New Delhi, Tuesday, September 11, Rainfall activities are likely to pick up over the east and the northeastern region during the next twenty four to forty eight hours. Showers would continue over central India in Gujarat region, southeast Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Vidarbha during the next twenty four hours. Saurashtra and Kutch in Gujarat will receive good showers during this period.
Showers are expected to increase over the east and the northeastern region of the country in West Bengal, Jharkhand, Bihar, east and central Uttar Pradesh during the next twenty four to forty eight hours as the eastern part of the monsoon trough is shifting northwards.
The shift of the eastern end of the monsoon trough would also increase rainfall activities over the sub-Himalayan West Bengal, Sikkim, Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh during this period. Very heavy rain is expected at one or two places over these regions during the next forty eight hours.
The trough is passing through Phalodi, Guna, center of the low pressure area, Sambalpur, Chandbali and then southeastwards to the eastcentral Bay of Bengal. Monsoon trough is essentially a region of intensified monsoon winds.
The low pressure area over central parts of Chhattisgarh now lies over east Madhya Pradesh and adjoining areas of Chhattisgarh. An associated upper air cyclonic circulation extends up to mid-trospheric levels, tilting southwestwards in height. These weather systems would make sure continuation of the rainfall activities in Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Vidarbha and Gujarat region during the next twenty four to forty eight hours.
The low pressure area over southeast Pakistan and southeast Rajasthan has moved westward a bit and now lies over southeast Pakistan and neighborhood. This low pressure area would interact with the seasonal offshore trough extending from Gujarat coast to Kerala coast. This interaction would give rain over Saurashtra and Kutch during the next twenty four hours.
The seasonal offshore trough remains active and the rainfall activities would continue along the West coast in Maharashtra, Konkan, Goa, Karnataka and Kerala. These areas would receive light to moderate rain during the next twenty four hours. The rainfall activities remain subdued over western Rajasthan and Tamil Nadu and temperatures are rising over these areas. Some areas in Haryana, Delhi and West Uttar Pradesh could receive light rain, due to the rise in temperatures and the presence of moist southeasterly winds as they can develop clouds.
