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Weather update and forecast for May 18 across India

May 17, 2024 11:30 AM |

The weather system over the country:

A trough in middle tropospheric westerly winds with its axis at 5.8 Km above mean sea level running along longitude 82° east to the north of latitude 25° north.

A circulation is over the Comorin area and adjoining South Tamil Nadu coast between 1.5 and 4.5 Km above mean Sea level.

A trough extends from the cyclonic circulation over the Comorin area and adjoining South Tamil Nadu coast to Lakshadweep.

The cyclonic circulation over central parts of East Rajasthan and adjoining areas.

A cyclonic circulation is over Bihar and adjoining areas.

A cyclonic circulation is over South Bangladesh.

A cyclonic circulation is over northeast Assam and adjoining areas. Another cyclonic circulation is over southwest Madhya Pradesh.

The southwest monsoon is expected to advance into the South Andaman Sea, some parts of the Southeast Bay of Bengal and Nicobar Islands around May 19.

A fresh western disturbance will likely affect the Western Himalayan region from May 17.

Weather Activity in the last 24 hours:

During the last 24 hours, Light to moderate rain and thundershowers with a few heavy spells occurred over north interior Karnataka, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, south Tamil Nadu, Madhya Maharashtra and south Kerala.

Light to moderate rain and thundershowers occurred over southeast Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala, Telangana, Sikkim, Lakshadweep, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, coastal Andhra Pradesh, Assam and East Assam.

Light rain occurred over Odisha, south Chhattisgarh, Gangetic West Bengal, south Gujarat, Konkan and Goa.

Yesterday heat wave conditions occurred in isolated pockets of the Gujarat region.

Weather Activity in the next 24 hours:

During the next 24 hours, Light to moderate rain and thunderstorms with a few heavy spells are expected over Telangana, Karnataka, interior Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Lakshadweep, parts of Odisha and Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Light to moderate rain may occur over south Chhattisgarh, Sikkim, northeast India, north Chhattisgarh, south Konkan and Goa and south Madhya Maharashtra.

Light rainfall is possible in the Western Himalayas, Vidarbha, Marathwada, South Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.

The temperatures in Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh may increase further.

Heatwave conditions are possible over Gujarat, Rajasthan parts of Punjab and Haryana.

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