The eastern state ofOdishahas been experiencing good rain and thundershower activities since the last one week. Therefore, as of June 5, the state is rain surplus by 55%. Although on and off rains occurred overWest Bengalas well, it is currently rain deficient by 44%.
During the last 24 hours, North Coastal Odisha and parts of GangeticWest Bengalreceived good rain and thundershower activities. Few intense spells also occurred over the state. Canning recorded 51 mm of rain, followed byCuttack29 mm,Diamond Harbour26 mm, Darjeeling 19 mm, Guwahati 13 mm,Kolkataand Paradip 10 mm.
Now a cyclonic circulation is seen over GangeticWest Bengaland adjoining Bangladesh. Thus, we expect light to moderate rain and thundershower activities to continue over Gangetic West Bengal and parts of Odisha. However, the intensity of rain will be light with few moderate spells over Sub Himalayan West Bengal during the next 48 hours.
Thereafter,Odishawill see decreased rainfall activity. But on and off rains will continue over West Bengal.
Normally,Southwest Monsoonmarks its onset over West Bengal between June 5 and 10. And by June 10, parts of Odisha i.e. South and Coastal Odisha also witness the arrival ofMonsoon.
However, this year we expect a delay of 4 to 5 days over both the states in the onset of Monsoon.
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