Weather Forecast August 28: Heavy Rain Alert for UP, MP; Rain to Continue Across East and South India

Key Takeaways:

• The low-pressure area continues to persist over southeast Uttar Pradesh and adjoining areas.
• West and Central Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands may receive a few heavy spells.
• Light to moderate rain is possible across several parts of eastern, northeastern, central, western and southern India.
• Punjab, Haryana, most of Rajasthan, and Gujarat are likely to remain mostly dry.
• Forecast Validity: Next 24 hours.

The Weather Systems Over The Country

The low-pressure area over southeast Uttar Pradesh and adjoining areas is persisting over the same region. The associated cyclonic circulation now extends up to 5.8 km above mean sea level, tilting southwestwards with height.

The monsoon trough at mean sea level now passes through Jammu, Dehradun, Badaun, the centre of the low-pressure area over southeast Uttar Pradesh, Daltonganj and Digha, and then extends southeastwards to the northeast Bay of Bengal.

The cyclonic circulation over the northwest Bay of Bengal and adjoining Bangladesh now lies over South Bangladesh and adjoining Gangetic West Bengal, between 1.5 and 5.8 km above mean sea level, tilting southwestwards with height.

A trough now extends from the northwest Bay of Bengal to northeast Rajasthan across Odisha, North Chhattisgarh and North Madhya Pradesh, between 3.1 and 4.5 km above mean sea level.

A cyclonic circulation is over Gujarat and adjoining areas at 3.1 km above mean sea level.

Another cyclonic circulation is over Northwest Uttar Pradesh at 0.9 km above mean sea level.

A cyclonic circulation is over Northeast Assam.

A cyclonic circulation is over Telangana and adjoining Rayalaseema at 5.8 km above mean sea level.

Another cyclonic circulation is over Konkan and the adjoining East Central Arabian Sea at 5.8 km above mean sea level.

Weather Activities During The Last 24 Hours

During the last 24 hours, light to moderate rain with a few heavy spells occurred over Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Light to moderate rain occurred over Northeast India, Sikkim, West Bengal, Odisha, parts of Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Kerala, Coastal Karnataka, Lakshadweep, parts of North Interior Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and Himachal Pradesh.

Light rain occurred over Tamil Nadu, Southwest Madhya Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir.

Forecast

During the next 24 hours, light to moderate rain with a few heavy spells may occur over West and Central Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Light to moderate rain is possible over Northeast India, West Bengal, Sikkim, Jharkhand, Odisha, Chhattisgarh, Konkan and Goa, Coastal Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep, Uttarakhand, and parts of Vidarbha.

Light rain is possible over Tamil Nadu, Marathwada, Interior Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Rayalaseema, South Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, and Jammu and Kashmir.

The weather over Punjab, Haryana, most parts of Rajasthan, and Gujarat will remain mostly dry.

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