Pre-Monsoon rain continues in South India, low pressure area over Andhra Pradesh

May 10, 2014 2:03 PM | Skymet Weather Team

After witnessing torrential pre-monsoon rain for the last few days, rain has reduced in Tamil Nadu. According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the well-marked low pressure weakened after entering the land and now lies as a low pressure area over north coastal Andhra Pradesh and adjoining areas with an associated upper air cyclonic circulation.

The band of rain has shifted from Kerala and Karnataka to Andhra Pradesh, which received fairly widespread rain in the last 24 hours. The remnants of the system will continue to bring some light rain but the intensity will decrease in the next 24 hours.

The following table shows the amount of rain received in different parts of Andhra Pradesh in the last 24 hours:

Places Amounts of rain (in millimetres) Maximum (in °C) Departure from normal
Kakinada 146.1 32.5 5
Vijayawada 87.4 33.7 5
Visakhapatnam 65.5 33.7 1
Hanamkonda 46.2 30.5 10
Kalingapatnam 30.7 34.5 1
Ramagundam 27.4 29.8 12
Hyderabad 18.7 27 12
Kurnool 11 28.5 12
Ongole 10.8 35.1 4
Machilipatnam 19.6 32.5 3
Nellore 5 36.2 3

We can observe that temperatures in places lashed by rain have reduced considerably with maximums in Ramagundam, Hyderabad and Kurnool being 12°C below normal. Day temperature is 10°C below normal in Hanamkonda as well.

Bangalore is also enjoying cool weather though rain has reduced across the state. Here maximum is 6°C below normal at 28.3°C. Only Raichur received 13.8 mm of rain and was very light in Hassan, Chitradurga, Gulbarga, Karwar and Mandikeri. Maximums are still 3 to 5°C below normal but are expected to rise gradually.

According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the rain belt will shift northwards as the weakened low pressure area will move northeastwards and become less pronounced in the next 24 hours.

Some parts of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh have also come under the purview of the weather system. Some places in these states experienced the effect of wind discontinuity, which has impacted the day temperatures and brought some relief from the scorching heat.

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