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Pre-monsoon rain in South India to reduce as low pressure area likely to weaken

May 9, 2014 12:54 PM |

After observing fair amount of pre-monsoon rain for the last three days, Kerala and Tamil Nadu will witness decrease in rain in the next 24 hours. According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the well-marked low pressure has weakened after entering the land and now lies as a low pressure area over interior Karnataka.

The following table shows the amount of rain received in different places in Kerala in the last 24 hours

Places Amount of rain Forecast for next 24 hours
Kannur 136.6 mm Rain to reduce
Kozhikode 65.7 mm Rain to reduce
Punalur 52 mm Rain to reduce
Thiruvanathapuram 44.3 mm Rain to reduce
Kochi 44 mm Rain to reduce
Alapuzha 28.9 mm Rain to reduce
Kottayam 9.2 Rain to reduce

Some of the places in Karnataka also received heavy rain in the last 24 hours. The table shows the amount of rain received during the period at various weather stations in Karnataka

Places Amount of rain Forecast for next 24 hours
Madikeri 96.4 mm Rain to reduce
Mangalore 86.8 mm Rain to reduce
Agumbe 76.2 mm Rain to reduce
Karwar 55.2 mm Rain to reduce
Chikmangalur 47.6 mm Rain to reduce

According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the rain belt will shift northwards to cover Telangana region in Andhra Pradesh as the weakened low pressure area will move northeastwards in the next 24 hours.  Places in Andhra Pradesh that could receive good amounts of rain in the next 24 hours are NizamabadHyderabadRamagundam and Vijayawada.

Some parts of Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh will also come under the purview of the weather system. Some places in these states are already experiencing the effect of wind discontinuity, which is expected to connect with the weather system and bring more rain to the region.






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