Skymet Weather Forecast August 01: Heavy Rain to Lash South Gujarat, North Madhya Maharashtra & Central India
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Key Takeaways:
- The depression over Central Vidarbha is moving west-northwest and will influence weather during the next 24 hours.
- Heavy to very heavy rainfall is expected over South Gujarat and adjoining North Madhya Maharashtra.
- Moderate to heavy rain will continue over Gujarat, Southwest Madhya Pradesh and North Konkan & Goa.
- Light to moderate rain is likely across much of central, eastern, northeastern and southern India.
- Forecast Validity: Next 24 hours.
The Weather Systems Over The Country
The depression over East Vidarbha and adjoining West-Central Chhattisgarh has moved westward at a speed of 15 kmph during the past six hours. At 5:30 a.m. IST on July 31, it was centred over Central Vidarbha and adjoining South Madhya Pradesh, near 20.9°N latitude and 78.6°E longitude. It was located about 30 km north of Wardha, 60 km west of Nagpur (Maharashtra), and 130 km south-southeast of Betul (Madhya Pradesh). The system is likely to move in a west-northwestward direction across Vidarbha and South Madhya Pradesh during the next 24 hours.
The monsoon trough at mean sea level now extends from Jaisalmer, Udaipur, Betul, through the centre of the depression over Central Vidarbha and adjoining South Madhya Pradesh, to Puri, before extending southeastwards into the central Bay of Bengal. The trough extends up to 1.5 km above mean sea level.
An east-west shear zone is running along 21°N latitude across Central and adjoining North Peninsular India between 3.1 km and 7.6 km above mean sea level, tilting southward with height.
A Western Disturbance, seen as a cyclonic circulation, is present over North Haryana and adjoining areas at 3.1 km above mean sea level.
Another cyclonic circulation persists over the central parts of Assam.
The offshore trough at mean sea level extends from South Gujarat to the North Kerala coast.
Weather Activities During The Last 24 Hours
During the last 24 hours, heavy rainfall occurred over Telangana, Vidarbha, and Southwest Madhya Pradesh.
Light to moderate rain with a few heavy spells occurred over Madhya Maharashtra, parts of East Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal, and Nagaland.
Light to moderate rain occurred over Northeast India, West Bengal, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu & Kashmir, parts of North Punjab, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Kerala, Konkan & Goa, Coastal Andhra Pradesh, and parts of Rajasthan.
Light rain occurred over Lakshadweep, Tamil Nadu, Interior Karnataka, parts of Gujarat, and West Rajasthan.
Forecast
During the next 24 hours, heavy to very heavy rainfall is likely over South Gujarat and adjoining North Madhya Maharashtra.
Moderate to heavy rain is expected over the Gujarat region, Southwest Madhya Pradesh, and North Konkan & Goa.
Light to moderate rain with a few heavy spells is likely over Konkan & Goa, Coastal Karnataka, Kerala, the Western Himalayas, Sub-Himalayan West Bengal & Sikkim, and parts of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, and Nagaland.
Light to moderate rain is possible over Northeast India, Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Telangana, East Rajasthan, South Madhya Maharashtra, Marathwada, Andhra Pradesh, Lakshadweep, and the Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
Light rain is likely over Tamil Nadu, Rayalaseema, West Rajasthan, South Haryana, South Punjab, and Delhi.
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