Monsoon current remains active along the West Coast, particularly over the parts of Coastal Karnataka and Konkan & Goa region. Both the regions have witnessed heavy to extremely heavy Monsoon rain and thundershowers during last 24 hours.
Panaji in Goa has recorded 105.3 mm of rain in span of 24 hours from 8:30 am on Monday. This was followed by Ratnagiri in Konkan region at 102 mm and Kundapur in Coastal Karnataka 106.6 mm.
According to Skymet Weather, the ongoing spell of heavy rains can be attributed to the off-shore trough running along the West Coast, which is active between Mangalore and Ratnagiri.
Following are the rainfall figures recorded across the region:
However, as we progress further, we expect intensity of rains to reduce during the next 24 hours. Weather models are indicating that the off-shore trough is expected to become less marked. With this, rain activity will also reduce for next 2-3 days.
According to weathermen, the off-shore trough along the West Coast is a semi-permanent feature during the Monsoon season. This trough gets activated or de-activated at regular intervals, leading to waxing and waning of Monsoon rains from time to time.
This trough generally gets activated with the formation of any Monsoon system. Now, a fresh Monsoon system is seen brewing in Bay of Bengal, which is also likely to activate the trough.
Rain and thundershowers are likely to pick up pave again by June 17, predicts Skymet Weather.
Image credit: www.pinterest.com
Any information taken from here should be attributed to skymetweather.com
