Low Pressure Area Forms: Active Monsoon Over Eastern, Central , Western Parts

As predicted, a low-pressure area has formed over the northwest Bay of Bengal. It rapidly crossed the coast and is now marked over North Odisha and the southern parts of Gangetic West Bengal. The low-pressure system may meander over West Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh for the next 36 hours or so, before moving northwestward across the central parts of the country. Active monsoon conditions are likely during the next week, shifting from east to west in a staggered manner across eastern, central, and western parts of the country.

There has been scattered moderate rainfall over the past 24 hours in Gangetic West Bengal, North Odisha, and Jharkhand.

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More rainfall of similar intensity, but with wider coverage, is likely over these parts on 27th and 28th June. Once the system consolidates, the rains are expected to become heavier and more continuous. The weather system may not move quickly, but the well-marked circulation will establish a strong east-west trough along the Indo-Gangetic plains. This feature will trigger good monsoon rainfall over central and western parts of the country.

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Rains will lash the states of West Bengal, Bihar, and Jharkhand on 29th June. Over the following two days, moderate to heavy rains will extend across Chhattisgarh, East Madhya Pradesh, and East Uttar Pradesh. By this time, the monsoon would have covered the entire country, and a strong monsoon trough will stretch from East Rajasthan and West Madhya Pradesh to Gangetic West Bengal. Along with the eastern and central parts, the rains will cover West Madhya Pradesh, West Uttar Pradesh, East Rajasthan, and Gujarat. Most parts of Maharashtra and the interiors of Peninsular India will observe mild monsoon conditions during this period.