Weather in South India on Tuesday panned out just as we predicted. Good amounts of Monsoon rain cooled down Andhra Pradesh, abating the heat wave. Karnataka was the coolest state in peninsular India as it received widespread rain. Thanks to the westerly surge from the Arabian Sea and the trough running across interiors of South India.
According to the latest weather update by Skymet Meteorology Division in India, the weather on Wednesday is going to remain the same. But the good news is, Kerala which was showing signs of weak Monsoon rain until Monday, will also witness moderate showers. Further, Konkan & Goa, is finally in for some heavy rain during the next two days.
Here’s how the rainfall figures looked in peninsular India:
Andhra Pradesh: Ramagundum 40 mm, Kurnool 29 mm, Machilipatanam 24 mm, Ongole 23 mm, Vijayawada 23 mm, Kalingapatanam 10 mm and Kakinada 2 mm. Widespread rain is expected to continue across the state. Heat wave has abated but the temperature is still recording above normal, at around 38⁰C.
Karnataka: Mangalore 64 mm, Gulbarga 38 mm, Honavar 27 mm, Karwar 7 mm, Belgaum and Gadag 6 mm and Bangalore 1.5 mm. Cool days continue as maximums have been recording between 26⁰C and 33⁰C in Karnataka. Rain will continue to be moderate on Wednesday.
Kerala: There has been little rainfall in last 48 hours and forecast suggest rain will pick up very soon. On Monday, the capital city Thiruvananthapuram remained dry, while Kochi and Kozhikode received 1 mm of rain. Other cities that received rain were Kannur (11 mm), Kottayam (4 mm) and Punalur (1.3 mm).
Tamil Nadu: After receiving heavy rain on Sunday, Tamil Nadu a rain shadow region will return to its usual weather during the monsoon season, i.e. scanty rainfall and mostly dry weather. In the last 24 hours, Chennai received 5.1 mm of rain. Rainfall figures dropped drastically from over 90 mm to 6.2 mm in Nagapattinam and 0.1 mm in Kakinada.
Konkan and Goa: After Konkan and Goa observed a very high rain deficit in June, showers finally seem to be picking up. Weathermen tell us there is a possibility of some isolated heavy showers along Konkan & Goa during the next two days. Monday brought some good news for Mumbai and Goa where 98 mm and 28 mm of rainfall was recorded respectively. Rain was heavy in Ratnagiri too, of about 73 mm.
