Pre-Monsoon rains so far have been scanty over Andhra Pradesh. For instance, Coastal Andhra Pradesh is rain deficient by 31%, while Rayalaseema is observing a deficiency of 45%. However, coastal areas of the state have been receiving intermittent pre-Monsoon rain and thundershowers activities mainly during afternoon and evening hours.
According to meteorologists at Skymet, temperatures over Coastal Andhra Pradesh remained significantly above normal till May 6, resulting in heat wave to severe heat wave conditions especially over Kakinada and adjoining parts.
Thereafter, due to commencement of southerly and south-easterly winds from the Bay of Bengal, temperatures have dropped by three to four degrees leading to abatement of heat wave from May 8 onward.
Now, a north-south trough is running from Bihar up to Tamil Nadu across Telangana and it will keep oscillating east-west. It may pass via Andhra Pradesh, therefore, on and off pre-Monsoon rain is expected to continue over Coastal Andhra Pradesh during the next two days.
The experts have to say that these activities will be mainly during afternoon or evening hours and will be highly localised. Thus, patchy rains are expected over Coastal Andhra Pradesh and isolated over Rayalaseema. These rains will not make much difference in the persisting rainfall deficiency. Thus, it will not be wrong to say that pre-Monsoon season might end on a deficient note for Coastal Andhra Pradesh and Rayalaseema.
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