Pre-monsoon rain to reduce in Northeast; thundershowers likely in North India

May 10, 2014 2:58 PM | Skymet Weather Team

According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, rain and thundershowers occurred at many places over Northeast India. Rain in the states of Assam, Meghalaya, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura will continue but with decreasing intensity.

Northeast India has been receiving good amounts of rain for the past three days due to a cyclonic circulation over Assam and a north-south trough of low extending from sub-Himalayan West Bengal to the Bay of Bengal.

Cherrapunji received 371.8 mm of rain while Barpeta in Assam received a whopping 154 mm of rain. The following table shows the amount of pre-monsoon rain received in the last 24 hours at different places in Northeast.

Name of state Name of place Amount of rain(in millimetres)
Meghalaya Cherrapunji 371.8
Assam Barpeta 154
Assam Dibrugarh 35.1
Assam Tinsukia 72.5
Assam North Lakhimpur 35.3
Arunachal Pradesh Passighat 32.6
Manipur Imphal 22.1

The low pressure area in South India will become insignificant in the next 24 hours. 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.

People in North India will get some relief from scorching summer heat once again. A Western Disturbance moving across the higher reaches will start affecting weather in North India from 11th May. Light rain and thundershowers are likely in Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand. Dust storms with squally winds will affect weather in Haryana and Punjab tomorrow while Delhi is likely to receive dust storm and thundershowers on the 12th. The belt of thundershowers could reach west Uttar Pradesh by 13th or 14th of May.

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