibilities that the system may reach northeast India but by the time it does, it may lose its strength”, informs Mahesh Palawat, Head of the weather forecasting team at Skymet Weather.
The foothills of Uttar Pradesh, some parts of west and east U.P and Bihar have already been receiving moderate spells with heavy rain in some pockets. “We had earlier informed you about very heavy rain i.e. 194mm in Bareilly yesterday. This was the heaviest rainfall Uttar Pradesh ever received in the last ten years” says Palawat.
Allahabad - 40mm, Lucknow – 7mm, Gorakhpur – 6mm, Patna – 22mm and Gaya – 30mm were other places among others in Uttar Pradesh and Bihar to receive rain yesterday.
Besides, this monsoon surge has already shown its effect in Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat where heavy rain was recorded at many places. Bhopal got drenched in 108mm of rain and Surat recorded 66mm of rainfall. The intensity of rain will now reduce over central India. It could be below 20mm.
It was anticipated that the monsoon surge may give heavy rain of approximately 100mm in Mumbai but now the city may only get 20 to 30mm of rain for the next two days. “Yes we were expecting it to flood Mumbai city and then move towards south Gujarat and southeast Rajasthan but fortunately or unfortunately it did not. But this is nothing unusual. It often happens that the system may suddenly turn to an unexpected region. But wherever it may turn towards, it brings heavy rain and flooding. Figures are a proof’, adds Mahesh Palawat.
Skies will be mainly overcast for the next 24 to 36 hours in east U.P and Bihar. The maximum temperatures which were in the range of 31 to 35 degree Celsius will now plummet to 29 degree Celsius or even further than that. Patna and Gorahkpur may not record temperatures beyond 29 degree Celsius tomorrow.
