Vigorous Monsoon to be seen over East & Northeast for next 48 hrs

The axis of Monsoon trough has shifted closer to the foothills, passing through Ferozepur, Ambala,   Bareilly, Gorakhpur, Bhagalpur, Malda and further eastwards to east Arunachal Pradesh. The western arm of the trough is likely to shift further northwards during next 24 hours.

A feeble low level cyclonic circulation can be seen over east Uttar Pradesh and northern parts of Bihar. In view of these two systems, Monsoon current will remain weak for major portions of the country in the coming days.

Weather in East and Northeast India

Weather activity will be mostly confined to east Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Sub Himalayan West Bengal, Meghalaya, Assam and Arunachal Pradesh for next 48 hours.

On Tuesday, pockets of Bihar received good showers with Gaya recording 72 mm and Chapra 30 mm of rain.

Weather in South India

Rain has reduced significantly over Kerala. Kochi after recording 89 mm on Monday, received just 7.2 mm in last 24 hours. Occasional good showers along the west coast cannot be ruled out. Parts of Tamil Nadu will also receive scattered rain showers for next 2 days.

Weather in North India

As the Monsoon trough shifts away from the plains of North India, west Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, west Uttar Pradesh and Delhi/NCR will remain practically dry for the next 4 to 5 days. In last 24 hours, Dharamsala in Himachal Pradesh has received 46.4 mm of rain.

Monsoon remained subdued over Central India since the beginning of the month and the situation will not be any different in the coming days.

Cumulative national rain deficit has been hovering around 18% in the last few days.