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An upper air cyclonic circulation is likely to form over the east-central Arabian Sea off Karnataka coast around May 21. Under its influence, a low pressure area is likely to form over the same region around 22nd May. Thereafter, it is likely to move northwards and intensify further, informed the India Meteorological Department (IMD) on Saturday.
As per IMD, the Southwest Monsoon has further advanced over some more parts of south Arabian Sea, Maldives and Comorin area; South Bay of Bengal, the remaining parts of the Andaman Islands and the Andaman Sea; and some parts of the eastcentral Bay of Bengal today.
Weather Forecast
Northeast India: Fairly widespread to widespread light/moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm, lightning & gusty winds speed reaching 30-50 kmph likely over Northeast India during the next 7 days.
Isolated heavy rainfall over Arunachal Pradesh during 17th-21st ; Assam & Meghalaya during 17th-22nd; Tripura on 17th & 18th with isolated very heavy rainfall over Assam & Meghalaya on 17th & 18th and Arunachal Pradesh on 17th May.
South peninsular India: Isolated heavy rainfall is likely over Coastal Karnataka, Kerala & Mahe during 18th-23rd; Interior Karnataka during 18th-21st; Tamilnadu Puducherry & Karaikal during 17th-20th; Telangana on 17th & 18th; Rayalaseema on 19th; Lakshadweep on 19th & 20th May with the Isolated very heavy rainfall also likely over Kerala & Mahe and Coastal Karnataka on 20th; North Interior Karnataka on 19th & 20th; South Interior Karnataka on 18th & 19th May.
East & Central India: Scattered to fairly widespread light/moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm, lightning & gusty winds speed reaching 40-50 kmph likely over West Bengal & Sikkim, Jharkhand; Isolated to Scattered light/moderate rainfall accompanied with thunderstorm, lightning & gusty winds speed reaching 30-50 kmph likely over Madhya Pradesh, Vidarbha, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Bihar during next 7 days.
