Weather Forecast August 20: Heavy Rain in UP, MP, Chhattisgarh, Himachal; Rain Likely Across East India

Key Takeaways:

• The depression over North Jharkhand and adjoining Southwest Bihar is moving west-northwestward at around 12 kmph.
• Moderate to heavy rain is possible over Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, North Chhattisgarh and Himachal Pradesh.
• Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir may witness light to moderate rain with a few heavy spells.
• Light to moderate rainfall is likely across large parts of East, Northeast, Central, West and Peninsular India.
• Forecast Validity: Next 24 hours.

The Weather Systems Over The Country

The depression over Jharkhand has moved in a west-northwest direction at a speed of 12 kmph during the past six hours and lay centred at 0530 hours IST today, August 19, over North Jharkhand and adjoining Southwest Bihar, near latitude 24.2°N and longitude 84.6°E. It is expected to continue moving in a west-northwest direction towards North Chhattisgarh by the evening of August 19.

The monsoon trough at mean sea level now passes through Ferozepur, Patiala, Bareilly, Lucknow, the centre of the depression over North Jharkhand and adjoining Southwest Bihar, and then extends in a southeast direction towards North Bengal.

The trough no extends from the cyclonic circulation associated with the depression over North Jharkhand and adjoining Southwest Bihar to the South Gujarat region across Madhya Pradesh at 3.1 km above mean sea level.

A cyclonic circulation is over Punjab and adjoining areas at 7.6 km above mean sea level.

Weather Activities During The Last 24 Hours

During the last 24 hours, moderate to heavy rain occurred over Southeast Uttar Pradesh, Northeast Madhya Pradesh, North Chhattisgarh, and parts of Jharkhand.

Light to moderate rain with a few heavy spells occurred over the Jammu division, Himachal Pradesh, parts of East Assam, and Madhya Maharashtra.

Light to moderate rain occurred over Northeast India, West Bengal, Bihar, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, North Punjab, North Haryana, Madhya Pradesh, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, parts of Telangana, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Karnataka, and Vidarbha.

Light rain occurred over Gujarat, Interior Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, and Ladakh.

Forecast

During the next 24 hours, moderate to heavy rain is possible over Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, North Chhattisgarh, and Himachal Pradesh.

Light to moderate rain with a few heavy spells may occur over Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir.

Light to moderate rain is possible over Northeast India, Sikkim, West Bengal, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Vidarbha, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Coastal Karnataka, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, and Kerala.

Light rain is possible over West Madhya Pradesh, Interior Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Lakshadweep, Gujarat, parts of East Rajasthan, parts of Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, and Ladakh.

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