Active monsoon conditions to prevail over central India, west coast: IMD

Active monsoon conditions will prevail over central India and along west coast during the next five days and over Northwest India during July 5-8, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Monday.

As per IMD, the monsoon trough is active and south of its normal position. Similarly, strong westerly winds prevail along the west coast in the lower tropospheric levels.

A low pressure area lies over north Odisha and adjoining south Jharkhand and Gangetic West Bengal.

Weather forecast, warnings:

Isolated heavy rainfall and thunderstorm/lightning very likely over Gujarat State, Konkan and Goa, Madhya Maharashtra, Coastal Andhra Pradesh & Yanam, Telangana, Coastal & South Interior Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh and Odisha during the next five days.

Isolated very heavy rainfall is very likely over Gujarat region on July 4, 7 and 8, over Coastal Karnataka on July 4-5, Chhattisgarh on July 4 and 5 and over Odisha on July 4, 7 and July 8.

Isolated extremely heavy rainfall is also likely over south Gujarat Region and ghat areas of Madhya Maharashtra on July 8 and over Konkan & Goa on July 7 and 8.

Widespread rainfall with thunderstorm/lightning is very likely over Marathwada and North interior Karnataka during next 5 days. Scattered rainfall activity with isolated heavy rainfall likely over Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Karaikal during next 5 days.