Heavy rainfall to continue over west coast; intensity likely to decrease in north India: IMD

Vibha Sharma
Tribune News Service
New Delhi, July 21

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The Indian Meteorological Department said on Wednesday that the intensity of rains over the Western Himalayan Region (Jammu, Kashmir & Ladakh, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand) and adjoining Northwest India (Punjab and Uttar Pradesh) will reduce in the next 24 hours and then increase from July 25 again.

As per the latest weather forecast, a low-pressure area is forming over North Bay of Bengal and neighbourhood in the next 48 hours. Under its influence, widespread rainfall with isolated heavy to very heavy falls are expected over East and adjoining Central and Northwest India between July 26 and 27.

Increased rainfall activity is also likely over the WHR and adjoining plains during the same period along with widespread rainfall activity along the west coast and islands.

Currently, the western end of the monsoon trough is running north of its normal position. It is likely to remain north of the normal position during the next two days and shift southwards.

A cyclonic circulation lies over the northwest Bay of Bengal in the middle and upper tropospheric levels, under the influence of which the LPA will form.