Monsoon To Advance Further, Heavy Rains Over Madhya Pradesh-Uttar Pradesh
Southwest monsoon has gathered good pace over the last 3–4 days. The Arabian Sea branch has taken the monsoon current beyond Gujarat to parts of Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. The Bay of Bengal arm has stretched the monsoon stream to cover entire Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and softly brush the extreme eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh. While the western branch is ahead of schedule now, the eastern branch has caught up with the timelines.
There is a low-pressure area over Jharkhand and North Chhattisgarh, associated with a well-marked cyclonic circulation. This weather system is likely to move over North Chhattisgarh and adjoining East Madhya Pradesh tomorrow. Further moving westward, the circulation will get placed over Southwest Uttar Pradesh and Northwest Madhya Pradesh a day later. An east-west trough is going to extend from Haryana, Delhi, the center of circulation, and further to Bihar and West Bengal.
Southwest monsoon is likely to be vigorous over Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh between 20th and 23rd June. Monsoon current will rapidly advance to cover the remaining parts of Madhya Pradesh, entire Uttar Pradesh, some more parts of Rajasthan, and may give a knock over the national capital as well during this period. Heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely to occur over Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. The locations more vulnerable will include Prayagraj, Faizabad, Varanasi, Gorakhpur, Mirzapur, Chitrakoot, Banda, Mahoba, Jhansi, Lalitpur, Agra, Mathura, Gwalior, Guna, Ashok Nagar, Shivpuri, Bhind, Morena, Tikamgarh, Jabalpur, Sidhi, Damoh, Panna, Satna, Chhatarpur, and Rewa. Heavy rains are likely over Northeast Rajasthan also, covering Alwar, Dholpur, Bharatpur, Jaipur, Dausa, and Sawai Madhopur. Heavy rainfall belt will shift later to the foothills of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, and Punjab.
